Happy Thursday, readers! This is my last day of work before I get a whole five days off for Christmas! Kind of makes me jealous for all of the students out there getting a month off. But I don’t envy finals. This week, by popular demand, I’m covering last year’s feedback. I understand the curiosity…
Category: Application Process
On Student Bios
Every GC applicant dreams of the day they’ll write a bio for their program’s website. A smiling headshot will accompany a short paragraph outlining their many achievements. How I see it, writing this bio is the moment that you’ve made it as a GC applicant. Yet, these bios can be harmful to the rising generation…
Lessons Taught and Lessons Learned: Personal Statement Tips I’ve Gathered
Happy Thursday, readers! Most of you probably know that before I graduated college and became a full-time lab tech, I worked at BYU as a writing tutor. I worked at the Research and Writing Center for about a year and a half, and a lot of the time I was helping freshmen learn how to…
Staying Sane: Mental Health as an Applicant
Sometimes I think about just how much effort it took to be rejected from GC school. Between applications, interview travel, the GRE, and sending transcripts / scores, my first cycle cost about $3000. It also took about 9 months. But more than anything it was extremely taxing on my mental health. As a crisis counselor,…
What Happened Last Cycle: A Quick Breakdown
Before we embark too far on my journey into my second year applying, I thought I should share what happened last time, in brief. Last cycle I applied to genetic counseling schools while I was still an undergraduate. I knew I for sure wanted to be a genetic counselor and I didn’t want to take…
“When Do You Hear Back?!” : Life as a 2nd Year Genetic Counseling Applicant
I am a second year applicant. In the genetic counseling applicant community, that statement is a badge of courage. Yet it’s one that no one wants. First year applicants look to second year applicants for wisdom… but it’s mostly hoping that maybe they can avoid the same awful fate. I have tried for months to…
