🔹 It pains me to know that students make this mistake. 🔹

Every. Single. Year.

🔥 They send cold emails to potential PhD advisors that are long, vague, and worse — forgettable. And then they wonder why no one replies.

Here’s the truth no one tells you:

🧠 Professors get hundreds of emails. If your subject line doesn’t get clicked, your future dies in the inbox. If your first line doesn’t hook, you’re archived before the second paragraph.

This is why your PhD/masters applications are getting rejected❌👇

I have highlighted the importance of discussing possible research questions in your cold-emails, SoPs & interviews.

Repost🔄 What are these research questions?

For instance, you are interested in applying to a department/project of your choice.

To prove that you're an ideal candidate, you need to show how you can contribute to the existing body of research carried out by those professors.

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This is the document where you get to tell your story, your experiences, your vision.

What is an SoP? As the name suggests, an SoP helps you justify the “purpose” of your application.

1/Your purpose can be broken down into four components:

- Your interests and motivation.
-Evidence of your interests, share how your interest was ignited in this particular area.

How to write a statement of purpose that gets FULLY FUNDED PhD ADMITS & SCHOLARSHIPS💰💰💰

This is the document where you get to tell your story, your experiences, your vision.

What is an SoP? As the name suggests, an SoP helps you justify the “purpose” of your application.

1/Your purpose can be broken down into four components:

- Your interests and motivation.
-Evidence of your interests, share how your interest was ignited in this particular area.

Prepare these 10 things for your next #PhD interview 👇 1. What are your research goals during the PhD?
2. What do you think about the current state of affairs in your field?
3. How do you propose to advance knowledge in your area of interest?
4. Do you have any relevant research experiences that you will utilise during the PhD?

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Get to know the department/program/professor beyond what’s mentioned on the website.

Reading the website isn’t enough because everyone will do that.

How to attract professors for PhD positions using your twitter profile:

If you have the right twitter profile:

• You will get more responses to your cold-DMs.
• You will be updated with funded opportunities.
• Profs may even reach out to you. So let's get the basics right:

- Start with your profile picture.

Have a professional profile picture that shows you adequately.

Remember that face is the index of the mind.

What is an informational interview and why you should have one before applying to graduate school? ✅An informational interview is a formal conversation with someone who is working in a field of your interest.

✅They can provide you with relevant insights & knowledge you need to know before entering a domain.

If you are confused if grad school is the right path for you…

Transform your graduate school applications with these 5 secrets: [1] Want to be among the top 1% candidates?

Get to know the department/program/professor beyond what’s mentioned on the website.

Reading the website isn’t enough because everyone will do that.

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How to write a statement of purpose that gets FULLY FUNDED PhD ADMITS & SCHOLARSHIPS

Think of your SoP as the face of your application.

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⬇️⬇️⬇️ This is the document where you get to tell your story, your experiences, your vision.

Your CVs list your accomplishments, but they are only a part of the puzzle.

The interview between you & your prospective supervisor is FINALLY happening:

Here's how to do it right!

Graduate school applications 🧵

Retweet @OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter @Momademia 1. Don’t stress too much

If you’ve been invited for a zoom/Skype call, it’s a SOLID sign that they like your research ideas sufficiently.

They may want to assess additional things over the call such as:

My clients have received graduate interview calls from Oxford & Cambridge universities.

Here's how you can get them, too👇 1. A solid SoP:

Believe it or not, SoP is the face of your application.

An ideal SoP is a royal blend of your personal and professional aspirations.

Divide your SoP into 4 parts:

How to 20x your chances of winning a fully funded PhD despite the cutthroat competition. 1. Cold-email profs.

Unless otherwise specified on the prof's webpage, cold-emailing is a great way to stand out.

It lets them read your research ideas way before they are loaded with applications.

They may even invite you for an interview. Grab that opportunity!

Many students can win a fully funded PhD abroad if they do this one thing correctly: COLD-EMAILING ✉️

Cold-emails help you:

• prove to a prof that you're genuinely interested in their work.

• because profs will remember you better when they are reviewing applications.

• you will be updated about any new research tracks that the prof is thinking.

How to

10 mistakes that lead to rejection of graduate school applications. 1. Consistent poor grades.

If your grades are low on one or two exams once in a while, that's okay. It can happen to anyone.

But if your grades are consistently low, it may reflect that you are not sincere about your studies.

Gold mine thread on graduate school applications 🏆

This thread contains tips on:

• Cold-emailing
• CV writing
• Statement of Purpose
• Cover & Motivation Letters
• Interview preparation
• Shortlisting funded positions
& much more! ⬇️⬇️

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@OpenAcademics Strategies to get replies from profs to your cold-emails✉️🏆

https://twitter.com/yourgradcoach/status/1622614289264812032

9/10 people still don't write their CVs.

Here's how to write one to land an interview for graduate school⬇️ ➡️ Don't write the term "Curriculum Vitae" at the top.

➡️Just write your name in bold and capital.

This is why professors aren't replying to your cold-emails for graduate school applications⬇️ ❌ It's too long.

Ideally, it should not exceed 500 words.

5-step strategy on cold-emails with a success rate of 85%

For absolutely FREE. 1. The length of your emails:

• Emails should NOT exceed 400 words.

• You're NOT there to introduce YOURSELF.

• You're there to show how you can ADD on to their ongoing projects.

• Your CV will introduce you sufficiently.

So professors aren't replying to your cold-emails?

In the next one minute, I'll teach you a trick that will fill your inbox with positive responses: We all like to be flattered & appreciated.

But, we cannot explicitly do that in a formal cold email to a prof.