How to Choose Between Graduate Schools
In this video, I talk about how to pick a graduate program when you have multiple offers. Many of you have received numerous graduate school offers, and I realize that you may be feeling a...
Who Do You Ask for Personal Statement Help?
You’ve written your draft, you’ve revised it once… twice… three times. You’re now ready to get feedback to inform your last round of revisions. Unfortunately, far too many people take a haphazard approach to getting...
The REAL Way Grad School Admissions Committees Evaluate You: Beyond Grades and Test Scores!
Hey there, future grad students! It’s Brian from Gurufi, back with another insider’s guide to help you on your grad school journey! Today, I’m taking you behind the scenes of graduate school admissions committees to...
Handing the Stress of Medical School Applications
The journey to medical school is often fraught with high stakes, intense competition, and seemingly endless to-do lists. In the midst of this demanding process, it's all too easy to neglect one crucial aspect: your...
How to Avoid Stress During Your MBA Application
The MBA application process can be both demanding and intense, requiring applicants to juggle various aspects of their lives while preparing top-notch applications for their dream business schools. As a result, burnout—a state of chronic...
How Do Graduate School Admissions Committees Assess Applications?
Today we’re talking about how graduate school admissions committees assess applications. I'm Brian from Gurufi. In my 17 years in this field, I’ve helped thousands of applicants earn admission into their dream schools, so I...
How to Think About the Stanford GSB Personal Statement
Far too many applicants begin their essay with the rote (and boring) “Value X matters most to me because…” Congratulations. In your hyper-literal reading of the prompt, you’ve instantly bored your reader, or at the...
Lifetime STEM Ph.D. Earnings
Here at Gurufi, we love working with STEM Ph.D. applicants. Compared to social science or humanities Ph.D. applicants, STEM doctoral candidates have in mind a diverse array of goals for what they aspire to do...
How Much Do Humanities PhDs Earn?
At Gurufi, we have nearly two decades of experience in helping people earn admission into competitive graduate programs. As a result, we understand just what a complicated and fraught decision it is to pursue doctoral...
Basic Strategies for Your Medical School Application
I don’t have to tell you that it’s hard as hell to get into medical school. To improve your chances of acceptance to medical school, it’s crucial to plan your application carefully. This means not...
