Pearls of wisdom that will help your grad school applications ✨
From writing an impressive CV to saving money on applications….
A thread curated from the experience of 30+ research scholars 👩🏫
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From writing an impressive CV to saving money on applications….
A thread curated from the experience of 30+ research scholars 👩🏫
@OpenAcademics @PhDfriendSana @PhDVoice @PhDspeaks #phdhelp #phdchat
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1/ How to send more cold emails if you have less time?
You can send multiple cold emails (at once) to the co-authors of one paper if they work in different departments/universities.
When I sent 500 cold emails, I didn’t read 500 different papers😉
Moral: Work hard AND smart.
You can send multiple cold emails (at once) to the co-authors of one paper if they work in different departments/universities.
When I sent 500 cold emails, I didn’t read 500 different papers😉
Moral: Work hard AND smart.
2/ How write a CV that leaves an impact?
Your CV needs to be tailored to the requirements of the lab.
List your skills/experiences/projects in order of relevance to the lab.
To check whether your CV shows what you intend it to show, share your CV with a member of your….
Your CV needs to be tailored to the requirements of the lab.
List your skills/experiences/projects in order of relevance to the lab.
To check whether your CV shows what you intend it to show, share your CV with a member of your….
…family/college etc. for ~10 seconds and ask them what they remember the most from it!
If they can’t figure out your best qualities in 10 secs from your CV, how do you expect super loaded selection committee to do that?
Moral: Be relevant and precise
If they can’t figure out your best qualities in 10 secs from your CV, how do you expect super loaded selection committee to do that?
Moral: Be relevant and precise
3/ How to save money on applications?
A lot of people don’t know this, but there are many points at which you can save hundreds of dollars or loan requirements.
👉🏻 Ask them if they’ll accept ur old scores on standardised tests?
👉🏻Ask them if u need to take the test at all?
A lot of people don’t know this, but there are many points at which you can save hundreds of dollars or loan requirements.
👉🏻 Ask them if they’ll accept ur old scores on standardised tests?
👉🏻Ask them if u need to take the test at all?
👉🏻 Ask them if they’ll accept a soft copy of your scores instead of the costly ETS-delivered transcripts?
👉🏻Ask them if you are eligible for an application fee waiver?
👉🏻 Ask whether they can support your airfare to the university so that you don’t have to take loan
👉🏻Ask them if you are eligible for an application fee waiver?
👉🏻 Ask whether they can support your airfare to the university so that you don’t have to take loan
👉🏻 Your contact person over there is the grad school coordinator.
They are PAID to help and resolve your queries.
They’ll know so many hidden opportunities for funding that you’ll never come across on your own! Use this.
👉🏻 Join Facebook/Telegram communities such as…
They are PAID to help and resolve your queries.
They’ll know so many hidden opportunities for funding that you’ll never come across on your own! Use this.
👉🏻 Join Facebook/Telegram communities such as…
… Indians in Chicago/“your country citizens” in “your host city”.
They’ll help you with accommodation finding and some even pay for your security deposit till you get your first payment at the uni.
No need to burden parents, the student community is very strong.
Moral: ASK
They’ll help you with accommodation finding and some even pay for your security deposit till you get your first payment at the uni.
No need to burden parents, the student community is very strong.
Moral: ASK
4/ Pro tip:
Your potential supervisor has a set of questions they would like to answer.
As a graduate student you are helping them achieve those goals.
Keep this in mind and it will help you propose ideas that meet your as well as THEIR goals!
Moral: It’s a collaboration!
Your potential supervisor has a set of questions they would like to answer.
As a graduate student you are helping them achieve those goals.
Keep this in mind and it will help you propose ideas that meet your as well as THEIR goals!
Moral: It’s a collaboration!
5/ Rejection might be your way to another admit without even applying 😉
If you receive a reject, don’t give up there.
Email your potential superior that agreed to support you to understand where you need to improve.
REQUEST them if they can recommend your app to someone…
If you receive a reject, don’t give up there.
Email your potential superior that agreed to support you to understand where you need to improve.
REQUEST them if they can recommend your app to someone…
else in another department who might have a position open where you could be a great fit!
A lot of students use rejections to create rich networks among professors who hire once “rejected” eventually.
Moral: Keep asking for feedback and networking
A lot of students use rejections to create rich networks among professors who hire once “rejected” eventually.
Moral: Keep asking for feedback and networking
@_prabwho @intron2exon @VenkatBharathy @thought_synapse @VarleenKsandhu and more helped me organise these ideas in our last space on Saturday!
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#StrongerTogether ✨😇
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#StrongerTogether ✨😇
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