You are more than welcome! Please let me know if you have any additional questions along the way! I always respond to my DM’s on Instagram @crystalharrell_
Hi Freddy! This is a great question and you are not alone. I get asked this a lot. I encourage students to highlight any relevant work experience in their application in lieu of research experience. Alternatively, you could look for volunteer research experience while applying for graduate programs and discuss them as ongoing projects in your application. It is also very dependent upon the type of program you are applying to (e.g., Ph.D. vs master; STEM vs human sciences). Some programs require them more than others. Having relevant research experience is a vital part of the grad school application, so another possible route is taking a year before applying and working in labs to build your CV. This process would definitely serve you moving forward.
@@crystaltharrell Oh ok great! Thank you for replying so quickly. I'm from Ghana and we have something over called a "National Service". So, I have professional work experience but it's not directly related to my field and getting volunteer research is practically unheard of. Would you suggest that I speak to a soon to be final year student and ask if I can work them on something?
@@freddyjafar1490 of course! That is a good point that you mentioned your location because I am not too familiar with international research opportunities. I think that's a good idea. You just want to show grad school admission committees that you wouldn't be starting off on a blank slate and that you can stay committed to a research project. So, even if you feel like your work with the National Service isn't relevant, it is still worth mentioning because you can highlight skills that you learned during your time there that can be applied to your work as a graduate student. I hope that makes sense but so let me know if anything is unclear.
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You are more than welcome! Please let me know if you have any additional questions along the way! I always respond to my DM’s on Instagram @crystalharrell_
That you so much Crystal! Thinking of applying to Yale for graduate school!
You got this!! 🙏🏾 Don’t be afraid to research and reach out to faculty you wish to work with. Let them know who you are!
Hi there! What if I don't have research experiences?
Hi Freddy! This is a great question and you are not alone. I get asked this a lot. I encourage students to highlight any relevant work experience in their application in lieu of research experience.
Alternatively, you could look for volunteer research experience while applying for graduate programs and discuss them as ongoing projects in your application. It is also very dependent upon the type of program you are applying to (e.g., Ph.D. vs master; STEM vs human sciences). Some programs require them more than others.
Having relevant research experience is a vital part of the grad school application, so another possible route is taking a year before applying and working in labs to build your CV. This process would definitely serve you moving forward.
@@crystaltharrell Oh ok great! Thank you for replying so quickly. I'm from Ghana and we have something over called a "National Service". So, I have professional work experience but it's not directly related to my field and getting volunteer research is practically unheard of.
Would you suggest that I speak to a soon to be final year student and ask if I can work them on something?
@@freddyjafar1490 of course! That is a good point that you mentioned your location because I am not too familiar with international research opportunities. I think that's a good idea. You just want to show grad school admission committees that you wouldn't be starting off on a blank slate and that you can stay committed to a research project.
So, even if you feel like your work with the National Service isn't relevant, it is still worth mentioning because you can highlight skills that you learned during your time there that can be applied to your work as a graduate student.
I hope that makes sense but so let me know if anything is unclear.
Thank you thank you thank you!!!
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