Taylor Rault comes on the podcast to talk about his journey leading to pursuing a PhD at Stanford. At a young age Taylor became interested in combustion engines and which put him on the path to engineering studies. After completing a bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta, Taylor earned a Master's in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Toronto, before being admitted to Stanford where he currently studies.  

Taylor highlights some particularly useful information for anyone considering graduate studies at an ivy league institution. He details his application preparation methods which began years before he actually applied. He also touches on the importance of work life balance and how finds his optimal number of working hours per day.  

In his spare time, Taylor is a private pilot. See the short episode he did on getting admitted to Stanford here: https://youtu.be/iVG05VWunfA 

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