columbia PhD explains: things I wish I knew when applying for phd

coming from a neuroscience PhD student at columbia university, there's a few things I wished I knew before my application cycle(s). for example, how did I get rejected everyone one year to getting a columbia university acceptance? stick around to find out!

00:00 - getting rejected despite 6 publications and 6 years in research
02:33 - grad school admissions secret
03:09 - the similarities between grants and admissions
05:02 - things I wish I knew before applying for graduate school
06:37 - how to write a compelling statement of purpose
08:57 - how to tailor your scientific writing to your audience
09:50 - example of audience-dependent scientific writing
11:39 - how to write about your research in a compelling manner

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