Dear Chibili, I hope you will land a PhD position soon! Check out this playlist for those who are currently Considering PhD: ru-vid.com/group/PLF6JfHXiwSZ6pDtgIoSbcMM4okYV17NNc
Hi Stephen, happy to hear that. I hope your application will go well. If you want my quick (I can take a quick 5 min review) feedback on your CV, feel free to send it to my email (phdcoffeetime@gmail.com). I hope this video helps you organize your application strategy, have more than one scholarship on your list, and have an Excel spreadsheet to keep track of the activity! Meanwhile, you can find my tips for Postdoc CV here, perhap relatable to you: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2OWdSo0HxiM.html
"If you don't get rejected in your submission, you are not aiming high enough!" Also, I hope you have gained some valuable input in the past 3 submissions, make sure to take the reviewer's comment seriously because they may end up being your reviewer again in Journal 4!