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Is it possible to overcome poor undergrad performance with a masters at a much lower ranked institution?
I have browsed extensively on academia.se and generally understand from similar questions (e.g. Doing bad in undergraduate but good in a masters program and How does the admissions process work for Ph....
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Worried about Ws (withdrawals) on transcript and letters of reccomendation for a masters program
Disclaimer: W stands for withdrawal, it’s when a student withdrawals from a course regardless of grades after a certain deadline for course changes.
I graduated from a Big10 Engineering school with a ...
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Explaining slightly low grades in SOP for top schools
I'm a computer science student with a 3.8/4.0 trying to get into schools like MIT, Berkeley, etc. (at that tier) for their MS programs in CS. My undergrad school is a top 20 school (in the 10-20 range)...
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How can I overcome bad/low GPA to graduate adimissions?
First: I want to do grad school, and I'm a undergraduate student.
Now, I have a really bad GPA. My probable final GPA value will be 2.0, and I'm an international student. Still, I have two papers ...
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To submit or not to submit GRE Scores for PhD programs in the United States [closed]
With the GREs being phased out of so many PhD applications in the sciences, I think this question is reasonably fresh.
I have taken the GRE and scored in the 70 percentiles for verbal and math. I ...
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Will pass/no pass grades in an extracurricular affect graduate school admissions?
I work for the student newspaper on campus and as a part of it we take a class. On my transcripts, it is listed as Independent Study, and I take it every quarter Pass/No Pass simply because it's an ...
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How can I show the admission board that I'm better than my academic record says
I'm a last year student of a degree in mathematics ( and another in physics) in Spain.
I'm starting graduate education next year and I need some advices on how to improve my chances to get into ...
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How can I use my mathematical background when applying to physics PhD program?
I am a senior undergraduate and I am in the process of applying to physics graduate programs in the US.
Through my course of study, I've been excited about the interplay between physics and ...
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What's required for a PhD in pure math at MIT? [closed]
I'm new to college and I was wondering.
I want to complete a PhD in pure math at MIT.
Could you complete a Bachelor's degree at another university or would you have to get a Master's degree before ...
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European student trying to get a clear picture of US PhD system
I am born and educated in a northern European country.
After I graduate I want to continue doing research within the topics I am passionate about. Much of the research I am interested in happens in ...
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Does being accepted in a PhD program guarantee that my tuition is payed for?
I'm a prospective psychology PhD student, and one of the most intimidating problems was tuition expenses, but I've checked a number of PhD programs (NYU, Carniege-Mellon, Princeton) and they all say ...
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Chances of being accepted into Canadian PhD program with Masters from Germany [closed]
I will be starting my Masters in Mathematics in University of Würzburg, Germany from this coming winter semester. I completed my Bachelors from University of Calgary, Canada but because of my low GPA (...
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To what extent can good Honours marks and research experience make up for middling undergrad grades?
I am halfway through my Honours at an Australian University and am wanting some advice about grad school admissions and acceptance.
Last year I got accepted into an honours program at one of the top ...
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How to offset poor undergraduate performance in core classes?
I recently did not do so well in a couple undergraduate core classes, what are my options to make up for this on a grad school application?
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I am applying to a Philosophy Master degree which I have little experience on, what should I do with my CV and cover letter? [closed]
I did Economics for my Undergrad but I switched to Philosophy for my Taught master degree. I absolutely love Philosophy but I only have a Merit for it, so I didn't think I would be competent enough ...
