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Here's my system: Open a blank doc and just brain dump every single person who helped in any way. Professor, advisor, librarian, roommate, mom, that one friend who explained statistics to you at 2 AM. Then group them: academic supporters first, then personal. Start formal ("I wish to thank Dr...

I'm also in the R2 trenches (applying to Booth and Kellogg), and I've been struggling with the exact same thing. I keep writing these heartfelt stories about my nonprofit work, but something always feels... off. Like I'm trying too hard to be deep. The "you are the product" mindset is honestly...

I'm gonna stop you right there. Do not do it. 🛑 I was in your shoes last year—broke, stressed, desperate—and I fell for one of those "free" services. You know what I got? A poorly translated paragraph that was literally copy-pasted from the first page of Google Scholar. I ran it through a...

This might sound weird, but freelance writing has been the best thing for my PhD progress. I'm in year five of my History PhD, and let's be real: dissertations are lonely. It's just me, my primary sources, and the crushing weight of expectations. I was getting so burned out that I could barely...