This is why your graduate school applications are getting rejected:
In July 2021, I highlighted the importance of discussing possible research questions in your cold-emails, SoPs & interviews.
What do I mean by these research questions?
For instance, you are interested in applying to a department/project of your choice.
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.
The best way of coming up with such possible contributions could be by proposing research insights that you have drawn by reading their publications.
For example, you may think that this paper could have led to more refined findings if the authors considered the role of factor X or Y.
Or you may say that you can work on the limitations of the papers by charting out strategy X.
Most applications that I review for my clients try to talk about these directions....
However, they're unable to make these research convincing enough because they don't discuss the rationale behind their plans.
However, they're unable to make these research convincing enough because they don't discuss the rationale behind their plans.
It's not ENOUGH to say that you would like to pursue "XYZ" line of research unless you give reasons why that might be beneficial to the field.
To make your research directions enriching, you need to consider the following:
πΈWhat is the state of research & challenges in your domain in general.
πΈHow does this prof's paper try to solve for those gaps & challenges.
πΈπΈπΈHow can you make that work even better...
πΈWhat is the state of research & challenges in your domain in general.
πΈHow does this prof's paper try to solve for those gaps & challenges.
πΈπΈπΈHow can you make that work even better...
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