#im big mad right now

11.12.18 //

Explain to me why so many universities have, like, 5 (or more!!) different cognitive and/or neuroscience PhD programs! And why none of these universities ever lays out the differences between these programs in an easily accessible manner! And then there are all these faculty members who are listed under 2-3 different programs but only accept students from one program but collaborate with other programs, leaving you wondering which program to apply to so you can maximize your chances of working with your preferred mentor. Because god knows I can’t afford to apply to every single one of these programs for every single school; there’s separate application fees and GRE codes for every damn department and I’m not personalizing my SOP 17 times anyway.

I hate this process so so so much. Every step of this process is designed to trick and blindside prospective students, and we’re just expected to figure it out as we go, and the whole thing is bullshit.

I’m gonna write a “things I didn’t know about applying to grad school” post once my applications are submitted, because no other student deserves to go through this much pain. I’m so angry and frustrated right now.