Timeline for Best PhD application strategy for infrequent PhD vacancies
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| May 18, 2020 at 2:51 | comment | added | Anonymous Physicist | Why do you think one position every two weeks is "infrequent?" | |
| May 17, 2020 at 17:24 | comment | added | Buffy | There is no speeding it up. You apply by the deadline if any, then it is entirely up to others to set schedules. If you have doubt about your acceptability you can talk to a few people, of course, but it is unlikely to speed things up unless you are truly exceptional. | |
| May 17, 2020 at 17:02 | history | edited | CamelCase | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Adjusted the text to incorporate the feedback from the comments.
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| May 17, 2020 at 17:01 | comment | added | CamelCase | @Buffy true, there is no substitutes for applying. But it might help to combine applying for PhD positions with other strategies in order to speed up the process (from the applicant point-of-view). | |
| May 17, 2020 at 13:47 | answer | added | TimRias | timeline score: 0 | |
| May 17, 2020 at 13:10 | answer | added | Ian Sudbery | timeline score: 1 | |
| May 17, 2020 at 12:59 | comment | added | Ian Sudbery | In many european countries, the concept of PhD programs doesn't really exist. Indevidaul PhD vacancies are advertised as though they are jobs when and as they come available. | |
| May 17, 2020 at 12:42 | comment | added | Buffy | There is no substitute for applying to programs that might accept you. Just do that. Don't overthink it. If you don't apply, you don't get accepted. | |
| May 17, 2020 at 12:08 | history | asked | CamelCase | CC BY-SA 4.0 |