Questions about undergraduate life and study are off-topic here, and will be closed and deleted. This tag is for questions by academics about providing academic services to undergraduates.
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Where to study mathematics post graduate and what to do?
Hello I will soon be done with my undergraduate degree in Mathematics and a minor in Mathematical statistics. I have one more year left and have been getting by (A's and B's) but I want to slam my ...
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School recommendations for completing my computer science degree? [closed]
I began pursuing an undergraduate Computer Science degree from 2000-2005 but started working full-time in IT and never finished. I'm interesting in completing my degree by transferring credits for ...
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Is a combined BS/MS in math a good idea for pursuit of PhD?
If I want to continue mathematics into a PhD program, would doing a bachelor's and master's combined program be a good idea? Would I be required to retake some graduate courses in the PhD program? ...
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How to engage students in oral presentations?
Paper-based exams are not fully representative of knowledge, and it is good to consider oral presentations of students as a factor for the final grade to some extent. This is somehow the case in ...
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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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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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I am a 2nd year undergraduate student. What should I do now to prepare for my PhD?
I am a 2nd year undergraduate student in Aerospace Engineering, in India. I am really willing to go into Academia as a researcher. I am specifically interested in Aerospace Controls. Some points to ...
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Expectated undergraduate semesters and Requirements for Graduate Students
I have been wondering recently about how graduate schools and in general anyone who reviews my academic record views coops. By coop, I mean a semester taken off from undergraduate studies to work in a ...
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Going to Europe for BSc from U.S. - Grad School in U.S? (physics major)
Due to some rather odd circumstances, I've been contemplating if it's a wise move to go to Europe to complete my BSc.
Currently I'm finish up two classes at a CC (community college) here, and ...
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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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How much effort it takes to record video courses?
MIT's OpenCourseWare has many video courses, they are very helpful, but compare to the majority of MIT curriculum they're only a small part. So, how much effort does it take to record video courses?
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How to explain a bad grade to a delusional student?
I guess this comes up quite often in educational context. There is a student who attended a seminar where they were supposed to study an assigned research paper and deliver a presentation to the ...
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How necessary is a List of Figures and a List of Tables in an undergraduate dissertation?
I am writing an undergrad dissertation (word-limit 10,000 words) and am wondering if I should include a separate List of Figures and List of Tables Section after my Table of Contents?
I will have ...
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Undergraduate not doing homework (case method)
I've recently started teaching undergraduate students using the case method (management subjects). However, I'm finding that most of the students simply don't do the reading at home. Even though I (so ...
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lecturing (teaching methods) for a diverse group of students
I just started teaching three courses at small medical training college: anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, and microbiology. Most of the students have a weak background in the sciences, and ...
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Drawing Lines when Giving Ideas to Undergraduate Students
I teach quite a few 'unprepared' students and I find they struggle with finding source material on which to base their reports. Basically, they need to read a lot and apply theories to different ...
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How to deal with racial insensitivity in an academic environment?
I am an undergraduate research assistant in a biology lab. I was having an informal conversation while working at lab with my professor and a colleague of him. In the middle of our conversation, my ...
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Will a self-designed major lower my chance of acceptance for graduate school?
I am in the process of designing a major. However, I am worried that using a self-designed major can make an application look bad. As it stands, this potential major is about 70% computer science ...
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Do other countries have a oral exam system similar to French “colles”?
The French classes prépas system includes, during the first two years of undergraduate (post-baccalaureate) education, a series of regular oral exams, known as colles. Basically: every week during ...
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The importance of the title “Mathematical Physics” vs. “Physics” on one's degree for grad school/jobs
I've got a question for anyone that cares and knows how to help. I'm a third year physics student, currently enrolled in the "regular", straight-up physics stream. However, since I've realized I don't ...
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Is it hard to get a scholarship for graduate school in Mathematics?
I am currently majoring in Physics but I am thinking about changing my major to Mathematics because feel more attracted to it as a subject. However, I have been told that in Physics, one almost always ...
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I attended a poorly ranked school for my undergraduate education. Will this affect my chances for a PhD in economics?
I studied math and economics at a poorly ranked university, and I will graduate in the near future. I have a position lined up at a prestigious, data-heavy research institution, where I'll work with ...
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Is there a credit hours requirement for applying to a masters course?
I am currently taking an undergraduate degree, and by completion, i would have 112 credit hours accumulated.
This is fine and all if i don't have a plan to continue my studies or apply to a local ...
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Replacing tech reports: can we put good undergrad dissertations in arxiv?
My department requires dissertations from all honours students (being England, that's basically all of them). Some of these are extremely good, even though they are written by undergraduates. My ...
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Overlearn in undergraduate College - good or bad idea?
I have no choice but to take courses I've already learnt in college.
So is it a good idea to overlearn?
Would overlearning help me to get into graduate school?
There are many ways for me to spend ...
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How essential is your GPA for admissions to PhD programs to US universities in Theoretical Physics?
I am a Physics undergrad aspiring to pursue mathematical physics(string theory etc) as a future career. How much importance is given to your GPA by grad schools in the US or Europe for admitting ...
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How do MIT OpenCourseware and real MIT courses compare?
Are MIT courses much different from MIT OpenCourseWare? I am curious, because as a high schooler, I have some intent to study from MIT OpenCourseWare.
Will this allow me to be more comfortable if I ...
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How to demonstrate mastery of courses not taken during undergraduation
In this answer, Anonymous Mathematician says, "You need to demonstrate that you have mastered the undergraduate material that is less relevant for computer science. For example, mathematical analysis ...
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Coordination of a class taught by different professors: how to be fair to the students?
A typical freshman course on calculus has about 100 students every semester. If the course is divided into 4 sections, each has 25 students and a different instructor.
Because the instructors are ...
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Graduate early with average GPA, or later with better GPA?
I've seen similar questions here, and I wish there was a narrower tag than the broad soft-question and career-development.
I am currently a freshman/sophomore-to-be at a top ten math program in US. ...
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Will delaying entering grad school for a year to pursue study abroad put one at a strong disadvantage?
I'm a year away from getting my undergrad degree in (computer) engineering, with a minor in Japanese. I never had the opportunity to do a study abroad due to the rigors of the major. As some probably ...
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BSc in CPSC or CIS: How will this affect Grad School applications (Stanford, UBC)?
I am trying to decide whether or not I should pursue an undergrad in Computer Science (link to curriculum)
or an undergrad in Computer Information Systems (link to curriculum).
Specifically, I'd be ...
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Were there changes in approaches to undergraduate education in the 1970s or 1980s?
I was recently reading some papers regarding bridging the gap between academia and industry, specifically in undergraduate computer science and software engineering programs. The papers I read were ...
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Paper stolen by a co author and published as his own [duplicate]
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My research work stolen and published as his own by the co author without my consent
My research paper was stolen by a co author and now i have reported against her but ...
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Research on strategies for student recruitment
How do I find research on strategies for recruiting students into undergraduate programs?
I am an assistant professor at a small comprehensive 4-year public institution. My department (chemistry) ...
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What can I do to get an admit in a Neuroscience program?
About me:
I work full time often more than 60 hours a week but I want to go to
college to be a neuroscientist.
I live in the US and have bachelors
degree in Chemical Engineering.
My goal is to get ...
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How to transition into computer science
I currently hold a BA in Middle Eastern History, which was a pretty good fit for my last job in the Army. I'm getting ready to move on to the civillian world now, and computer science/programming has ...
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How can I get the rights to my final year project?
I live in the UK, study Computing and I'm about to start my final year. I have been told by friends that the University holds the right to my final year project. Is there a way of getting the rights ...
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Attending university as an adult freshman
After graduating high-school, I did not attend a university and instead decided to enter the work force. Eight years hence, I would like to pursue a university degree but I am not entirely sure which ...
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How will this departmental restructuring plan affect students and faculty?
I am an undergraduate Computer Engineering student at the University of Florida. In response to recent budget cuts to higher education in Florida, my department (Computer and Information Sciences and ...
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A better way to train future Theoretical Computer Science researchers
My questions:
Are there universites offering a B.Sc. in computer science aimed solely at giving the best training to future theoretical computer science researchers?
(in the universities I ...
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Should I stay in school?
I am most of the way through my freshman year at Washington State University, pursuing a BS in Computer Science. Going away to school has been rough, and I have been pretty depressed for most of the ...
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How to fruitfully utilize faculty-student orientation sessions at institutes you don't want to attend?
More than once, I have had (graduate school admissions) orientation sessions where the faculty of the institute introduce their fields, their research and what they expect from potential students ...
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Beginning PhD in related field without subject area expertise, will that be a problem?
I just finished an undergraduate degree in psychology, with a focus in biological sciences and pre-medicine courses. In looking at my options for graduate school, I've taken an interest in biomedical ...
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Attending graduate school at my undergraduate university
I've been told by numerous people that (1) my undergraduate university will be disinclined to bring me on as a graduate student, and that (2) it's a bad idea to attend grad school where you completed ...
