Things that a student heard at a workshop for students wanting to go into doctoral programs:
- A 3 page CV is too long.
- Ph.D. programs are looking for “well rounded students”, not people who are just focused on research, so not appearing “well rounded” is a weakness in a CV.
- Don’t include relevant classes that you have taken.
- Include clubs in your CV.
- Include community service in your CV, and volunteer activities.
- Don’t put so much research activities.
Thoughts?
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For reals? What joker hored that person? That's not even true in Sweden.
Hired. Damned ipad keyboard...
For a student's CV to be 3 pages, I'd imagine there's some stuff in there that shouldn't be. MY CV isn't 3 pages long, and I've been *out* of grad school for the better part of a decade. So yeah, I'd say 3 pages is too long for someone applying to grad school. Obviously not for someone much more senior, though.
The "less emphasis on research" bit is exceedingly terrible advice.
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