Building a network and creating artefacts seem particularly important. It’s not just about being smart. No idea what you’ve already done but I feel like I see plenty of decent people get in and cracked people not get in, so I don’t think the bar is impossibly high. Higher for technical research than some other parts though
I agree that it’s possible to get in, but it has a lot to do with legible experience and networks, and being smart without those things is mostly a recipe for frustration
Edit: And my point is that a field that needs more applicants doesn’t look like this.
Building a network and creating artefacts seem particularly important. It’s not just about being smart. No idea what you’ve already done but I feel like I see plenty of decent people get in and cracked people not get in, so I don’t think the bar is impossibly high. Higher for technical research than some other parts though
I agree that it’s possible to get in, but it has a lot to do with legible experience and networks, and being smart without those things is mostly a recipe for frustration
Edit: And my point is that a field that needs more applicants doesn’t look like this.