C.V. Review?

[philosophage]

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Hello,

I plan to apply to Clinical Neuroscience/Neuropsych. Ph.D. programs in the Fall. Would anyone mind reviewing my anonymous C.V. for content? I'd like to know what my chances are of gaining admission. My previous GRE composite score was a 311 (a 1200 in the old scoring system), but I plan to take it again.

 

[Ya Ya]

Two things: If you want to know your chances of gaining admission you should post in the WAMC sticky. You'll probably get more assistance there. Also, it's probably a better move to get this kind of advice (regarding the CV review) from someone that knows you. I personally can't tell you whether you missed notating an important aspect of a training, research, or clinical experience. Your undergraduate advisors and/or recommenders should be your biggest source of support and guidance. Check in with them.

Good luck with your upcoming applications!

 

[philosophage]

Thanks!

 

[futureapppsy2]

Just FYI: It's pretty easy to figure out your name with the info in this CV just using Google. If that's an issue for you, you may want to edit out the attachment.

FWIW, I *really* like the formatting of your CV--very clean and easy to read. I'm not sure about listing individual research projects separately, though. I just organized my research experience by PI with a general description of the topics we studied and my relevant duties/skills. It seemed more concise that way. However I've plenty of people organize their CVs they way you do, especially when they don't yet have publications, so YMMV there.

 

[Marissa4usa]

You look like you've accomplished quite a bit. I'm not sure if that's because you wanted to make your CV anonymous, but the one thing I'd recommend is that you actually list the authors for the poster presentations. It's a big difference whether people tagged you on as a last author, just because they thought you're a nice person or whether you actually are a first author on these projects, thus proving that you are capable of coming up with research ideas and carrying them out.

 

[Shatani]

i, too, think that your CV is very well-formatted, neat and concise. now that i'm in a position where i'm interviewing and hiring, i truly (TRULY!) understand the importance of a nice looking/easy to read resume/CV!

 

[dumbledoresgirl]

You look like you've accomplished quite a bit. I'm not sure if that's because you wanted to make your CV anonymous, but the one thing I'd recommend is that you actually list the authors for the poster presentations. It's a big difference whether people tagged you on as a last author, just because they thought you're a nice person or whether you actually are a first author on these projects, thus proving that you are capable of coming up with research ideas and carrying them out.

This. And then bold your last name on each one.
I think your CV reads really smoothly; the only other thing I can recommend is not listing relevant coursework on your CV. I don't know if it's a no-no or just something that is not necessary, but when I had my CV reviewed by professors they said it's redundant because they can see all of that on your transcript. And you have a B.S., which already implies that you took science courses. Again, not sure if this really matters--that's just the feedback I remember getting. 😀

 

[paramour]

And keep in mind everyone has their own preferences.

For example, each of the below...

I've done exactly these things and then received feedback from my program to do as YOU did on your CV (i.e., list projects separately and include relevant coursework). 😎

FWIW, I *really* like the formatting of your CV--very clean and easy to read. I'm not sure about listing individual research projects separately, though. I just organized my research experience by PI with a general description of the topics we studied and my relevant duties/skills. It seemed more concise that way. However I've plenty of people organize their CVs they way you do, especially when they don't yet have publications, so YMMV there.

the only other thing I can recommend is not listing relevant coursework on your CV. I don't know if it's a no-no or just something that is not necessary, but when I had my CV reviewed by professors they said it's redundant because they can see all of that on your transcript. And you have a B.S., which already implies that you took science courses. Again, not sure if this really matters--that's just the feedback I remember getting. 😀

 

[philosophage]

Thanks for the responses! I appreciate it. I did purposefully leave off the names of the presenters.