An Overview of the Graduate School Application Process in the Biosciences hosted by Yessica Santana Agreda, Ph.D. Candidate at OHSU, Dennisha King, PhD Candidate at University of Rochester, Amber Young, PhD student at the University of California, Berkeley, and José Fabricio López Hernández, PhD candidate at Stowers Institute for Medical Research.

This webinar discusses how to become a competitive applicant when applying to graduate school in the sciences, how to choose a PhD program, what a PhD program in science consists of, how to choose a research mentor, a timeline on applying to graduate school, breaking down the CV and personal statement, and who to request recommendation letters from. This video was hosted as part of the national GSMI program by the Científico Latino team.

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Timecodes
0:00: Intro
1:00: Introduction to the speakers' educational history
5:25: What is a PhD in science?
11:18: How to choose a PhD program?
16:26: How to choose a Research Mentor
21:18: How many PhD programs to apply to?
25:00: Finances associated with the PhD application process
27:46: How to apply for a PhD program?
28:40: GREs
32:10: TOEFLs
36:22: Graduate School Application Timeline
44:24: Graduate School Application Components
45:32: The Curriculum Vitae (C.V.)
52:46: The Recommendation Letter
58:56: Requesting Recommendation Letters
1:01:22 The Personal Statement
1:06:26: Tips on the Personal Statement
1:11:40: Questions from the audience