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Someone you love may have told you your CV looks great and you’ll be fine… I need to gently complicate that for you. 👇It...
07/10/2026

Someone you love may have told you your CV looks great and you’ll be fine… I need to gently complicate that for you. 👇

It’s said with the best intentions, and almost always by people who’ve never actually sat on the other side of this process or been rejected by it.

And here’s the thing they don’t know: a strong CV DOESN’T get you in.

It just gets your application read in full.

That’s important, of course, but it’s not the same thing as getting you accepted.

I had a CV that looked perfectly fine: graduated magma cm laude from a global top 30 university, multiple years of part-time undergraduate research experience, worked for the US Embassy, and other extracurriculars and leadership experience, and I was rejected 11 times.

Even when I had the EXACT SAME CV that got me accepted to both Oxford and Cambridge, I still got rejected 8 more times.

So I found out the hard way that the CV was never really the problem.

The problem was everything the CV can’t really do: making a really clear case for why this university/programme/supervisor, why I’m the perfect fit, and why now.

So whether you feel confident or uncertain about your CV, make sure to go do that part that it can’t really do for you!

And if you want the honest, sequenced version of where your application actually stands compared to precisely accepted applicants, plus exactly what to fix first, comment “ROADMAP” and I’ll DM you the link to my diagnostic workbook 👇💛

Pop quiz! Your application lands on the desk. What actually gets it shortlisted? 🤫👇Most people bet on grades and publica...
05/10/2026

Pop quiz! Your application lands on the desk. What actually gets it shortlisted? 🤫👇

Most people bet on grades and publications.

BUT, if the highest grades and the longest publication lists won, admissions would be a spreadsheet. I’ve reviewed the data, and every year it plainly isn’t!

The two that move the needle are the ones most people leave until last:

a supervisor who already recognises your name,

and a research question so clear that the committee can picture the project and picture you doing it.

That’s fit they can see, and it beats brilliance they have to squint at, every time.

I didn’t get in with a perfect profile. I had one shared review paper, not even in my primary field, and grades that were good, not dazzling.

What changed the second time was how obvious I made the yes.

Comment “TOOLKIT” and I’ll show you how to do it too 👇💛

02/10/2026

This framework has helped over 50% of my students get accepted to their dream Masters and PhDs 🤫

PS want access to the full application guide they’ve used to get accepted? Comment TOOLKIT and I’ll send it to you! 👇

22/09/2026

Getting into the top UK universities for a PhD isn’t luck.
It’s strategy.

But most applicants are guessing.
Wasting hours on the wrong things.
Stressing over “perfect stats” while missing what actually matters.

Elite postgraduate admissions isn’t about doing more.
It’s about doing the right things - at the right time - in the right way.

I applied to two KCL PhD programmes during the same round I won fully funded offers to both Oxford and Cambridge. One of them, I was 1 of 12 invited for an interview. The other, I was rejected outright.

This document tells you exactly why! I’ve broken down exactly how Kings College London has assessed their PhD applicants, and determined if they advance to interview.

The patterns. The priorities. The playbook.

And once you see it, everything changes.

Comment “KINGS” and I’II send you the full breakdown: 6 pages on how KCL scores applicants, 5 important things to know for your own PhD application this year, and what I would do with this scoring rubric if I were applying again.

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