Beckman
A nice piece on our two Beckman Scholars over at Arts & Sciences News. Read it here. Are you interested in the Beckman Scholars Program? Learn more here.
Read MoreFeeling stuck working on personal statements?
This website has a great little exercise for brainstorming some prose that you could modify for personal statements, application essays, or cover letters. Why don’t you set a timer for 20 minutes and give it a try? http://www.writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/apessay_tutorial.html Here’s a link to one of my favorite online resources for writing personal statements: https://www.e-education.psu.edu/writingpersonalstatementsonline/p5.html Image: Albrecht Dürer,…
Read MoreSU lands on list of top producers of Fulbright students!
Check out this excellent news: Syracuse is ranked among the top research institutions in the nation for producing Fulbright students for 2012-13! http://chronicle.com/article/Top-Producers-of-US/135454/ We are so proud of our 10 Fulbrighters. Interested in applying next year? Stay tuned to CFSA for more information about info sessions and explore the Fulbright US Student Program website: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/
Read MoreFirst Friday Focus was a great success!
We had delicious pizza and a fantastic presentation by Mary Fedorko from SU Abroad. We were all surprised and delighted to hear that the Gilman has almost a 40% acceptance rate. Many students are interested in applying for the Gilman and/or Freeman-Asia scholarships so we are going to organize a writing workshop to help with…
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