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<p>It’s apparent from the above that you haven’t done the basic research and had in-depth talk with your Professors about what it takes to get into a topflight PhD program…or more importantly, whether you can/should. </p>
<p>Popular blog/website to distinguish yourself for a top PhD program?? </p>
<p>Considering I’ve encountered many academics/grad students who use the term “journalism” pejoratively to even describe serious field-related books/publications targeting the popular audience…I’d doubt doing a popular blog/website will get you very far. Unless you’re planning to do it in the field of communications…and even then…I’m not so sure. </p>
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<p>Agreed. The impression he’s conveying on this board is one I sincerely hope he doesn’t project during his job interviews. Some employers I’ve had would not only have thought the above, but also feel OP is a bit lazy and unwilling to do the basic legwork that they felt should be expected without any prompting. </p>
<p>Heck, some of my freshman high school teachers would have seriously gotten on his case about it…and that was towards 12-14 year old HS freshmen…not college juniors/seniors.</p>