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31 Oct, 12 tweets, 6 min read
Top 10 accounts you wished you followed earlier in #AcademicTwitter to get free pearls of wisdom for your graduate school applications πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’»πŸ§‘β€πŸ’»

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Retweet this to bless the Twitter fraternity πŸ’ͺπŸΌπŸ”„
πŸ“@Oludeewon

Tweets about scholarships & immigration information from all across the world πŸ—Ί

My favourite tweet πŸ†πŸ‘‡
πŸ“@SamdGreat01

Tweets about funding, fellowships, PhD tips, excellence in graduate school, research & more.

My fav tweet πŸ†πŸ‘‡
πŸ“@baba_Omoloro

Tweets about technology (blockchain), free online resources and courses. One gooood power-packed account!

My fav tweet πŸ†πŸ‘‡
πŸ“@Okafor_SC

Tweets brilliant tips on maximising your strengths in scholarship applications 🀩

My favourite tweetπŸ†πŸ‘‡
πŸ“@OpenAcademics

Tweets everything academia- the good, the bad and shades of everything in between.

Very important, emphasises the importance of academic #mentalhealth & interacts in a warm, friendly way!

No one fav tweet, there is gold all over their profile πŸ†β­οΈ
πŸ“@olumuyiwaayo

Helps underrepresented sections of the world connect with scholarship & funding opportunities πŸ’•πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’»πŸ§‘β€πŸ’»

Runs a YouTube channel @Scholarshipcaf2 πŸ†
πŸ“@AdeleyeSamuelA

Tweets about study abroad opportunities, fee waivers, tips on affording grad school & more πŸ’ͺ🏼

My fav tweet πŸ‘‡πŸ†
πŸ“@ToyosiGodwin

Tweets about effective writing in multiple niches, tips on productivity, conducts workshops on freelancing & has a great sense of humour πŸ’ͺ🏼🀩

My fav tweet πŸ†πŸ‘‡
πŸ“@Ijesha_canadian

Tweets about international scholarships & tips on getting accepted by potential supervisors πŸ§‘β€πŸ’»

My fav tweet πŸ†πŸ‘‡
πŸ“@Jamaticulus

Go to person for all kinds of scholarship info:

β€’PhD advertisements
β€’Free events/workshops on application
β€’Test prep material & more

My fav tweet πŸ†πŸ‘‡
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πŸ“Mental health
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πŸ“Grad school mentorship

I try to provide maximum info for FREE! Stay tuned πŸ’•πŸ†

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Sanya Jain, Cognitive Scientist πŸ’Ž Profile picture
21 Oct
According to neuroscience, rejection is PAIN.

A thread 🧡 on how to deal with rejections in life.

Share it with someone who is having a hard time with rejections!πŸ‘‡
1/ Our aversion to β€œrejection” traces back to millions of years of evolution.

Our ancestors used to protect their survival by being in close groups, so that dangers can be avoided easily.

Being rejected by group members posed a potential threat to their survival……
2/ & hence it was perceived as being painful.

This feeling of pain was healthy because the rejected members tried to reduce this pain by finding ways to get included in the group, thereby securing their survival once more.

Fast forward to the modern era……..
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17 Oct
Contacting grad students in your dream lab reveals crucial info for your graduate school applications such as:

β˜… How to get profs to respond to your cold-email

β˜… How well suited and well crafted are your CV & SoP

β˜… Funding opportunities

🧡on finding their contact infoπŸ‘‡
1/n

β€’ Visit their lab website

β€’ Tap on the menu tab/scroll the website till the end

β€’ You’ll see existing/current members’/students profiles & contact info.

Example πŸ‘‡
2/n

Contact the lab assistant to find info on grad students’ email.
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16 Oct
5 steps to come up with research questions for graduate school applicationsπŸ“‘

WITH EXAMPLES πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ

Read till the end to know how I derived impressive research questions that won me multiple internships (Max Planck) & scholarships (Swiss Government)

Retweet widely! πŸ”
1 β–£ Start with downloading 2-3 research papers & read them in detail.

No short-cuts while reading the first 2-3 papers.

Understand them thoroughly (esp. method & discussion)

If you don’t understand something, go to:

β€’ seniors
β€’ your own prof
β€’ author(s) of the paper
I started with this paper & understood it in DETAIL.

The initial papers took me 2-3 days per paper, but after the first 5 papers, I could read 2-3 papers a day.

Moral: Spend more time in the beginning to save time later on.
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10 Oct
Cold-emails to profs aren’t the only emails you’re going to send for graduate school applications.

This is a list of people you must email in the journey of your applications

A thread 🧡

@baba_Omoloro @Okafor_SC @Oludeewon @PhDfriendSana @OpenAcademics @AaronAkpuPhilip πŸ’ͺπŸΌπŸ”
β€’ Program/Department Chairperson πŸ€΅β€β™€οΈπŸ€΅

You can ask them a couple of crucial things like:

β€’ The culture/atmosphere of the program

β€’ Mental health support resources

β€’ Grievance/Complaints redressal

You can talk about why you are particularly interested in this prog.
This will increase the chances that not only your prof, but also the chair of the program will remember you from before during the selection process.

This is a positive thing for your application πŸ’ͺ🏼

β€’ Graduate school coordinator:

Ask them about-

β€’ Fee waivers πŸ“
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6 Oct
Working my best to reply to all your messages regarding graduate school applications β€οΈπŸ“‘

Few points to remember when you reach out to someone to review your drafts.

@OpenAcademics @PhDfriendSana
1. Do NOT apologise for sending us a DM. We have kept our DMs open so that you can reach out to us for support. πŸ€—
2. Kindly wait for at least 2 days before sending a gentle reminder (in case we miss your message) ❀️
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6 Oct
Has your graduate school application been rejected? πŸ“„

There are two steps you can take after the rejection letter.

A short thread 🧡 on how to turn a rejection to your advantage

Amplify @Oludeewon @baba_Omoloro @AaronAkpuPhilip @OpenAcademics @PhDfriendSana @AcademicChatter
1/ Context: Although I was not rejected from this graduate program, I was offered an offer without guaranteed funding.

This meant that I was expected to look for funding on my own during my PhD or until my PI received a grant that he could use to pay me.
2/ Such an offer was obviously very stressful so I didn’t join this program.

Now, I had two options

β€’ Forget about this application and apply for other schools.

β€’ Utilize my relationship with the PI (who agreed to accept me in my cold-email) to understand…….
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