This episode is a conversation with Richard Dean Morales, an Erasmus Mundus Scholar studying Masters of Science in Smart Cities and Communities. In this episode, Dean talks about his graduate school application process and provided his tips on how to succeed with your masters program application.  

In this episode, we discuss

• Dean’s backgroundWhat he studied for underggrad, what he did after that and what he was doing until before being awarded the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship
  
• Erasmus Mundus ScholarshipMotivation for applying to the scholarship
  The Application process
  How to get started
  Perks and benefits
  Application Requirements
  What he wrote for his motivation letter
  Essential contents of a motivation letter
  Asking for letters of recommendation
  
• Graduate school applicationsSchools he applied to
  Application Timeline (Chevening, University of Tokyo, Erasmus Mundus)
  Deciding which graduate school offer letter to take
  
• His career trajectory from industry to academiaWhy it took him six years post-bachelor’s before applying to a masters program
  Why UP after corporate work
  
• Three pieces of advice for aspiring Erasmus Mundus Scholars

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Thanks to Seth Sanchez (@ primeblissrecords) for the intro music.

This post was originally published on August 19, 2021.