Magoosh Grad School Admissions Courses

We offer 48 hours of live admissions instruction every month -- on a variety of topics!

If you're interested in a topic + not able to find a class time that works for you, you have two options:

1. Watch the recording of that class (available a few hours after the class finishes). If you sign up for a class, you'll automatically be emailed the recording!
   
   
2. Request a class at a specific time. We're always adjusting our class schedules to work for the needs of our students -- and update class times every 2 - 4 weeks!

We are happy to issue you a refund if you are not satisfied with the course or feel like our classes don’t work for your learning style.

For a full refund students must email help@magoosh.com within 2 weeks of purchasing. Any student who is issued a refund will no longer be able to join classes, access recordings, or access the Discord server.

Classes are hosted on Zoom. You can expect each class to be a mix of:

• Instructor presentations
• Hands on application exercises
• Q&A and class discussion

Our Zoom classes are kept small so you can receive personalized feedback from your instructor.

However, our Magoosh Discord community consists of hundreds of students! That means you can connect with instructors & peers who are applying to (or who’ve already been through) the same programs to share tips, resources, and support.

Students taking Magoosh Admissions courses have access to a private community (thru Discord) where they can connect with other students in their cohort.

Students will have lifetime access to the server — even after their course ends.

Students use the Magoosh Admissions Discord community to:

• Ask questions and learn from other students’ questions
• Share homework and Personal Statement drafts for collaborative feedback
• Talk directly with course instructors in between classes
• Connect with other prospective graduate students to share tips, resources, and support

Students who purchase the Live + Core Curriculum package will have access to recordings from every class we teach within a few hours of the class ending!

After you sign up, you'll receive an email with next steps for getting started with Magoosh Admissions!

If you've signed up for On-Demand Support, you'll get an email with 1. Access to the Magoosh Admissions Discord 2. Instructions for joining Instructor Q&As and 3. Links to your 8 recorded Admissions videos.

If you've signed up for Magoosh Live Admissions Support, you'll also get access to the Admissions Discord + Instructor Q&As -- and you'll also receive the link to sign up for Live Classes, and access our recording library.

Here are the topics covered in the Admissions On-Demand video recordings:

Class 1: Building Your Grad School Profile
In this workshop we'll review how to determine what graduate schools you should apply to, discuss how many schools you should be targeting, begin making your long list of schools to research, and outline what steps you should take to turn your long list into a short list.

Class 2: The #s - Addressing Your GPA & Planning for Test(s)
In this class we'll cover some of the most frequent questions we get about applying to grad school: how do schools weigh the GRE and other tests, what score do I need to get into my target program, how long do I need to study, how does a school view my GPA, and should I explain my GPA and/or test scores to prospective programs?

Class 3: Letters of Recommendation & Crafting Your CV
In this workshop we'll cover the importance of Letters of Recommendation: who you should ask to recommend you and how, how to keep track of LORs and follow up on outstanding letters, the difference between CVs and resumes, and how to make your CV stand out and complement the rest of your application.

Class 4: Grad School Funding - Ask Me Anything
Figuring out how graduate school funding works can be one of the most confusing parts of applying to graduate programs. In this class we'll cover what you need to know about funding, answer your most pressing funding-related questions, and make a plan for reaching out to individual programs to get more complicated questions answered.

Class 5: Writing a Personal Statement or Statement of Purpose
The Personal Statement and Statement of Purpose are two of the most important parts of your application. We'll discuss why they are so important, what separates good application essays from great ones, cover what should go in your PS/SOP and what shouldn't, and talk writing timelines. You'll also get to read and discuss real SOPs and Personal Statements from accepted graduate applications!

Class 6: Brainstorming & Outlining
Getting started writing is one of the biggest challenges graduate applicants face. In this hands on workshop we'll help you clear that first hurdle, giving you instruction on and time to begin your brainstorming and outlining. We'll cover the ideal structure for your writing and how to use your other materials to begin getting ideas down on paper.

Class 7: Writing Your Introduction
The first paragraph of your Statement of Purpose or Personal Statement is your chance to grab the attention of your Admission Committees. In this workshop we'll look at and talk about examples of successful introductions before helping you to start crafting an intro that will make your reader want to keep reading and get to know you better.

Class 8: Writing Effective Body Paragraphs
Once you've grabbed your reader's attention you need to tell them all about you in a few short paragraphs. This workshop will help you plan and write those paragraphs ensuring you have a clear, well-organized, and interesting essay that tells Admissions Committees exactly who you are and why you are a great fit for their program.

Have a topic you want to learn about? Magoosh Admissions students will also have the opportunity to suggest — and vote for — admissions-related topics they’d like to learn about.
For example - a class on who to ask for recommendations, or a class on how to identify potential advisors, or a class geared towards a certain degree — all ideas are welcome!

Every week, we’ll teach a class on the topic students vote for -- and make the recording available, too! (This is in addition to all of the other classes we also offer on all of the core admissions topics — like writing a personal statement, putting together your CV, etc.)

Email us at help@magoosh.com with the subject “Grad Admissions Course”