Asking “Why?” may be a favorite technique of your 3-year-old child in driving you crazy, but it could teach you a valuable ...

Every year, I read applications for my department’s Ph.D. program at Brown University. The ones I usually see are from people who might want to work with me either as their primary or additional ...

Making the Case: The No-Nonsense Guide to Writing the Perfect Case Statement, by Jerold Panas, seeks to help nonprofit groups draft a document to explain why they deserve support. Mr. Panas, founder ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. You’ve probably already gotten the message by now that your new company or startup needs a good mission statement. It’s how you pinpoint ...

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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Making a mission statement allows you to arrange your organization without ambiguity. The best time to craft this kind of missive is as ...

For nearly 40 years I've been mentoring and advising students as they apply for spots in professional schools--law school, medical school, nursing programs, doctoral programs, and MFA programs, as ...