PhD Application Tips Advice for Applying to PhD Programs

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I've been running PhD admissions for our department for years, and these are some of my best PhD application tips! Covers organization, reaching out to prospective advisors, personal statements/letters of purpose, tips for letters of recommendation, and how much GRE scores matter. This advice is most relevant for STEM and maybe especially Computer Science PhD programs, but a lot of it is definitely broadly applicable. • 00:00 Introduction • 01:35 Check application requirements • 02:19 Know the faculty • 03:59 Find potential advisors • 08:16 Mention faculty in statement of purpose • 10:56 Be smart with letters of rec • 14:20 Don't stress about test scores • 16:24 What I look for • 18:20 It's not you, it's them • The first video in this series was about whether you should get a PhD at all: • Should You Get a PhD??? | Reasons to ... • RELEVANT LINKS + • Template for reaching out to potential advisors: / 1301907707579031555 • Advice for new PhD students: • Advice for New PhD Students | How to ... • More on it's not you it's them : / the-academic-job-search-its-not-you-it-s-them • I tweet a lot: / cfiesler

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