Why programme criteria belong on the desk before the essay
Applicants often polish prose first. For an audit of applications, the published criteria decide whether that polish lands or drifts.
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Notes from the reading desk
Short articles rooted in the audit of applications: how committees read, where bilingual files drift, and when to book a review around Japanese calendars.
Three places bilingual dossiers usually disagree
English CVs and Japanese forms drift apart in predictable spots. Catching those spots early is half of a consistency-focused application audit.
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What a findings memo is — and what it is not
Clients sometimes expect a rewrite. Our audit of applications delivers a findings memo: a map of risks, not a substitute authorship.
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Timing an audit around Japanese submission calendars
April and autumn intake waves compress revision time. Knowing when to book an application audit is as important as knowing what to send.
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