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Description
This package is for students aiming at competitive research opportunities and selective programs, and it's built on exactly how I broke into them myself. We'll start by identifying research areas that genuinely fit your interests, then build your outreach system: a cold-email toolkit with templates plus a live session refining how you contact professors and labs so you actually get responses. I'll help you build a research-tailored résumé or CV, then provide full application support, essays and short answers, for one or two flagship programs of your choice, with interview prep if the program requires it. As a first-gen student who landed competitive research and leadership programs with no network to rely on, I'll give you the exact outreach and application system that works. Delivered over live 1:1 sessions with written templates and feedback throughout.
What you'll get from this package
A shortlist of research areas and target programs matched to your interests
A cold-outreach toolkit (email templates + a refined personal outreach strategy for contacting professors and labs)
A research-tailored résumé/CV
Complete application materials for two to three flagship programs, plus interview prep if needed
Additional details
Coaching delivered via live sessions.
Services included:
Secondary Review
Application Strategy
Essays
Supplementary Materials
Editing
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