<aside> 🌻 strategies to organize your grad school research

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Calendars

• Add all of your program dates to a calendar
  • This can include application deadlines and information session dates
• Make sure that the notifications notify you at least 2 weeks before the deadline
• Share the deadline calendar events with your referees so they also know when they have to complete their references by
  • Sometimes, the referee deadline is earlier than the program application deadline, so make sure to research this and inform your referees ahead of time

Documenting Your Research

• Use a organization system like Notion, Google Docs, or Google Sheets to organize your research
  • You can structure it similarly to the way I made it here: Overview of the Master’s Programs
• Document important information such as:
  • Name of program
  • Description of program / Program overview (copied from the program’s website)
  • Program application requirements (ex: resume, transcript, references, etc.)
  • Program website
  • Deadlines
• If using a web browser that allows bookmarking, make a “grad school folder” to save important links
  • For example, bookmark your program’s website, your applications folder, etc
  • On Chrome, it may look something like this:

Where Can I Do Research?

• Attend information sessions held by the program
  • If the session is held virtually, try to turn your camera on and ask lots of questions!
• The program’s website and social media pages
• Reach out to current students on LinkedIn Reaching Out to Current Students