Are you preparing to apply for a Ph.D?

We’d like to help you by offering the following free resources – special reports, podcasts, and articles – that will guide you through the long, and often challenging, PhD admissions process. From choosing the right program, to developing an effective application strategy, to strengthening your candidacy, to securing letters of recommendation – the resources below will help you get it done…and get it done right!

  1. Plotting Your Way to a PhD: 8 Topics in PhD Admissions, a free guide
  2. Choosing the Best PhD Program, a free guide
  3. “PhD: Don’t Go” Controversy
  4. PhD Applicants: Strengthening Your Candidacy
  5. Choosing the Right PhD Program
  6. PhD Applicants: What Are Your Goals?
  7. Are You a Competitive PhD Applicant?
  8. More Criteria to Consider When Selecting a PhD Program
  9. How to Write about Your Research Interests
  10. Minimizing Technical Jargon in Your SOP
  11. Grad School Applicants: Think About Funding NOW
  12. Obtaining Graduate Assistantships
  13. Deciding Who Should Write Your Letters of Recommendation
  14. 10 PhD Interview Tips
  15. PhD Waitlist — Is There Anything You Can Do?
  16. Choosing Among Multiple Grad School Offers
  17. Reapplying to PhD Programs
  18. Plan B for PhD Applicants

Podcasts

  1. Non-Academic Careers for PhDs: A Talk with Dr. Paula Chambers
  2. Is a PhD a Good Idea: Dr. Karen Kelsky
  3. The Grad School Application Kisses of Death: Dr. Drew Appleby

Get the assistance you need to create an effective PhD admissions strategy when you use Accepted's PhD admissions consulting services. We look forward to helping you cross the PhD finish line!

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