SOP, Resume, LORs and University Shortlisting for Fall-25 | By MIT Purdue PhDs

Fall 2025 application deadlines are just 2-3 months away.
For a successful MS/PhD application, you need a captivating, coherent story. The story should not be convoluted. It should be straightforward and must appear genuine. You should upsell yourself, not by using complex words, but by using simple logic.
If you don’t have a great story now, you have to craft one. This story should manifest beautifully in your SOP, Resume, LORs, and portfolio website.
If you are applying in this year's fall application cycle, it is a great time to start getting your application documents in order.
Raj, Rajat, and I conducted this on Sep 19th at 7pm IST to talk specifically about some important details that you have to take care of in the application documents.
Broadly, we will covered about the following topics:
1. University shortlisting
2. SOP crafting - how to tell a compelling story
3. LORs are not out of your control. How so?
4. What is a good, crisp resume?
5. Dealing with tests- GRE/TOEFL/IELTS

[@surajrao9729]

Very informative video, especially the part about SOP.

[@MidnightEngineer]

Good Session, Really Informative.

[@akahdsuke77]

I thought that would be a Lord of the Rings resume