How I got into Stanford for a Physics PhD

This is a video about applying to various US physics PhD programs. I applied to Duke, Stanford, Cornell, Harvard, Caltech, Penn State, Columbia, Maryland, CUNY with varying results. Link to blog post where you can also find an example of my personal statement: https://janetzh.people.stanford.edu/t... Links to other resources: Link to my PhysicsGRE forum post: https://physicsgre.com/viewtopic.php?... Video I found helpful re external funding (where I got mission statement tip from)    • essentials for winning any fellowship & sc...   Podcast between Steven Strogatz and 3b1b. In this, Steve describes also being okay-ish at standardised tests and grades, but he is now a well known maths professor    • Steven Strogatz: In and out of love with m...   Timeline: 00:00 Intro 00:30 Overview of my application 00:57 GPA 01:08 GRE 01:32 Research experience 02:08 Personal statement 02:30 CV, Awards, Recognitions 03:03 References 04:31 Other 05:07 My results 05:57 Apply for a range of schools 06:31 Research fit 06:54 External funding 07:36 Field matters 08:30 Judicious life choices 09:51 Emailing faculty 10:58 After you've submitted... About me: I am a first year applied physics phd student at stanford. Currently, I am studying remotely from Australia. Previously I did a bachelors and mphil at the Australian National University. In my free time, I like sunsets, photography, skateboards, podcasts, solo travelling and people. Twitter:   / janetzhong82