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Guidance for the research path

Practical articles on grad school applications, finding the right mentor, and building momentum in your research career.

6 min read · April 18, 2025

How to Cold Email a PhD Advisor (That Actually Gets a Reply)

Most cold emails to professors get deleted in under three seconds. Here's what separates the ones that get answered from the ones that don't.

7 min · March 29, 2025

Grades matter less than you think. Here's what advisors are actually weighing when they decide who to admit to their lab.

5 min · March 5, 2025

Most research statements list interests. The ones that work make a coherent argument. Here's how to write one.

8 min · February 14, 2025

The choice between a PhD and a Master's is often presented as a prestige question. It's actually a question about what you want your work to be.

5 min · January 22, 2025

AI won't replace advisors. But it's already changing what the first stages of finding and building a mentorship relationship look like.

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