{"id":2007,"date":"2023-04-01T16:54:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T23:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/?page_id=2007"},"modified":"2025-12-16T16:56:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T00:56:43","slug":"connecting-with-graduate-school-advising-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/careerpathways\/grad-school-advising\/connecting-with-graduate-school-advising-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting with Graduate School Advising Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Our newsletter is created and distributed through the USC Handshake CSM platform.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n

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Our personal statement\/statement of purpose review service is designed for USC students and alumni who are in the final stages of writing their statements for graduate school and are looking for additional feedback.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Application material reviews are available to current USC students and USC alumni.\u00a0 If you are not a Trojan (yet!) and looking for support with your USC application materials, please consider consulting with your undergraduate institution’s career center as well as the school’s admissions department.<\/em><\/p>\n

For tips on what makes a great personal statement, please review this handout<\/strong><\/a> and develop your personal statement according to the general guidelines.<\/p>\n

If you are having challenges formulating your ideas for a personal statement, please feel free to make an advising appointment with the graduate school advising team or the USC Writing Center <\/a>(for current USC students only).<\/p>\n

This review process is intended for FINAL DRAFTS.\u00a0 Therefore, before submitting, please proofread the entire document. The team will return it to you within 5 business days with constructive feedback<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

>Law school bound?\u00a0<\/strong> If this document is intended for a law school admissions committee to read, please submit this document to our pre-law advising team via this link.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

>Applying to a health-related graduate program?<\/strong>\u00a0 The USC Pre-Health Advising office<\/a> is designated to provide personal statement reviews for you!<\/p>\n

Due to high volume, we are able to accept one submission at a time.\u00a0 If you submit more than one document, we will select the first one received.<\/em><\/p>\n

Please allow up to 5 business days to provide constructive feedback.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Welcome to USC Career Pathways Grad School Advising’s appointment scheduling page!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Students and alumni from all majors across campus are welcome to schedule one appointment at a time with the Graduate School advising team. We do NOT provide academic advising<\/span>, we are focused on helping you with the graduate school admissions journey. Any questions regarding classes to take, minors, etc. need to go to an academic advisor.<\/p>\n

We use the USC’s Handshake CSM platform<\/a> for scheduling appointments.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Click on the appropriate tile to the right to gain access to scheduling an advising appointment via Handshake.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n

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Are you a student interested in a graduate school advising appointment? START HERE!<\/h3>\n \n After you click on this tile you will taken to Handshake. Once you click the box saying you are interested in graduate school advising, go to your USC Handshake account, refresh the page and look under the “Appointments” section in the “Pre-Law & Graduate School Advising” career center option on your screen for appointment availability.\u00a0<\/span>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Accessing your Handshake account<\/h3>\n \n We use USC’s Handshake CSM platform for scheduling appointments.\r\n\r\nClick here to log-in to Handshake, then the “Explore” button. After that just click on “USC” and hit the “Appointments” button. \r\n\r\nPlease note- If “pre-grad advising” is not one of the advising appointment options you see, that means you are not labeled for graduate school advising yet. To get labeled, please use this link to confirm you are interested in advising: https:\/\/usc.joinhandshake.com\/edu\/surveys\/120704<\/span>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Are you alumni interested in graduate school advising? <\/h3>\n \n Once you have a Handshake account>Click on this link>Click box expressing interest in advising>Go to Handshake>Refresh page>Look under “Appointments” for availability.\u00a0<\/span>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n
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How to receive access to Handshake as alumni<\/h3>\n \n Alumni! If you are interested in advising,\u00a0you will need a Handshake account to sign up for an appointment.\u00a0 Please click on this tile and scroll down to the bottom for directions on how to sign up for Handshake.<\/span>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n
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