Hi All, I recently got rejected from all 4 Ph.D. programs that I applied to this past season and while I was initially disheartened, I've decided to give it another go. I've been reaching out to professors and department members, I've altered my CV, and I am planning on rewriting my personal statements/ statements of purpose and I was wondering what else I could do to make myself stand out? Im looking to continue studying black transnationalism and Japan, however, I fear that there might not be enough interest in my topic. Is there anything you all would recommend I look into or should change?