IA Scholars alum Jacob Caponi came to share his experiences doing undergraduate research at Ohio State and his Ph.D. program at the University of Michigan. As an Economics and Math major, I am also interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in Economics after I finish studying at Ohio State, so it was great to learn more about the application process and how getting funding for a Ph.D. program from universities works. At OSU, Jacob was involved in research with Dr. Hollie Nyseth Brehm from the Department of Sociology, where he studied the Rwandan genocide by reexaming the re-entry and re-integration of those who were incarcerated for genocide perpretation in Rwanda. He also worked with other PhD students and faculty members of the Ohio State Sociology Department, such as Dr. Evelyn Gertz who was a sociology PhD student, with whom he studied sibling influence in committing genocide during the 1994 Genocide against the Tusi and many others. Jacob also discussed taking the GRE for graduate school and the importance of being passionate and dedicated about the PhD programs you want to study for. I learned a lot more about the PhD admissions process and I am a bit scared about applying to graduate school, but I am glad that my research involvements and coursework are currently keeping on track for being a competitive applicant for Economics PhD programs.