templates and tools.

One of the hardest parts of application season (aside from writing the actual application materials) is keeping yourself and your recommenders organized! Below I’ve linked my own templates that I used for various application cycles; make a copy of these to your own Google Drive and feel free to make whatever modifications or changes suit your style!

• Application Tracker (complex) » I used this for my own internal purposes to track information and statuses of Ph.D. applications.
• Application Tracker (simple) » I used this for my own internal purposes to track information and statuses of REU/internship applications.
• Recommendation Request Tracker » I sent copies of this to each of my recommendation writers so that we could track submissions together.

Each of the templates has helpful comments to indicate how certain fields/formatting works. Best of luck in your applications!