Questions tagged [application]
This tag refers to the application process for an academic course or an academic employment.
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Should I stay in my current PIs lab for grad school?
Should I stay in my current PIs lab?
I graduated from a Biology program with a 3.49. During that time I didn’t take many quantitative classes. I look calculus 1 and I’m currently competing a data ...
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Is my student applying to too many PhD programs in the US? (statistics / biostatistics)
I am in Asia, and one of my master student wants very much to go to the US to study for his PhD. He applied 25 PhD programs and has asked for a reference letter. I think 8-10 programs is quite enough.
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Is it risky or inappropriate to mention a history of substance abuse in a PhD application personal statement?
A PhD program that I am applying to requires a personal statement based on the following prompt: "what struggles have you overcome?"
Would it be risky to write something with the following ...
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Mailing address for retired people in teaching applications
I am applying to be a lecturer, where most of my references are professional references. I am being asked for a mailing address for references. Professionally, it seems awkward to ask for someone's ...
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Applying for PhD after Engineering work on MS
I'm considering revisiting a PhD, my last MS I felt I basically spent my time on engineering work the advisor needed to get done vs actual research. I was effectively an engineer working for a small ...
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What is the consequence on purposefully lying on grad-school application (town of birth)
Sam was really really uncomfortable in disclosing their actual biographic data such as the town of birth (similar to Gaza). Sam felt that they will be discriminated.
There was no option to "...
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Attendance Date in PhD
I am applying for PhD for Fall 2024 in the US, I am still pursuing my masters degree. In the applications they ask for the attendance date for every institution, I am expecting to graduate in Spring ...
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A potential postdoc PI contacted my Ph.D. advisor without asking me for the contact info. Is this common?
I'm a recent Ph.D. graduate looking for a postdoc opportunity in the US. I recently interviewed with my potential PI, and at the end he said we will discuss later. A week or two after the interview, ...
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How important is it to disclose all of academic records for graduate school application, especially ones that are seemingly trivial?
I've done all my undergraduate and MS in a country that I'm not a citizen of. After my MS, I did not want to continue studying at the school I was in and even wanted to switch my studies. However, I ...
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What if letters of reference is not strong enough for PhD schools, in spite of having achieved top-graded master thesis?
I am having a problem that is beyond my control and I do not know how to address:
having enough strong letters of reference to support my PhD candidature.
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Assessment Criteria for Scrutiny of PhD Applications [closed]
I have been applying for a PhD position mostly in European countries. There are specific PhD job portals, in most of the European countries, where the specific PhD position is advertised and you can ...
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How bad will refusing to defend PhD look on industry-job applications?
I have been a PhD student (Pure Mathematics) for the full PhD time in my country (a northern European country) and am very vexed with my supervisor and the department I have worked in.
Education is ...
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How to cite oneself as co-author without all names, for graduate school CV application?
I saw someone posed similar question before, but I would like to know for biostatistics/clinical trials papers, if my name is listed in the 10th authors, how should I cite the work without mentioning ...
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Which letter of recommendation to use for graduate application?
I am currently studying in a CS Bachelor's program in the EU and applying for CS Master's programs next year. I have successfully asked 4 people for recommendation letters, but I don't know which one ...
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Why do so many institutions choose their own systems for application process rather than universal systems like mathjobs.org or interfolio?
Why do so many institutions choose their own systems for application rather than universal systems like mathjobs.org or interfolio where letter writers don't have to upload their letters multiple ...
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"Password" on Job Application as a Part of the Address
I am applying for a postdoc position, and on the advertisement page, there is the address in case you want to send it via post, followed by an email address for sending it via email (as a single PDF ...
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Is It Appropriate to Provide a Professor's Assistant's Email in the Application System?
I'm currently in the process of applying to a graduate program and have a question regarding the submission of recommendation letters.
I have a professor who has agreed to provide a recommendation ...
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Is it expected to pursue a PhD after being a pre-doctoral research assistant with a professor
Does being a research assistant but previous to being a doctoral student under one specific professor mean that you are expected to apply for a PhD with them as supervisor in the following year?
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GRE mathematics subject test
I received a scaled score of 480 and it seems it is not a nice score for GRE mathematics subject test. Should I include it or should I not include it in my application for masters in astrophysics in ...
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Applied to Ph.D. position in Norway; process has taken 5 months so far [duplicate]
So I applied to two positions in Norway, and the process has been slow. I know it would be slow but not this slow.
For the 1st position: I knew it would open because of a professor who was interested ...
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Extending the PhD Project into Post-Doc
I am an early career researcher about to finish my PhD in six months or so. My area ispolitical science, and I study a very interesting conjunction of a few research areas. I found a good post-doc ...
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Can I write "paper accepted without revisions" on a CV?
I am a recent Ph.D. graduate applying to postdoc positions, and I am a bit uneasy about the small number of publications I have worked on. However, the main paper I worked on during my Ph.D. was ...
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Appropriate Timing for Follow-Up After Positive Initial Response from Prospective Postdoc Advisor (Math) [duplicate]
I am a final year Ph.D. student in a US math department and I am in the process of applying for Postdoc positions.
After applying for a Postdoc position at a top 40 school, I emailed a professor I am ...
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Should I Read a Draft of a Recommendation Letter?
A professor writing a letter of recommendation for me sent a draft to my email and asked for my input. For context, I'm applying to graduate humanities programs in the US and already officially waived ...
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Importance of Internships and Research Experience for Admission to Master's or Ph.D. Programs in Pure Mathematics
I am a first-year undergraduate student majoring in mathematics and plan to pursue a master's degree in pure mathematics, with aspirations toward a career in academia. However, I am curious about the ...
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In college and grad-school applications, will the information of self-identified sex information be shared among all reviewers?
Speaking out one's own unusual sexual identity and unusual sex-orientation sometimes take a huge amount of bravery, yet most university applicants in USA are required to disclose that information (...
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Considerations for applying to postdoc positions and contacting faculty
I am applying for postdoc positions using the Mathjob website. I've noticed that some universities inquire if I've been in contact with faculty members in their departments. I applied for several of ...
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Master's supervisor said he didn't post projects because he's not taking in any students but said I should apply anyway for PhD in his group?
Basically the title. I have met my supervisor to ask for a LOR and he was genuinely surprised when I said I'm also applying to his group. He said he had already taken in 3 students and didn't want to ...
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I wrongly emailed a professor from a personal email, should I send the email again from my institutional email or wait?
I was writing to a professor from another university about the possibility of an internship in his lab, but I thought I sent it from my university email only to later realize I sent it from my ...
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Choosing a benchmark
I am a professor currently involved in our accreditation application. In one section of the application, I must define our program strengths based on statistical data. Our statistical data is ...
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How important it is to mention future research interests to a supervisor when asking for a LOR?
I saw this answer and thought I shot myself in the foot by messing up my meeting with my supervisor when asking for a letter of recommendation and not clearly mentioning what I am interested in. I did ...
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Should I tell the truth or just say I was a RA?
I am applying to PhD programs for the fall 2024 cycle in the US. However, I am very worried because I previously was a PhD candidate in Europe for 6 months. I left because of harassment and bullying. ...
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Number of recommendation letters while applying through Mathjobs
I am applying for postdoc positions in math. In MathJobs, I can add 5 recommendation letters (4 for research and 1 for teaching) for any position even if the position specifically asks for 4 letters. ...
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Is there such a thing as "too much overlap" with the PhD supervisor?
Currently I am applying for PhDs in social anthropology in UK. I have multiple applications going on at the moment. One of my possible supervisors is directly working on the issue I proposed for my ...
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How can I appeal an apparently unethical decision to take down a job posting early?
I've found a call for PhD students or data scientists at a certain university. The instructions were very clear that applications would be accepted until Oct 12th 2023, and only then they would be ...
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How do I demonstrate that I've read relevant research in a motivation letter
I am an undergraduate applying for a research internship at another university. The application guidelines for the position specify that the motivation letter must show that the applicant has read a ...
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Transcript in bad print
I am going to apply for MS programs in The US and the transcripts I received for my bachelors from my former university are just xerox of my original marksheet with verification stamp and sign of ...
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Top 3% in Reference Letter when applying to Yale
I am applying for a master's program at Yale university. My advisor has given me a draft of his reference letter for me. Overall it is a very nice letter, and finishes "[name] always shows great ...
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Should I explain my grades in my application to grad school?
First, some general information about me. I am studying in an integrated bachelor's and master's program majoring in biology at a top-20 institute in India. In most aspects, my application (in my ...
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Applying for a PhD as a disabled person: apply for preferential access?
I am about to apply for a PhD position at a European university as an EU citizen.
I suffer from a physical disability. As such, I have the right to apply for preferential access due to my disability ...
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Can I include high school info in CV for PhD application?
I'm a Master's student who is applying for Ph.D in the U.S. In my case, I graduated from high school (China), undergraduate (Canada), Master's (Korea, my home country) in all different countries. So I ...
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Caltech: Chemistry vs. Chemical Engineering Ph.D.—What's the Real Difference?
I'm exploring Ph.D. programs at Caltech in both Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. I have a few questions to better understand the implications of choosing one over the other:
Besides coursework, ...
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How do I ask for a few extra days to consider an offer of a PhD postion?
I emailed professor X some weeks ago. They had no PhD position open but told me they would get in touch again when and if some grant were to be approved (they might have a position then).
He now ...
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Which is more important in choosing a PhD programme: institution or advisor? [duplicate]
Short and simple question: as a prospective PhD student, should I consider applying to universities which aren't as good/prestigious (still top 500 worldwide, for instance) in my area, in order to ...
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Applying for a PhD in a different area
I've seen many posts in this website about changing fields (sample: 1, 2, 3, etc...). This is very reassuring for me, since I wanted to do just that. Just to sum up, I want to study an area of ...
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What distinguishes the people who get academic jobs from the people who don't? [closed]
Is it that the people who land the jobs are harder working, or better at networking, have more famous advisors, have more prestigious papers, or something else?
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Getting back into academia after a two-year gap
Two years ago, I got my degree from a master's programme in theoretical physics. After graduation, I took some time off as I felt burnt out after completing my studies away from home during the ...
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PhD offer: what to do after a long reflection pause?
I have been offered a PhD position (to which I did not apply, it was from a professor who knows me). I am not entirely sure about accepting, but for various reasons I don't want to give a negative ...
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About Graduate schools requiring ALL transcripts before application
I finished my Bachelor's degree this summer and enrolled in a one-year master's program starting this September. I will be applying for math PhD programs in the USA this December. The problem is that ...
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Postdoc or permanent position
I am finishing my PhD soon and am working on computational chemistry within biomolecules.
On the one hand, I would love to go for a postdoc: to learn something and also earn a bigger penny. On the ...
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