PhD Program Fit Mapper

Good program fit is not name-dropping. It is a grounded match between the applicant's preparation, future research questions, and the intellectual environment of specific faculty, labs, and departments.

Use this when

• The user is choosing PhD programs, departments, labs, or advisors.
• The user wants to map their interests to faculty or research groups.
• The user asks whether a professor is a strong, medium, or weak fit.
• The user needs school-specific fit notes before writing an SOP.
• The user wants a balanced shortlist based on research fit rather than prestige alone.

Do not use this when

• The user wants to write the SOP itself. Use sop-writer.
• The user wants a broad literature review not tied to application fit. Use literature-triangulation.
• The user wants to audit a finished application package. Use phd-application-package-auditor.
• The user wants CV structure or bullet rewriting. Use academic-cv-builder.