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Dr. Faith Okpotor

The Graduate School Personal Statement

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GFF GradSchool Fully Funded

March 30, 2025

Why Your Personal Statement is the Key to Admission into Grad School with Full Funding

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Welcome to the March 2025 edition of the GradSchool Fully Funded newsletter! This newsletter is my monthly conversation with you about all things graduate school admissions. If you aspire to attend graduate school in the United States to obtain a master's or PhD, and to do so with full funding, then you are in the right place. And if not but you know someone who does, please feel free to share this with them.

Every month we will discuss at least one thing that will help you along that path. As a newsletter subscriber, you will also get access to exclusive special offers and discounts.

The Purpose of the Personal Statement

In recent editions of the newsletter I discussed the importance of both purpose and strategy in graduate school admissions - including figuring out your "what and why," your "then what," understanding your prospective discipline, building the all-important grad school list, and writing your resume or CV.

Today I will focus on a prong within strategy, which is the personal statement. Please watch the short video below to understand why the personal statement is so important to securing a fully funded graduate admission offers.

After the video, please see 2 announcements below.

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1). Special Call for Prospective Graduate Students Applying this Year

In addition to purpose and strategy, there is the all-important funding, without which choosing grad school is like choosing to be in the poor house.

In GradSchool Fully Funded, our framework is designed to help you marry your purpose with the appropriate strategy to make sure you receive admission with full funding -- a tuition scholarship and stipend.

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So if you plan on applying to graduate school this year to enroll in a master's or Ph.D. program, I have news for you.

​GradSchool Fully Funded is our self-paced graduate school admission coaching program, which you can join at any time.

However, I am building a small cohort of applicants who plan on applying to graduate school this year, starting in the fall, in order to enroll in a master's or PhD program in Fall 2026.

This cohort will start GradSchool Fully Funded together in August this year and will be together as a group till July of next year.

So if you plan on applying to graduate school this year and you are interested in learning more about joining this cohort, let me know here and I will send you more information.

It is important to let me know because I will only send this information to people who are interested.

2). College Admissions: Special Offer for Newsletter Readers

Even though this newsletter focuses on graduate school admission, please note that enrollment in CFF College Fully Funded®, our admissions coaching program for prospective undergraduates is underway. The early bird registration deadline of April 25th is fast approaching.

If you know anyone who would benefit from the program please share this part of the newsletter with them. We are paying a $200 referral fee for anyone you refer who enrolls. They simply need to mention your name and email and we will make sure you get your referral bonus.

Have a great week.

To grad school fully funded,

Dr. Faith Okpotor

​GradSchool Fully Funded​

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P.S. Here are the ways to work with us.

  1. ​CFF College Fully Funded®, a 3-month intensive and comprehensive college admissions coaching program followed by a 7-month application support membership to help prospective undergraduate students find, apply, and get accepted at U.S. colleges/universities that will provide them full funding. Registration for the next cohort is underway.
  2. ​GradSchool Fully Funded, a self-paced graduate school admissions coaching program and annual membership that helps prospective master's and PhD students find, apply, and secure admission with full funding into U.S. graduate programs. You can enroll at anytime. If you are interested in joining a small 2025 cohort of GFF, click here.
  3. ​1-on-1 consultation service for prospective graduate students, those interested in living and working in the United States, and people with other higher education consultation needs.
  4. The College Admission Readiness Audit (CARA) for high school sophomores and juniors. Receive a college admission readiness assessment and a personalized hour long 1-on-1 session to review your assessment results and receive recommendations on what to focus on to prepare for a successful college admission cycle. Email us to learn more.
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Dr. Faith Okpotor

College Fully Funded; GradSchool Fully Funded

I am a college professor and the creator CFF College Fully Funded™ and GradSchool Fully Funded. We help ambitious students, find, apply, and get into U.S. colleges/universities and graduate programs with full funding in order to avoid debt. Please use the links in the Links tab to learn more about me, our programs, or to connect. You can also read a few samples of previous editions of my twice monthly newsletter via the Posts link. If you would like to receive the newsletter on all things college admissions and funding, please subscribe below. To email me: collegefullyfunded@gmail.com .

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