MastersHoping Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 Hello all! I am going to apply for Ph.D programs, and was wondering if the following would help for admissions purposes: -a book I translated on a relevant topic -relevant publications in lower-quality journals (peer-reviewed but not very prestigious) -organizing / speaking at non-academic conferences but on a related topic -winning essay contests (i placed in the top 3 of an essay contest sponsored by a foreign embassy) on a relevant topic just trying to decide what to include on the C.V.! Thanks.
isilya Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 YES YES YES ALWAYS INCLUDE PUBLICATIONS!!! Sorry for the caps but most applicants would kill for any publication in a peer reviewed journal I just have one measly abstract submitted to a conference...
isilya Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 Oh also, yes to the other ones except maybe the non-academic conference. What exactly were these? If they're somehow related to your field I would include them.
MastersHoping Posted January 8, 2015 Author Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) Without giving two much away, I led a team that organized a conference with two speakers who are refugees from a country that I'm interested in studying for the Ph.D. And yes, everything I am asking about is of relevance to what I'm interested in. Edited January 8, 2015 by MastersHoping
jujubea Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 Hey Masters - I'm in a similar boat as you, with almost the exact same list of things. I decided to include all of them, because they are relevant (although sometimes only tangentially) to the topic, and, as it goes with certain fields... some are more inherently "applied" than others, so I think it is particularly OK to include such things.
rising_star Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 I would include all of those things. They show a wide array of skills, which is good since you'll likely be drawing on those to succeed in the program. Good luck!
MastersHoping Posted January 9, 2015 Author Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) Hello, Okay thanks everyone. also, above where I wrote "Without giving two much away" it should be "too much away" haha oops Edited January 9, 2015 by MastersHoping
MastersHoping Posted January 12, 2015 Author Posted January 12, 2015 One more question! I am currently shopping around for classes/internship/research opportunities. Does it help if you have publications, research experience in a tangentially related topic? My situation is probably comparable to this: someone who is interested in, say, human rights in Brazil and wants to apply to latin american PhD programs for this. If they had papers published on things like, perhaps, immigration policy in Argentina and research experience on economic trade between latin america and something like China. Would these be of use, since they are under the same broader field of latin american studies, but not necessarily directly related to your research interests?
rising_star Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 Yes, they would be of use. Any research experience that is similar (in methodology or techniques) to what you want to do will help you.
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