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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know someone who applied again the next year and had much better results. No extra job experience inbetween or classes. Said they changed nothing about their application.[/quote]

Since there are so few slots, it seems like timing is key (and maybe luck). That is assuming of course that you have the basic ingredients all schools seek. [/quote]

Professor at R1/AAU institution here - This varies school-to-school but your child should go to academic conferences and make connections with potential advisors or ask faculty at the current university to introduce him/her to colleagues at other universities who might take them on. I have never admitted/taken-on a student I hadn’t already interacted with professionally or had a trusted colleague recommend to me. Again, this varies a bit by field and school but is my suggestion for next year. [/quote]

Are conferences back on now?  DD presented at an online conference last summer. Are you recommending students who graduated and aren't yet in a master's/PhD program to pay for and attend conferences in order to meet people even though they're not presenting etc?[/quote]

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