Questions tagged [canada]
On standards or conventions specific to the higher education system in Canada, which differs in structure and style from the systems in other parts of the world.
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NSERC (canadian institution) asks for Times New roman, can I use another font? [closed]
I need to write an outline of my research for a grant. The orginization I am applying to, NSERC asks for:
"Body text in a minimum 12 pt Times New Roman font"
Well here's a little problem, I ...
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Going from a Canadian Master's to an American PhD? [CS]
This was inspired by another question here.
In Canada (and Europe as I believe), the graduate school process is a little different than in the US. The default here for people going into academia/...
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What if university guidelines are not clear about contacting professors/potential advisors?
Some universities do not clearly state that I should not or must not contact potential PhD advisors. For instance, one says it is not "necessary" to contact an advisor during the application ...
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Department of Engineering does this my research plan for MSc falls? [closed]
I have written to so many professors to be my supervisor for fall 2022 in a research plan that involves design and construction of a power converter for a new charging system for Multirotor Unmanned ...
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Do I have to submit my high school transcript if "transcripts for all current and previous post-secondary study" are required?
I want to apply for a PhD in Canada. The webpage of the university says that I have to submit "transcripts for all current and previous post-secondary study". Does that include high school ...
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Would blogs and extracurricular activities be considered for admission to master's programs in the US and Canada?
I am a 16-year-old from India, and I am currently in my Junior Year of high school. I'm planning to apply to master's programs in six years' time (two years to prepare for a very tough competitive ...
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How can I find the number of applicants per tenure-track position in Canada?
There are some anecdotal accounts of number of applicants per tenure-track position in the U.S., but I haven't been able to find anything for Canada. Kinds of information that would be helpful: ...
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One strong recommendation over one strong and another very short but still strong
I am applying for an undergraduate internship that requires at least one and at most 2 recommendation letters.
I have two recommendation letters:
One with a prof. who knows me personally for a year. ...
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Is it possible to transfer university midway through the first month of university? [closed]
I'm a university student in Ontario Canada. For personal reasons, I am looking to move to another university right now (ASAP). I'm a second-year student on my 3rd day of classes. Which U I will move ...
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How can I best prepare my application for a switch in Major for Master's programs?
I am currently a software developer in India and have been working for 3 years. I also have a bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering. I have been shortlisting universities for ...
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Can I contact a corresponding professor before I accept a grad studies offer?
A professor/department provided me with an offer for graduate studies in engineering in Canada.
The professor and I talked briefly before I applied, but the project(s) I would work on during my ...
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How do I get my committee to agree on a defense date?
I am doing my master's in Canada and my grant has already ended (7 months ago). I am paying my tuition fee and my expenses from my part-time job and my savings. My supervisor agreed that I should have ...
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Is it possible to be admitted to a PhD program with a course based Masters Degree?
I did an undergraduate degree in one engineering discipline (electrical), and a course based masters in the same discipline of engineering (electrical) and another course based masters in another ...
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Should I withdraw from a funded research based graduate program at McMaster? [closed]
I accepted a research-based graduate offer from McMaster University. I applied to other schools but I did not hear back. I assumed I did not get in. So I accepted the offer I had. I know learned that ...
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Can I refer my sibling for a PhD position under my supervisor? How should I approach this?
I am an international student who is completing a master's degree. I am very happy working with my professor at the university. I am a good student. My professor and I have some successful projects ...
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How can a person switch from Arts to STEM?
A person (30-35 y/o) has an M.A. in History and drives Uber. Now, he wants to study M.Sc. in CS/CSE in Canada for better employment.
What/how would be the pathway to accomplish that in the shortest ...
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Can I ask my supervisor how long would it take to complete my PhD before beginning my PhD studies and post getting acceptance letter?
Can I ask my supervisor how long would it take to complete my PhD before beginning my PhD studies and after getting my acceptance letter? If so, what would be the best way to do so?
Country: US/Canada
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Can my school fire me on the grounds that I have applied to another school?
I'm in the middle of a 4-year Ph.D. program on a full scholarship, in a foreign country. Due to expertise issues, lack of community, and other reasons I have decided that this program is not suitable ...
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Is it ok to record a conversation with a professor without their knowledge and can it be used as evidence? [closed]
If a student is being harassed or expecting to be harassed, can the student record the meeting with the professor without the professor’s knowledge?
Additionally, could this recording be used to ...
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Is it it bad to become a part-time student in my 4th year and do a 5th year in my undergrad if i plan on applying for grad school? [duplicate]
I'm currently a 4th-year student at a university in Ontario, Canada. Due to covid starting last year, I realized I wanted to pursue a master's after my undergrad and planned out the courses I would ...
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How bad is it to take another year for my undergraduate degree?
Complex analysis (or more particularly contour integrals) is kicking me downhill (again), and I may need to drop it (again). If I do, I would only have to take a single course in my 5th undergraduate ...
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Can a bad last semester prevent me from getting into grad school? [closed]
I submitted my graduate application form for a university in January, even saying I would graduate 'with honours'. I'm not sure how I was suppose to know what I would graduate with, but what I wrote ...
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Should I contact professors before applying for Masters in Canada?
I am looking into sending out applications for M.Eng in Aerospace in Canada. I was wondering if it is necessary for me to contact a professor before applying as M.Eng is mostly project based and not ...
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Explanation about the CS Ph.D. programs in Canada [closed]
Could somebody explain how CS Ph.D. programs are structured in Canada, is there courses to sit for ? if yes, how many. Also what's the typical duration to complete one and what's the possible funding ...
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Statement of Purpose conventions in Canada and Europe
I'm applying to universities in Canada and Europe (The Netherlands, Belgium and France) for admission to their computer science/mathematics master's programmes.
I showed my statement of purpose to a ...
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Did I mess up my chance to get into grad school? [duplicate]
Throughout my undergrad, I was solely focused on grades, university life, and getting a job. While I did talk to professors outside of class, whether related to class work or my own 'math research' (a ...
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Switching faculties within a University in Canada [closed]
If an Assistant Professor switches faculties within the same University, can this change entail a change in salary? Or since the move is within the same (unionized) University, the salary remains the ...
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What's the meaning of Visiting Researcher / Ass. Professor?
I want to know how actually (and on the basis of what) visiting researcher (for PhD students) or visiting Ass. Professor (for lecturers) opportunities are offered worldwide (especially for USA/Canada) ...
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How common is it for a student to finish a Master's degree at a school and to be rejected for a PhD at the same school?
This question likely doesn't make much sense in the US and other countries where separate Master's degrees are uncommon. However, here in Canada, the vast majority of graduate students must first ...
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Can PhD students take a semester or two to study abroad, similar in nature to a sabbatical?
I know that it is common for professors to take sabbaticals and conduct research at other institutions, but I was wondering if this is something that is available to PhD students as well?
I ask ...
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Are there yearly announced post-doc positions within Canadian universities
I want to know if Canadian universities especially in Ontario propose post-doc position for PhD holders (coming from Europe), or any other research positions (associate researcher...)
or maybe they ...
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Statement of purpose imposes word limit, but I already have a significantly longer version. Can I submit it as it is?
I am currently in the process of applying to a PhD program at a university in Canada. As part of the application, I need to submit a statement of purpose. The prompt for the statement of purpose is as ...
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Should I mention in my statement of purpose that I did not attend lectures in my last two years of undergrad?
In my first few years of university I had very uneven grades because traditional classrooms just didn't work for me. My GPA was probably around a 2.8-2.9. I was able to turn my grades around by not ...
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Can you do a masters in Canada with 3 years bachelor degree?
Do all Canadian universities require a 4 year degree for masters?
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Is the salutation and/or the signature of an email indicative of the intended level of formality?
I wrote an email recently to the author of a book. I'm working on the master's degree in Hungary, the author is a professor in Canada. I'm not a native English speaker. My letter looked like the ...
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Does it make sense to apply for assistant professorship positions before Ph.D. graduation?
In the course of browsing a couple of positions for brand-new (STEM-related) assistant professorships (in North America), I am wondering whether it does make sense if one applies for such positions ...
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Working as a Lecturer / Assistant Professor in UK vs Canada
I'm a research fellow based in the UK. All my academic experience (bachelors, masters, PhD, postdocs) have been in UK (English) universities. For the next stage, I'm considering the benefits of ...
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If a research project leads to potential financial benefits, who owns such benefits?
I am deciding if I should follow the academic path or work in industry. One of the perceived benefits of academia is the ownership of your own work, be it papers or patents. I want to know how much ...
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Is it appropriate to address a PhD holder as "doctor" (without name)?
In the US and Canada, I addressed my lecturers and instructors as "Professor X", "Dr. X", "Mr. X", or "Ms. X" (depending on their formal education and academic ...
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If I work on a project funded (for example by Ministry of Transportation) through my supervisor, is he legally obliged to pay me?
This question is specific to Canada (but you could also say North America)
So if I am a sponsored PhD student (externally from my government), and I happen to work/research on a project funded through ...
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Relative Advantages/Disadvantages of Interdisciplinary Degree vs Discipline-Specific Degree
I am applying for a PhD and when I was speaking to my potential advisor they discussed the possibility of me applying for an interdisciplinary degree that is offered by the institution as an option ...
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How can I apply to a Canadian university when I cannot find a prospective supervisor? [closed]
After two years, six months, and 22 days, I am going to stop sending emails to Canadian professors. During these two and a half years looking for a Ph.D.studentship. The majority of my friends said ...
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Addressing Background Deficiencies In Statement of Purpose: An Initial Solution
Background: Did an economics major after switching out of physics and I did a math minor in university with somewhat inconsistent math grades (A+, A-, D, C+, ... ). The reason behind my grade spread ...
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How valuable are research assistant positions to an academic CV in the humanities?
A bit of background: I just completed my MA at a large Canadian university, and I will be starting my PhD in Sociology in the fall (at the same large Canadian university). Over the course of my 2-year ...
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Should I choose a "Pass" grade instead of a letter grade due to the study disruption during the Covid-19? [closed]
I understand this question has been asked in this forum. But I still want to have some advice on my case.
I am current a research master student in one of the top universities in Canada. In the last ...
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Could a student with plagiarism in assignment get a high grade in a class? [closed]
This semester I took a course and the prof is very restrict with the assignments, I had special circumstances (due to my research and my displacement), which required me to commute between cities to ...
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What would be the best way to convince a professor to waive late submission penalties?
I am a grad level student and I am completing my last course this semester.
The professor is reducing our grade by 20%/day if we submit our assignment late.
It is a lot. For example, my grade is 18/...
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Reapply to a postdoc position that I rejected before?
In my field (math), usually one needs to do more than one post doc.
I'm in the middle of one right now and to get to this position I had to reject another offer.
I'll be at the position of applying ...
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Should I mention in an email to a professor that they are referred by another one?
I emails professor A about a chance to study with him, and he answers that he's on leave next academic year so not accepting new students, and I might want to check professor B. Should I mention to B ...
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Oral Defense for Hearing Impaired Student
Does any one have an experience with a hearing impaired student undertaking an oral defense of graduate thesis? I have a colleague in my graduate program who is profoundly impaired in both ears (to ...
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