Questions related to school of higher learning, especially for Master's degree or Ph. D.
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Is there other way to get into more advanced study of math, with a low GPA?
I am a second-year undergraduate majoring in mathematics. In my first year of studies, I didn't do really well on my exams and therefore my results were not good, with a GPA at around 2. I didn't ...
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Should I finish the M.S. C.S. at this age?
So I have a few disorders which have kind of made it hard to be consistent with my education/work endeavors. I am 26 and will be 27 soon.
I am wondering if I should go back and finish my M.S. in ...
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Withdrawals on Transcript
when I first started college out of high school I attended a university for a few months before withdrawing. I received all W's on the transcript from that school. I am now about to graduate from a ...
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Going for PhD or MS in research right after under graduation?
I have a bachelors degree in computer science and am going for PhD or research MS, but I do not have research experience. Can I expect to successfully obtain a PhD? What are the major problems faced ...
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Can departmental funding combine with fellowships/grants?
In trying to plan for the future and decide on preferred programs and career paths, I'm trying to figure out the seemingly Byzantine nature of how academic funding sources interact. I am particularly ...
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Admission in research based Master's/Doctoral programme
I had applied in Master's programme in Europe / Asia (mostly Germany) this year and most of them were rejected or is still pending. My GPA in Bachelor's is 7.19 / 10 while my TOELF iBT score is 100 / ...
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I am currently debating whether to leave my PhD program- any advice
TL;DR: Young male graduate student in his first year of a PhD program who has lost his passion for the academic world. Seriously considering quitting but don't know what to do. Science background. ...
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Can one excel in graduate/post-graduate school with a demanding family life?
The essential gist of my question relates to what the real, unvarnished realities are of graduate, post-graduate, research, fellowship, and professorship attainment - when you aren't a single person ...
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Scholarships in general and Ontario Trillium Scholarship in particular
I am a new PhD student in Canada. Recently my university nominated me for the Ontario Trillium Scholarship (to my surprise), which I eventually won. I originally come from a country which do not use ...
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Professor withholding course grade until submission of conference paper
I have recently been told by the professor of a particular course of mine, that our final grades will be withheld (given as an "Incomplete" which is later replaced by the final grade) until we ...
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Minimum requirement of Class X & XII result for admission in US university for MS/PhD [closed]
I have completed B.Sc. in Physics from Bangladesh with CGPA 3.95 (75%), HSC (Class XII) with 70% and SSC (Class X) with 50% marks.
Now I'm preparing for GRE and TOEFL.
Will the Class X GPA be ...
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Would transferring to a better school in the middle of a graduate program irreparably hurt my professional connections and academic reputation?
I did not get accepted into any good graduate programs. For various reasons, I feel I could do much better if I reapplied next year. This question isn't about the feasibility of doing so, but of the ...
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How hard it's to obtain a doctorate in Math from UC, Berkley? [closed]
I'm a final year student of M.Sc. in Mathematics. I want to pursue Ph.D. from UC, Berkley. But I've heard that UC, Berkley is the home for extremely talented peoples and of course I'm not among those ...
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Recommendation Letters for MS CS programs
I have graduated nearly 5 years ago and I want to get a Computer Science Master's degree from an above average school in U.S. or Canada, preferably a thesis based degree.
However, I am having ...
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Is GRE really required to get into a good university for MS in CS [duplicate]
I am a software engineer with 2 years of experience. I am very passionate about software and technology. I code the whole day, creating applications that my friends and I can use.
Now I have left my ...
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Delaying grad school vs. going to lower-ranked school
I'm currently a senior who wants to get a PhD in physics. However, my applications for grad school did not turn out as well as I'd hoped. Basically, I may only have the chance to go to a school which ...
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What factors should I consider when deciding between a general MBA vs. a specialized MBA?
I'm currently in the process of applying to business schools and I notice that nearly all of them have general MBA degrees and MBA degrees with different areas of concentration or specialization. I ...
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Can you sign more than 1 Master Promissory Note Concurrently?
I am in the process of choosing a Master's program. I have been approved for one program, but I'm still waiting to hear back from two other schools. The school that approved me said that they need ...
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Does your Alma Mater and U.S. News Rankings Really Affect Future Job Opportunities?
I'm in the process of trying to decide on which graduate program to attend. I am pursuing a Master's level degree in Computer Science in hopes of furthering my web development career. I would love ...
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How did someone receive BA and then become a scientist?
Take de Broglie
De Broglie had intended a career in humanities, and received his first degree in history. Afterwards, though, he turned his attention toward mathematics and physics and received a ...
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Points to consider when deciding whether to get married during a PhD
Marriage is a recurrent topic in the lives of most PhDs. The meagre pay and the burden of responsibility could make marriage in the middle of PhD look like a terrible idea. But on the positive side, ...
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withdrawing from a graduate program
I am in an MS program at a big university in the US, where I pay my own tuition.
I am not happy with the quality of education I am getting at this university.
I am thinking that after this quarter ...
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What is the optimal number of times one should meet one's PhD. advisor?
I see sad students who meet may be once in a month and they complaint of not having enough progress. I have seen systems where the prof meets almost every few hours on weekdays and the prof is ...
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How to deal with the frustration of doing PhD at a low-ranked university
Though I did my bachelor's at a top-notch college, because of low GPA I had to settle down for PhD at a low ranked university. Now I see that there is lack of intellectual atmosphere and very few ...
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“making it look good”- is it always important?
Recently I created a project report for the project that me and my classmate are working on. The project report goes to the external examiner to whom later we have to give a demo on our project.
Me ...
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Switching between different graduate departments within the same graduate school?
How difficult it is to switch between different graduate departments within the same graduate school? And how can a student initiate the process?
Some have told me that it's easier than getting into ...
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What should a proper email signature look like for graduate students?
So far, what I have is
First and Last Name
Title
Group/Lab Name
School Name
Address and Phone
I'm especially confused about the "title". I'm not sure if it should say "Graduate Student", ...
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As someone with low grades how can I prepare myself to study MSc in CS in USA?
I have completed Bachelor in IT from a third world country in 2008. I have achieved 49% marks.
I am 30 and working in a bank.
Now I want to study MSc in CS in the USA and eventually PhD.
I believe ...
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How many research interests should be included in a statement of purpose/objective
I am wondering how many research interest should be included in a statement of purpose. Is it better to include just one core interest or to include up to three as in my case?
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Issue on conditional PhD admission
I am an international student who has recently been officially admitted to a prestigious school in USA as a PhD candidate. I have sent them my transcript except my last year, which I was passing my ...
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3 years into my phd program in microelectronics, want to shift to theoretical physics
I joined a phd in microelectronics 2 years back. But requiring physics, I did log of physics courses and I have now developed a deep interest in mathematical physics and condensed matter. But that has ...
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Asked to Apply to another Program
I recently received a rejection letter from one of my top colleges for graduate studies. In addition to the standard rejection letter(for Program 1), I got another note from the chair of another ...
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Contributions of indirect research toward getting a post-doc
I am an engineering student, however, my graduate research is more inter-disciplinary (computational science). Which is good for me in some ways, because one of my better skills is programming, since ...
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Pumping up my GRE score, or getting some publishing under my belt?
I took an nontraditional track to academia. I went from the professional world, to full time community college educator (media/communications). Now as I plan to go forward, I realize that I NEED a PhD ...
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My advisor wants me to reinvent the wheel
My advisor introduced a model 15 years ago, published a lot of papers (including PNAS). Now, he makes me incorporate this model into well-established model from the neighboring field of research. I ...
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Very demanding adviser
I have an adviser who wants to know every minor details of my work and spend countless amount of time arguing with me over insignificant things. Basically, she tries to control everything I do, from ...
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Are mathematics REUs absolutely limited to undergraduates?
I had an amazing time at my REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) last summer. I would really love to do another one this year.
Problem is, I am about to graduate, so I will technically not ...
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Difference between 'PhD by Published Work' VS 'h.c. PhD' VS 'Dr hab'?
I have just learned of the 'PhD by published works' which appears to be a fairly common program for schools in the UK. Is this similar to an honoris causa conferral or is it some separate program?
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Unsolicited CVs from grad school applicants - ignore or try to help?
I am a graduate student in physics and every other month or so I get an e-mail from someone who wants a grad school or even postdoc position. These e-mails often start out "Dear Professor (my name)," ...
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Importance of GPA and GRE scores for grad school admissions
I was reading the following article by Mathew Might. HOWTO: Get into grad school for science, engineering, math and computer science
I saw the following the paragraph
What doesn't matter
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How do I plan for my PhD now that I have graduated with a Masters degree without thesis?
A bit of background: I am an Indian citizen with an undergraduate degree in Electronics from India and a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science (Funny, it is called ...
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What percentage of phds in math actually get a tenure track academic job?
I'm interested in knowing what percentage of math phds actually succeed in landing a tenure track academic job?
Also, does a phd from AMS Group 1 guarantees you an academic job in top universities? ...
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Need help and advice concerning how to apply and look for grad schools
I am very new to this grad school process and currently overwhelmed to the point of tears.
I graduated from Stony Brook with a degree in Sociology in 2010. I was also admitted to Alpha Kappa Delta ...
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Would getting a faster MSc instead of just BSc affect admission chances for PhD?
I will try to describe my situation briefly.
The university I'm currently studying at offers a 4-year Bachelor program in mathematics.
I am currently in my 3rd year and the program for the 4th year ...
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How to get back on track after falling behind
I'm a first year master student currently taking courses on the second semester. For the most part I did pretty good on the first semester except that I got behind in one course which is specially ...
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Acceptance into graduate math programs
I am not sure if this can be asked here. Recently, I have been hearing different views about my likelihood of getting accepted into a math graduate program. Thus, I decided to ask here.
The short ...
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How can I enter into the mathematics field at the graduate level when I only took a few math courses as an undergrad?
Background
I was ignorant as an undergraduate and didn't focus heavily in any specific area. I finally graduated with a single math/computer science degree that consisted of 5 math classes beyond ...
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What resources do you use when developing a new course from scratch?
I am in the process of developing two new state-of-the-art graduate courses. In the past five years I have been heavily involved in these fields and will use my own research and research from other ...
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how to present a talk on work in preparation
I guess this is very common, to do a presentation to your lab. I wonder how I can cite in my slides that the presented work will be part of a future paper.
I remember to see in past presentations a ...
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Statement of Purpose in Graduate School Application
First, I hope this isn't the wrong place to put a question like this.
I have a very specific graduate school question. I graduated last spring with my BS and intended to go to graduate school. I ...
