Graduate School Admissions Consulting Overview

Wouldn't it be great to get feedback from a graduate school admissions committee before you submit your application? Kaplan's Graduate School Admissions Consulting service is the next best thing. Get expert advice on how to position yourself in the most compelling way—and gain admission to your target graduate schools.

A Kaplan Admissions Consultant can help you:

• Brainstorm personal statement topics
• Polish and refine application essays
• Prepare for interviews
• Strengthen your resume
• Identify strong recommenders
• Research financial aid options

How the Admissions Consulting Service Works

1. One "business" day after you enroll, the Kaplan team emails you an introductory survey that assesses your scores, grades, activities, and potential grad schools.
2. We use the survey data to carefully handpick the best consultant for you from our national network.
3. Within 2 "business" days, your consultant will contact you to begin your sessions over phone and email. You can use your purchased time however and whenever you want.
4. The process is not done in person for three reasons:
   
   1. We want to match you with the best-fitting consultant for you. If you live in Chicago but are interested in schools on the West coast, we want to be able to pair you with the most knowledgeable expert on those schools, regardless of location.
   2. We want to mimic the way the admissions committee judges you—on paper, via your personal statement and application. If you can't make a case for yourself on paper to your consultant, it will very hard to do so with the actual admissions committee.
   3. You will be able to schedule time with your consultant at nights, on weekends—whatever works best for you, regardless of location or traffic.
5. Like a lawyer or accountant, our consultants bill for the time they spend working on your behalf, much of which will be "out of sight." They keep detailed records of their work for you and update you on the time remaining in your package.
6. You can purchase more time, or get refunds of unused time.

*Certain restrictions and pricing applies to rushed enrollments. Call 1-800-KAP-TEST for details.