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obiwanitakenobi

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  1. This is my second round of applying too! I got accepted to two PhD programs last spring (and trust me, I'm not a stellar applicant), but I decided not to attend either of those schools. It was SO hard to turn those offers down, but I knew it wasn't the right time, and those weren't the right schools for me. [Second-time applicant tip #1: only apply to schools you would want to attend] The second time around, by contrast, is SO. MUCH. BETTER. I feel like I have much more control-- I know what I want, I know what I have to do (apply early, revise SOP, retake the GRE, replace one recommendation writer, apply to different schools, etc), and I have that extra motivation to get there, which I think will really show in my applications-- all because I've had the better part of a year to think, plan, and execute. Long story short: not getting in, or deciding to take an extra year to re-apply is a blessing in disguise. If you aren't accepted this round, your life will most certainly NOT be over, ESPECIALLY if you're an undergrad. I will have taken two years off between undergrad and grad school (*knock on some serious wood*), and I tell all of my undergrad friends to do the same: take time off! Grad school is long enough, and you don't have to be in a rush to get there-- it's better to make such a serious decision with slow and careful deliberation. Plus, now that I want it that much badly, I will be so happy to get back to school. Some of my friends who went straight to grad school couldn't say the same.
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