So I’m re opening a topic here.

How many rejections did it take to get your PhD? I have been applying for 6 years now and must have amounted to over 40 rejections. I have over the specifications with a 2.1 in a BSc at from King’s College London, 5 years work expirence as a researcher at kings where I’ve amounted to 8 publications and a MSc at Imperial. The struggle is real as people just want more and more from me as the years go by and I’m just not sure what I can do! I’m in no financial situation to volunteer working in another lab or pay for my own PhD in anyway. I also am sticking to Russel group unis in my applications- I don’t want to aim low as I’ve been trying so hard over the last few years. Any advice will be amazing, thank you x