Advice in Hindsight

[Faraday]

As the next application season rolls around I was wondering if some of the past applicants (mainly this past year I suppose) had any advice to give as they look back on the application process. What did you wish you had done that you hadn't, what would you have done differently, what useful things did you learn during the application process that might have been useful to know ahead of time, etc. I know there was a previous thread but I thought a new one might be nice.

Edited June 8, 2012 by Faraday

[Usmivka]

See " the applications thread. About 60 responses, almost all useful regardless of program. Do you have anything more specific you want to ask? Or about a specific university?

Edited June 8, 2012 by Usmivka

[Faraday]

See " the applications thread. About 60 responses, almost all useful regardless of program. Do you have anything more specific you want to ask? Or about a specific university?

This is helpful, thank you. I was looking for more Chemistry-oriented responses that might differ from general advice.

[synorg]

just read the threads in the chemistry section! essentially all of the information you would/should need is in there somewhere. it's not as tedious as it may seem now and you'll have a ton of time to sift through it. in the "20_ _ Application Thread" threads most people post little bits about their profiles and what schools they applied to and what discipline, etc. if you look through this abundance of information and still have unique questions of your own, then ask them specifically in a new thread.

seriously. you can't just read the old threads?? a more proactive approach to things will probably serve you well on this forum, in your applications, and eventually in grad school.

[Faraday]

just read the threads in the chemistry section! essentially all of the information you would/should need is in there somewhere. it's not as tedious as it may seem now and you'll have a ton of time to sift through it. in the "20_ _ Application Thread" threads most people post little bits about their profiles and what schools they applied to and what discipline, etc. if you look through this abundance of information and still have unique questions of your own, then ask them specifically in a new thread.

seriously. you can't just read the old threads?? a more proactive approach to things will probably serve you well on this forum, in your applications, and eventually in grad school.

There is no need to attack me. I have been reading this forum for over a year and I have actively followed the thread you mentioned. I was just curious if anyone had thought of things after their posts in that thread that might be useful. I see that is not the case so we can just ignore this thread.