AMP mentors are PhD students in the Departments of Economics at Cambridge, LSE, Oxford, UCL and Warwick and they are able to answer questions about and provide advice on the application process. This may include writing a strong statement of purpose or research proposal, highlighting strengths and explaining weaknesses in the applicant’s profile, which courses to take, and how to approach professors with requests for reference letters.
Furthermore, AMP mentors can share their experiences as PhD students with applicants to give them a more accurate idea of what doing a PhD in economics is like.