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How to Not Get in to Princeton:
The Pessimist's Guide to Graduate School Applications

1. Take care to give yourself no more than three weeks to do everything (filling out forms, contacting references, requesting transcripts and test scores, writing statement of purpose and research paper, adapting resume, gathering financial aid information, and mailing documents). There's no need to have time to evaluate your progress.

2. If applying online, make sure to choose the wrong program of study from the drop-down menu. Public Policy sounds like Public Affairs anyway; who cares if the one you inadvertently applied to is a mid-career degree you aren't even eligible for?

3. Have one of your references disappear within a week of the deadline. Make sure it's your only academic reference, as a professional reference could actually be replaced in that time frame.

4. Finish the aforementioned statement of purpose and research paper within an hour of the FedEx deadline. Don't worry about not getting to ask anyone for feedback; Microsoft SpellCheck should be enough. How many errors and leaps in logic can ten pages of text possibly contain, anyhow?

5. Spend a number of hours carefully formatting your resume, then remember at the last minute to add a description of the internship most relevant to your chosen course of study.

Karma Bonus: Ask your friends if they know anyone else who has previously applied for the same type of degree who might have some advice; if they locate someone who then attempts to contact you, (a) ignore any communication you receive and (b) forget to respond.
peachy as always, Mike at 4:22 PM