Schwarzman Scholars Application Worksheets

Applying for Schwarzman Scholars? Don’t open the portal and start guessing what to write.

This workbook walks you through the application section by section, helping you think strategically about what to include and how to present your strongest evidence.

What You Receive

You receive a downloadable application workbook that you can work through alongside the Schwarzman Scholars application.

The worksheets include:

✓ Step-by-step guidance

✓ Application strategies

✓ Best-practice guidance

✓ Brainstorming exercises

✓ Evidence-development exercises

✓ Self-assessment questions

✓ Tables and planning frameworks

✓ Application consistency checks

✓ Final review prompts

You can complete the exercises gradually and return to them as your application develops.

The goal?

To help you do the hard thinking before you start writing your final answers — so you don't waste valuable application space on weak examples, generic claims or information that doesn't strengthen your candidacy.

You bring your experiences. The worksheets help you identify, develop and present the strongest ones.

One Important Reminder

No worksheet, consultant, course or strategy can guarantee admission to Schwarzman Scholars.

The selection process is highly competitive.

These worksheets are designed to help you prepare a more thoughtful, evidence-based and coherent application and avoid leaving your strongest experiences buried in poorly considered answers.

Your job is to bring the experiences.

The workbook helps you find the strongest ones, interrogate them, organize them and communicate them strategically.

Download the worksheets and start building your Schwarzman Scholars application strategically.