Questions tagged [application]
This tag refers to the application process for an academic course or an academic employment.
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Could it be beneficial for me to not disclose my gender/ethnicity in an REU application?
I am an undergraduate in the US applying to REUs in mathematics. Every REU I am applying to through MathPrograms has a section where you can choose to fill out your gender/race, along with a message ...
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What does the question: "Any faculty contacts in our department?" mean?
I am applying to some Math REUs this summer and on some applications I have the following question:
Any faculty contacts in our department?
I suppose I just say "no," or "0," ...
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I missed an application deadline, but it wasn't entirely my fault. How can I still be considered?
About a week ago, I went to submit the application for the mathematics PhD program at one of my top choice schools. The form told me I had missed the deadline, which was December 15th. I had January ...
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Letter of recommendation contains wrong name of journal, how will this hurt my application?
I’m really freaked out. My professors and manager have submitted my LOR’s to colleges. When I asked one of my professors to send me the letter she wrote for me, I noticed that she mentioned the paper ...
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Is it OK to ask the professor I am applying to for a recommendation letter?
I am in the final year of my master's and the professor who supervised my bachelor's thesis is offering a PhD position that I would like to apply to (the professor even encouraged me to do so).
They ...
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PhD programs in Machine Learning: Is it mandatory to have publications at top venues prior to applying?
I am a recent MSc graduate of a program in Machine Learning and Data Science with a BSc in Economics, and currently looking for Ph.D. opportunities in machine learning. Given my BSc background and the ...
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How to tell the supervisor that I am not interested in his project?
I am applying for a PhD program at the University in the US. I was contacted by one supervisor who after reviewing my PhD application material, thought that I am suitable to join his research team and ...
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Slightly incorrect info in the recommendation letter [duplicate]
Recently, when my coach submitted his recommendation letter, it mentioned that I was captain since junior year. However, I was nominated during spring time of my sophomore year, so I put down varsity ...
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Is my PhD application for a famous university over for a bad letter of recommendation?
This year, I decided to apply to a top program in my field in a very good university.
Part of my application needed to include 3 to 4 letters of recommendation, one of them from my advisor / co-...
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LOR from advisor who hasn't taught me but knows me well
I am applying to math REUs in the United States, which require letters of recommendation. I wanted to ask my faculty advisor for the letter - I get along well with them, they have seen my progress ...
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Humor in a personal statement
As I write personal statements for graduate school, I want to highlight my hard work through humor and also just show my personality. As someone who works full time (in order to fund my education) as ...
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Can I reapply for a master's degree If I already failed a master's degree?
I heard that if you fail a master's degree, you'll have a tough time reapplying for another one. Is that true? I had a really bad experience with the one I'm doing currently (Artificial Intelligence ...
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Mistake on resume for grad school application [duplicate]
So, I noticed a small typo in my resume two weeks after submitting it. In my professional summary, I accidentally put "counselling" instead of "counseling". Are small typos ...
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Advice for strengthening PhD applications
I'm a recent social sciences master's graduate based in the UK, and I'm interested in making PhD applications next year. I would like to take the year I have available to gain some kind of experience, ...
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Best way to discreetly share a link to your academic website when a PhD math application doesn't request a CV
I’m not from the US and I'm applying to US grad schools for a PhD in Math and I'd like to share my academic website containing details about six of my favourite courses that I took in my masters and ...
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How should I investigate and respond to a potentially false claim of a publication in the CV of an applicant?
I was reviewing an application for a grant and found out that one of the applicants has included a publication on his CV that does not exist in the journal. It was supposedly published several years ...
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Contacting recommender to submit the remaining letters
I am applying for graduate schools these days. One of my recommenders had submitted all but three letters before the deadline. I emailed him last week about the three letters. He then submitted one ...
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What should I do with late LoR, after submitting PhD applications?
I submitted a bunch PhD applications for US programs, but a very important letter of recommendation didn't make it before the deadline. I have the required number of letters, but for this one letter I ...
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Is redacting the names of other grad schools I'm applying to in my unofficial GRE and TOEFL score report acceptable?
I've been asked to upload these reports in the admissions form but both of them combined mention names of several of the US math grad schools I'm applying to for Fall 2023. I've read in other posts ...
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Should I mention a "math depression" I went through in my letter of motivation?
I am a master student in mathematics studying in Europe and I am applying to several graduate schools in the USA. They aren't all Top 10 in these dubious rankings, but I am applying to Harvard, ...
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Parts of my e-mail address can be seen as controversial in Western countries. Can this affect my Ph.D applications?
I have already finished my Mathematics Ph.D. application form for several universities. However, I noticed that my email address in my CV and personal information contains the number "666", ...
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Can I still apply for a masters degree if I was suspended during my first year in undergrad for plagiarism?
I plead guilty and was suspended for plagiarism (for a lab exercise) during my first year in undergrad. I felt extremely bad and apologized to my professor on the spot without even thinking of ...
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Which papers should I choose to discuss in a postdoc application?
A recent job advert for a postdoc position asks for a list of publications along with a discussion of up to three selected papers. I have eight papers in total and am wondering which would be best to ...
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Why do American universities have so many general education courses?
Americans spend 12 years in school which is more than in many places, yet, when they come to university, they continue to study a general education program that may be unrelated to their major.
My ...
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Is it necessary to mention that you discontinued your BS at one place if you have a BS from another place, in your PhD math application?
I am applying to several US grad schools for a PhD in Math for fall 2023. After my schooling I got admitted to a prestigious research institute (say X) in my country for a BS with double honors. I had ...
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Can I ask a friend who works as a therapist for recommendation letter for grad degree to become a therapist?
I am applying for a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling to become a therapist. I'm looking for a third recommendation for my application, and I have a friend who works as a therapist. We did ...
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Life story on Ph.D SOP
I am applying to math Ph.D programs from U.S universities for next fall.
Frankly, I was not a good student during my Bachelor's degree. Instead, I did many things towards finding my real dream: what I ...
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Postdoc application rejected by HR, should I email the PI to inquire?
I recently applied for a postdoc position at a research institute in the UK via their job portal. I didn't contact the PI in advance because the job advert was already posted. However, after 3 weeks, ...
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Is getting a reference letter from both advisors a good idea?
I am applying for a postdoc which is asking for 2 referees. I have a main and co-supervisor who would both write a good letter and know me well. Is it best that I put them both down or is it best ...
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Can I reuse part of an essay for an application to a different program at the same school
Asking for a(n international) friend. She has gotten into and is weeks away from completing her masters at a public university in the US (California). She is now applying to PhD programs and wondering ...
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Does a chemistry degree disqualify me from getting into the quantum computing field?
I'm currently in my second year of chemistry bachelor, which I love for giving me interdisciplinary insight into the world around us. My favourite course is quantum mechanics and recently I became ...
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Can I mention my current grad school in my PS for PhD application to other schools?
I am currently a master's student at upenn, and I am trying to apply for phd in other schools. Would it be okay if I explicitly mention upenn in personal statement because I was trying to talk about a ...
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Pros and cons of asking for an application fee waiver for PhD math
I'm considering applying to several grad schools in the US for a PhD in math as an international applicant and the combined cost of those applications, gre/toefl official score costs, official ...
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Do I need to list a school I attended as a non-degree seeking student on CV?
I am currently applying for some graduate programs and got a question regarding my CV. I took one course at a different institution than the university I am graduating from. I attended the college as ...
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How can I transit from one area to another when moving toward my PhD?
I'm currently a master's student in mathematical physics preparing my applications for PhD. I've been working on my current research topic (say A) for 3 years, and all of my publications/talks are in ...
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What to choose for a writing sample?
I am applying to a PhD program in the US (nutritional sciences), and they require me to submit a writing sample, but as I'm from Spain all of my previous work is in Spanish. I have thought about ...
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Are they asking for 3 reference letters or a list of reference contacts?
I want to apply for an open position as a postdoctoral fellow at NYU. The following sentence appears in the instructions:
Application Instructions: Please be sure to include at least 3
academic ...
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Is applying to "non-obvious" programs truly a good idea?
One professor at our institute gave all his students the same advice when it comes to Ph.D. application: apply to non-obvious programs at top universities. Here "obvious programs" refer to ...
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Should I email professor to update the motivation letter included with my PhD application?
I have submitted my PhD application. I like it very much but I want to update my motivation letter with more details.
Should I do it?
I don't know if this kind of behaviour is too pushy or impolite.
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Recommendation letter from a faculty who lost affiliation
I'm currently applying for the Ph.D. programs in the United States. My academic instructor has been notified that he violated some immigration regulations (he is not U.S. resident) and he lost his ...
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Guideline for Statement of purpose
In the guidelines for the statement of purpose for a PhD one of them says this: "A self-assessment of any past research experience and analytical skills.". This is my first ever statement of ...
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Do admissions committees consider financial aspects of the candidate?
Recently, I posted a question about including humor in a personal statement for PhD school applications. In this question, I mentioned that I work full-time as a carpenter, in addition to working ...
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which one is better to use for scholarship application: personal or institutional email?
should I use my university domain email to show the admission committee that I am an academic staff, or my personal email for scholarship application?
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How, if I should at all, to explain a really bad academic year in PhD application?
At the beginning of Covid, more specifically the year 2020-2021, I did a 1-year master's program in math but I have received very bad grades. I was very distracted by the illness of two of my keen ...
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How should I format code words in my personal statement?
I'm applying to Master's programs for Statistics. In my personal statement, I mention the names of some R packages like car, ggvis, and effects when I talk about professors that I would be interested ...
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Influence of the familiarity of the university with recommender to application success
I am an international applicant trying to apply for a PhD program in Europe in mathematics and I am a bit confused regarding whom to ask the second recommendation letter. There are two professors I ...
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If you did not get called for an interview, is it safe to assume that your Ph.D. application was not shortlisted? (Please see additional details.)
Last year, I submitted an application to a PhD program at a Canadian university. The university's website says that shortlisted applicants must expect to be interviewed in February 2022. If I don't ...
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My main contribution as a first author eventually diminished over multiple rejection cycles. Can I still state it in my research statement?
A paper I lead from inception contained two major components. Unfortunately, the reviewers insisted that we focus on just one of them, and a decision was made to focus less on the component that I ...
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Is it possible to get into a good PhD program with little research experience? [duplicate]
A little bit background. I am a junior physics student in US and want to get into an US PhD program. I am interest in theoretical high energy physics. My background is not bad. I have self-learnt some ...
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Would universities in US consider undergraduate applications that are incomplete if they are from countries with serious issues like politics
I am a self taught developer, well... almost ready to publish my first android app.
I haven't been able to go to college since graduated from high school in 2020 because of political reasons. Covid ...
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