隔壁家R討論區有篇很火的文章
申請前如果可以把這些問題，都問過自己一遍，搞清楚自己的背景跟目標
一定會對申請超有幫助，放上來給大家細品：
Motivations
What motivated you to apply to grad school?
Why do you feel prepared to start graduate school?
What areas of research interest you?
Why do you want to pursue a PhD in your area of interest?
Do you have any reservations/worries about entering a PhD program?
What are you looking to gain from your graduate school experience?
Why do you need a PhD to achieve your career goal?
Where do you see your field going in the next 5-10 years?
Where do you see yourself in 15 years?
What is unique about you that gives you a competitive edge over other applicants?
The Program/Institution
Why are you specifically drawn to this program?
Why do you think this program would be a good fit for you?
What specific resources does this institution offer to enhance your scientific trajectory?
How do you think your interests will fit in with the program?
What do you think you will contribute to the program?
Which faculty members’ work particularly interests you and why?
Have you established a relationship with one or more faculty members within the program?
What interests you about the city the institution is in?
What would make you choose this institution over other programs?
Previous Research
Please list the different research experiences you have had.
How many total years of research experience do you have?
How has your research experience prepared you for graduate school?
What questions did your research help answer?
What was your role in developing research ideas?
How did you manage your research project?
What was innovative about your research?
What was your favorite technique that you used in your undergraduate research?
What was the biggest challenge you encountered in your undergraduate research, and how did you deal with it?
How is your work distinct from your supervisor’s/principal investigator’s?
What do you think are your most significant research accomplishments?
What do you consider to be your best paper/work and why?
What has been the impact of your research?
Do you expect to publish before starting graduate school?
If you were starting your project again today, what would you do differently?
