Questions tagged [application]
This tag refers to the application process for an academic course or an academic employment.
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Transferring PhD due to Colleague Harassment
I am a first year PhD student. I have no issues regarding academics and relationships with faculty. Unfortunately, there is a fellow student in the department who is making my life very difficult. The ...
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Transferring to another Ph.D. program
I came here to ask some questions regarding transferring to another Ph.D. program.
I am in a top-tier Stat Ph.D. program, under a well-known advisor. However, security problems keep becoming more ...
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Dismissed from PhD due to disability-related misconduct: how to answer question about dismissal?
I committed plagiarism at the end of my PhD. My psychiatrist found that the plagiarism is related to a psychiatric disorder (mental health problem). I have published many papers in top journals and ...
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How to best navigate a bad grade in senior year?
I’m in my undergraduate senior year and by the looks of it I’ll be getting a failing grade in an elective math course. For reference I want to apply to a theoretical physics Masters degree, but in a ...
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Giving recommandation contact for applying to a PhD: How does it work?
I want to apply for an open position in Luxembourg I found. They ask me to give email addresses of at least 2 references who can provide a reference letter if contacted.
Two of my professors agreed to ...
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PhD student leaving current program for reasons of safety. Recommendations for what to do next in terms of schools and catching up?
I am a PhD student who lost a year in school due to factors beyond my control.
First, several non-school related issues made it difficult for me to focus on school. Then, a little later, I was ...
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Including divorce in CV
Suppose a postdoc spent 3 years going through a heavy divorce but was still working full time. But it meant he didn't focus on good career development. Can and should he include this in his CV when ...
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What is the purpose of asking whether a prospective grad student would attend the program in the absence of financial aid?
I need financial support to join a specific university. There is a question in the Master's application that says "Will you be willing to join the program even if you didn't receive financial aid? "
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How to find research opportunities in humanities?
I need some advice about how to gain research experience when I have been working in the industry for about 10 years.
I was recently rejected by all the graduate programs I applied to. Granted, they ...
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Would language difficulties be considered a valid excuse for a poor masters performance when applying for a PhD?
I recently completed a masters in a foreign country. I didn't know the language until the summer directly before, and foolishly thought that taking courses in a different language would be an ...
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Meaning of "Higher Education Entrance Qualification" in the application form of a german university
I am applying for a masters degree in Mathematics at a University in Germany.
I already have done a bachelors in my home country X ( Bachelor of Arts with math as 1 of subjects)and a masters in my ...
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Does a teaching assistant position improve your PhD application?
I am currently working on a Master's degree in mathematics and was recently offered a teaching assistant position for a graduate-level course that covers material I am really comfortable with.
My ...
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What should I do if I get multiple PhD offers? [closed]
I have spread my Ph.D. inquiry to several places, varying from low-rank to high-rank universities (for me, high rank is <100 and low rank is >500). I expected to get admission in the Winter ...
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Should I give up on pursuing a PhD in Europe if I performed poorly in my master?
I'm currently a master student in an Erasmus Mundus program. Unfortunately for me, I have been doing badly. My overall grade on the first 3 semesters is a C. So far only my master thesis remains but I ...
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What motivates requiring a diversity statement from minority applicants?
Applying for many academic positions in North America often requires a diversity statement.
As someone who is a disabled, racial, sexual and religious minority, immigrant, and someone who grew up poor,...
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Does Honours results have an expiry date like a Bachelor degree does?
I completed a First class Honours degree in 2000 and I am now considering doing a PhD. In Australia, degrees older than 10 years are no longer considered valid academically and I was wondering if it ...
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To Master or not to Master (again), or how do you fill a gap year?
Ph.D. Applications went wrong this year
I am currently a master's student in pure mathematics at a top university in the UK. This year I applied for PhDs across Europe and the US (10 applications), ...
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Asking other US universities about the status of my PhD application after the April 15 deadline has passed
I have received an email from a US university asking if I am still available to accept an admission offer to their PhD math program. They mentioned that I was in the "top group" on their ...
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A time frame for a faculty position application application in UK
Let us imagine that I am uploading the application for a faculty position (e.g. lecturer) in a university in UK today. What to expect next? Should I wait for their reply anyway or only in the case ...
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Quitting a PhD program and reapplying to a different (though somewhat related) field?
Back in my original cycle, I applied right out of undergrad for a couple of programs that I initially thought could fit my interests well. All of them ended up falling into two fields, Engineering or ...
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Compensating for a bad undergraduate record so as to get into a good graduate school [duplicate]
I am currently a final-year undergraduate student of economics. I am among the top ten of my class. I am in Europe so my degree program would usually take me 3 years; I am going to complete it in two. ...
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Emailing physics department professors for a PhD position in condensed matter/ atomic and optical physics
I am currently working in the field of my undergrad study in "computational systems and microelectronics". I have pursued my graduate masters project in Quantum Transport which have gotten ...
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Possibility of rejection in Polish (Poland) PhD programme after finding possible advisor
This is my first question here so if this has been asked again I am sorry for the duplicate
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Recently I contacted a faculty member of a Polish university in order to apply for a PhD position ...
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Showing interest / Applying for PhD position that has just opened, before finishing Master studies
Currently I am working towards Master in Computer Science degree, hoping to be done by the end of the year.
Last month a new professor moved to our University and now there are open Phd positions in ...
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How common is it for advertised PhD positions to already be taken by an internal candidate?
I was wondering how common it is that advertised PhD positions have actually already been given to internal candidates and if there are any signs indicative of this.
I am currently looking for a PhD ...
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How to put time spent self-studying on grad application in a verifiable way
Since my university doesn't have algebraic geometry courses or professors (*), I'm self studying algebraic geometry with the goal of finishing prerequisites before transferring. I've already started ...
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How to transfer to a better math grad school as a 1st year student? [closed]
I'm a 1st year math PhD student and wish to transfer. I applied to transfer fall 2023 to 16 schools but didn't get in anywhere. I'm going to try again, but first I'll answer why I wish to transfer and ...
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Asking US grad schools for feedback on application after rejection
I've applied to several US grad schools for PhD math and one of my rejection letters stated that I can contact them regarding their decision. I would benefit from knowing whether their reason of ...
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Can a department recommendation for a graduate program be rejected by the Graduate College? [duplicate]
I applied to a graduate program and received a "congratulations" letter from the department commitee saying they recommended my application to the Graduate College. I was wondering if I ...
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Choosing between very different presentation topics for PhD application
I have an interview for a theoretical physics PhD position next week. I have been requested to prepare a 10 minute presentation of some of my recent work for the interview. Herein lies my dilemma: my ...
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Should I enroll in a PhD program if I feel like I might master out later?
Here is my current situation: I am a physics student completed my undergrad degree at a US university last year. I got accepted to their PhD program and deferred a year to come to a UK university to ...
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Could I contact with professor and apply for phd position in Germany in the last semester of master study?
I am in the last semester of my master study in Germany and going to publish my master thesis. However, I still need about two months to graduate. Could I contact with the professor in advance and ...
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Grad schools in which countries, besides the US, allow you time to figure out your research topics?
I am applying for a PhD in Math at US grad schools mainly because they allow you one or more years of coursework to figure out your research interests and potential advisors. Are there any other ...
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I lost my research assistantship due to poor grades and miscommunication. Does this count as being "fired" from a job on future applications?
I was in a graduate program in the sciences and started with full funding + stipend which came from a research assistantship. I then lost the assistantship after a year mainly due to miscommunication -...
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Recommendation letters for multiple applications
I am planning to apply to a lot of positions including faculty positions, postdocs, and in the industry. I do have a list of recommenders who would recommend me. My question is, if I apply for 100 ...
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Is it possible to apply for another PhD program after resignation from my previous PhD program during the probation period?
I want to describe my situation first. I was employed in a German institute as a PhD researcher with a contract. I had to go through a six-month probation period. However, since the first day in this ...
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How to communicate with my former co-advisor and professors I want to decline a PhD offer to re-apply next year? [closed]
Recently, I got accepted into a very top PhD program in humanities will full-funding in the UK (Cambridge). On paper, my situation seems ideal. However, I strongly doubt whether or not I should accept ...
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Ph.D. admission in Nordic countries with mediocre grades w. good publications in unconventional fields [closed]
I have a master's degree in Geography and Urban Planning with mediocre GPA scores (15.5/20 or B). I graduated from a public university in the middle of nowhere that has a strict test system in which ...
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Bringing your own grant as a postdoc to a group that has rejected you
I had an interview for a postdoctoral position with a group with a big grant, who later rejected my application, the official reason being that "some [...] important aspects of [the project] ...
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Two professors won't respond to grade issues -- No credit for work which would have raised my grades to an A. What GPA to write on CV/Resume? [closed]
The past two semesters these professors in some non-rigorous courses back to back have disregarded my communications regarding a grading error they or their TA's have made. One was an attendance/class ...
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"Expect" Nature publication for PhD?
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publication for PhD?
I am currently applying as a PhD student in a group at the intersection of experimental physics and engineering in a rather ...
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Do Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) struggle with LaTeX generated resumes?
So I have started putting my (LaTeX generated, classic thesis .cls file) resume out there in job applications and this one question has been bugging me. Are Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) able to ...
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Considering reapplying to a PhD program due to family emergency
During last year's CS PhD application season, several elderly family members of mine were hospitalized due to COVID-19. I was greatly impacted by this event as they looked after me during my teenage ...
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My post-doc is ending and I am applying to faculty positions. In the mean time, does being unemployed look better than taking an industry job?
I am doing my first postdoc in pure mathematics, which will come to an end in four months. I have been applying for numerous positions, of course, but to no avail. It is about time (has been some ...
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Better chances of getting in if university would like to review my incomplete application? [closed]
I had recently applied to a somewhat niche Master's program (~100 applicants for ~20 places per year, according to the University's statistics) at a top university (top 5 QS in various disciplines)¹.
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Can I ask a former lab partner for a letter of recommendation?
I'm applying for a summer internship at a big biology research lab in my city. This is such a fantastic opportunity and it would be such a tremendous help careerwise to get this experience. The ...
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What if professors I mentioned in my PhD application are not accepting students
I recently applied to US universities and contacted professors I mentioned in the application. In one particular case (the most important one), all three professors are not accepting students. Would ...
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Got accepted to top-choice PhD program. Drop other interviews?
After applying to 10+ schools, I heard back from my top-choice program, interviewed with them, and was just informed that I was accepted. Given this program has always been (and still very much is) my ...
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Do universities look at the metadata of the recommendation letters?
My university did not have English letterheads. My professors asked me to go to the IT division and ask for one, so, I went and received an image of the letterhead, then I put the letterhead in a word ...
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Having a really short time to accept a PhD offer
I got a PhD offer from a good university, and they told me that I should announce my final decision in less than four days. Many other universities have not started interviews yet, and I really want ...
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