Grad school apps
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tarigwaemirLowell House, on the Feast of St. Gerard of Brogne
Rule #348 of being an LJ addict: Whenever you feel the need to sort everything out in your head, make a post about it!
The typical grad school application asks for about three recommendation letters, a statement of purpose, a transcript, a curriculum vitae, and GRE score report. Hence, the to-do list:
BY OCT. 7
- write a CV (done!)
- finish researching schools (deadline, fee, ETS code, application requirements, statement of purpose questions, potential labs of interest, stipend, degree requirements) (done!)
- read sample statements of purpose (done!)
- write a draft statement of purpose (done!)
BY OCT. 14
- send draft statement of purpose to research mentor, academic advisor and potential recommendation letter writers
- formally ask for [updated] recommendation letters (CQ, CS, RL, AM, AM) / remind research mentor to contact letter writers to help "plug"
BY OCT. 21
- prepare plan of research for NSF fellowship (possible topics: robustness, epigenetic regulation, genomic organization) / figure out which grad school to use as top choice for NSF fellowship
- write draft plan of research
- edit statement of purpose
- send statement of purpose to Lowell fellowships tutor, Lowell pre-grad tutor?, OCS advisors (look up emails first)
BY OCT. 28
- send draft plan of research to research mentor, academic advisor, and Lowell fellowships tutor
- edit statement of purpose
- send GRE score reports
- start filling out mundane parts of applications
Hah! In an ideal world, perhaps. Most likely I'll end up doing everything two weeks later than intended.
The nice part about the NSF fellowship being due so early is that it forces me to prepare all the materials that will also be needed for my grad school applications ahead of time. The bad part, of course, is that I have to do it ahead of time. -_-
Yours &c.
Rule #348 of being an LJ addict: Whenever you feel the need to sort everything out in your head, make a post about it!
The typical grad school application asks for about three recommendation letters, a statement of purpose, a transcript, a curriculum vitae, and GRE score report. Hence, the to-do list:
BY OCT. 7
- write a CV (done!)
- finish researching schools (deadline, fee, ETS code, application requirements, statement of purpose questions, potential labs of interest, stipend, degree requirements) (done!)
- read sample statements of purpose (done!)
- write a draft statement of purpose (done!)
BY OCT. 14
- send draft statement of purpose to research mentor, academic advisor and potential recommendation letter writers
- formally ask for [updated] recommendation letters (CQ, CS, RL, AM, AM) / remind research mentor to contact letter writers to help "plug"
BY OCT. 21
- prepare plan of research for NSF fellowship (possible topics: robustness, epigenetic regulation, genomic organization) / figure out which grad school to use as top choice for NSF fellowship
- write draft plan of research
- edit statement of purpose
- send statement of purpose to Lowell fellowships tutor, Lowell pre-grad tutor?, OCS advisors (look up emails first)
BY OCT. 28
- send draft plan of research to research mentor, academic advisor, and Lowell fellowships tutor
- edit statement of purpose
- send GRE score reports
- start filling out mundane parts of applications
Hah! In an ideal world, perhaps. Most likely I'll end up doing everything two weeks later than intended.
The nice part about the NSF fellowship being due so early is that it forces me to prepare all the materials that will also be needed for my grad school applications ahead of time. The bad part, of course, is that I have to do it ahead of time. -_-
Yours &c.
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