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As you may know, asides sharing graduate school opportunities, I like to share practical insights and directional content that will give you a sense of what you are missing or not missing.

Serving you below:

HOW TO LEVERAGE "OPO" for grad school applications 👇

- A THREAD
2) OPO is an initialism coined from "Other People's Opportunities". This means you will be leveraging opportunities specific to others to your advantage. After this thread, you will stop asking:

"Can you share scholarships for Atmospheric Social Law"? 😂

(you get the drift).
3) PROCESS:

A) Once someone shares an opportunity. Say @olumuyiwaayo, @Jamaticulus or @AaronAkpuPhilip or myself shares an opportunity on our timeline, the first thing to do is to locate the name of the university and the country it is located.
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Wonder why your Ph.D./Master's application is being rejected?

Here are some insider reasons (from a committee member) that result in such "Love Letters" 👇

- A Short Thread
1) First, you should know that sometimes, an independent reviewer is required (especially in the US) to review applications even after PIs must have selected their candidates. So, even if any bias slips through the PI, the independent reviewer will pick it up.
2) Having said this, there are three major issues that application reviewers/committees often find with your application. These three components make your applications almost challenging to assess.
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So I asked if i should do this and since it came back as positive, I'll run it as a thread below:

HOW TO EDIT YOUR SOP

(A DIY self-guide)

👇

- A THREAD

#BigDaddyTweets #phdchat #SOP
1) If you are reading this and you don't know want a SOP is, then try to use Google to quickly check it up. This is an important component of your application. While there are no fixed rules as to writing them (because requirements differ by institution), some things are VITAL.
2) Aside pre-defined SOP structures (common to those applying to medical schools and some institutions), more broadly, here is a good structure you can adopt:

1) Pre-decision events. (1-2 paragraphs)

2) Current state (1 Paragraph)

3) Skills learned with evidence of application
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