{"id":8008,"date":"2021-04-12T10:49:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T09:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/?p=8008"},"modified":"2021-10-19T10:21:05","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T09:21:05","slug":"applying-for-a-phd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2021\/04\/12\/applying-for-a-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying for A PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Applying for any course abroad is a daunting task.&nbsp; You can get lost in the many decisions you have to take: which country to apply to, which university, and what about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.york.ac.uk\/study\/postgraduate-research\/funding\/\">funding<\/a> or other expenses? This task gets even more amplified when applying for a PhD because of another significant decision you have to make: the research project or topic that you want to study.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>How to choose Your PhD<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is where I think you should start when applying for a PhD. Narrow down your research interest or research focus. Although, you may be interested in many things and don\u2019t know exactly what to choose. It simply helps to:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">write down all your possible research interests<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">use the process of elimination<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">narrow down your options to the one topic that most interests you.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you zero in on the topic, the other tasks (such as searching for the right university) become a little bit easier.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to start<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once I had narrowed down my research topic to contemporary Indian literature in English, I began to scour university websites and their English departments to find supervisors who had similar research interests. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A good place to start is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University ranking websites (such as QS World University Rankings and Times Higher Education)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">education fairs<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">comprehensive university or individual department prospectuses<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">education agencies in your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.york.ac.uk\/study\/international\/your-country\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">respective countrie<\/span>s<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Otherwise, the whole process of even researching universities can seem like an insurmountable black hole!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just make sure you know that a lot of research is required to find potential supervisors. It will definitely take up some time to look into each supervisor\u2019s profile thoroughly. Don\u2019t lose hope though. Take it one day at a time and try to set a goal. Look at one university each day, or looking at four universities over the weekend when you have some more time on your hands. I would also suggest saving important links and taking notes as you search. Note down the supervisor\u2019s research interests, the application process requirements and any funding opportunities.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Why I chose York<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the main reasons for selecting a particular university is the academic and supervisor support that the university offers. For me, it was also my supervisor\u2019s prolific work in the area of South Asian literature that helped me decide to apply here. Another quite unique aspect about the University of York\u2019s Department of English was their emphasis on global literature; not just studying global literature from a postcolonial lens alone. While I was searching through other websites, I found that research on Indian literature was usually through a postcolonial perspective, rather than any other theoretical approach.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">York\u2019s beautiful and rich history, combined with the fact that it is a smaller, walk-able city were other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.york.ac.uk\/study\/international\/why\/\">reasons I chose to study here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>The application process<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After you decide on the supervisor you want to work with, the next important step is to reach out to them. Email them about your research topic and your interest to study with them. When they agree to be your potential supervisor, you should start on the application process.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The major parts of my application process were:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Academic transcripts<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">References<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My research proposal<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A writing sample (which could be my MA\/MPhil dissertation),<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">English proficiency test scores (if you are an international student)<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>These things can vary depending on your year of study and what you are applying for. Make sure you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.york.ac.uk\/study\/postgraduate-research\/apply\/\">check the application process<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Application tips<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are an international student, sign up to take an English proficiency test while you are looking for universities to apply to<\/span>.<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make sure you have a copy of your academic transcripts from your colleges and universities beforehand. If you think that getting transcripts from your university\/college might be time consuming, request for transcripts when you are simultaneously searching for potential supervisors<\/span>.<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When emailing potential supervisors, don\u2019t be worried about not having a full-fledged 500 to 1000-word research proposal. The aim of the preliminary email is to establish contact. 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