Short and Actionable Guide to Crafting a CV for an LL.M. or Ph.D. Application

As part of the admissions committee at the European University Institute, I evaluated hundreds of PhD and LLM applications.

In this Guide, I talk about the most common mistakes people make in their applications and how to avoid them and make your CV as competitive as possible.

Enjoy! ;)

If you are new to my work, I myself am a Harvard grad.

When applying for a master of laws, I got into Harvard Law School, New York School of Law, Master's of International Dispute Settlement in Geneva, and the University of Cambridge. From those schools, I was offered over USD 130,000 in grants and scholarships in total.

The year I spent at Harvard was one of the best years in my entire life. I want it to be accessible to as many people as possible.

After doing my master of laws, I freelanced on Fiverr and was a mentor on a platform called DYAD helping others apply to the world's best universities.

I've been helping other people with writing their personal statements and motivation letters for the past 5 years.

I've also been on the side of the admissions committee, evaluating LLM and PhD applications at the European University Institute where I completed my doctoral studies.

You can follow my work on my Harvard State of Mind website or on LinkedIn.