Questions tagged [graduate-admissions]
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How can I pursue CC(computational creativity) in my postgraduate study as a BFA student?
I am a Y4 student who majored in BFA Arts, technology and entertainment. Our curriculums are combinations of art practices and technology in audio, video, 3D modeling, VR/AR and AI, etc. During my ...
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Will it hurt to not get a letter of recommendation from REU advisor?
So I will be applying to graduate schools in Computer Science this fall. I am an undergrad senior currently.
Last summer, I participated in an REU. I am wondering whether I should get my REU mentor's ...
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On Writing Statement of Purpose for Grad school Applications
I'm currently preparing a Statement of Purpose (SoP) for my grad school applications this year, and I have some questions about the content and organization of SoP.
Some people say that SoP should ...
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What happens if the professors that write your letter of recommendation have the same name?
So there are two professors at my university that have the same name (the only differences are their titles), and incidentally they both know me well enough to write my letter of recommendation, and I ...
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How to/Should I ask for more time to make a decision between Phd offers
I'm a Congolese grad student who has received two PhD scholarship offers.
I got the first quite a while ago but when I saw the call for the Irish program I applied because it fit everything I've been ...
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Research experience not matching what I want to study in the future. Problem?
My research experiences have been in Information Theory and Computational Number Theory.
However, in my PhD in Computer Science, I want to do research with professors working with computer algorithms, ...
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Could not having formal research products affect my MPhil application?
I graduated with a BS in Economics in the Dominican Republic. There are barely any local research opportunities there and I haven't been able to work on any as I've focused on my current job. My job ...
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Can I use an MSc lecturer as an academic reference for another MSc degree?
I have a BSc and MSc in Architecture (2011). I am close to completing a second MSc and would like to go for a third MSc in Canada. Can a lecturer from the second MSc be a reference in the 3rd MSc ...
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Advice - Entering/completing MS program to increase competitiveness for PhD programs? [closed]
This fall, I am planning on applying to PhD programs as a graduated student. However, I’m having to make up for an abysmal undergrad - 3.23 GPA, very very intro research experience, and not too many ...
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Is graduate school still an option for me? [duplicate]
I am a senior in Electrical Engineering. I always wanted to go to graduate school to at least get a Masters but I am now starting to doubt that it is even an option for me. GPA of 3.4ish with a major ...
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Should I put my diplomas and specializations under education or relevant skills and courses in my CV when applying to a Mphil?
Typically I would put them under the education section of my CV for my applications in the Dominican Republic, but I'm not sure if this should be the case for my graduate application.
PS: The diploma ...
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Frustration during the PhD application process
Currently, I am applying to funded PhD programmes in Europe. Not long ago, I thought it would not be so competitive, but now I am losing my self-confidence, receiving constant rejections. The other ...
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Is it advisable to include independent reading/projects in Statement of Purpose?
I am a Mechanical Engineer applying for Masters's in Financial Engineering program in the USA. I have around four years of experience in the field (Quantitative Modeling of Credit Products).
In ...
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What is the effect of F grades caused by administrative errors on graduate schools? [closed]
Last year, I went to exchange credit with another university. During course registration, I applied for a graduate class in another department by purely clicking mistake. I explained that the school ...
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I want to quit this PhD and look for a better position [duplicate]
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My Ph.D. advisor left my university, but I decided to keep working with him remotely. Now, he does not have time for me, and I feel the only solution is to quit my Ph.D. How difficult will it ...
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Is it a good idea to submit the preface of my dissertation as a writing sample for PhD application?
I am planning to apply for a PhD in the USA and Canada in fall 2023. I'm applying to English, Film and Media and Gender studies departments. All the programs require only one writing sample of decent ...
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Is it acceptable to reject my PhD offer after accepting it?
At the start of the year, I applied to five PhD in AI programmes at top UK universities. With the help of a supervisor, I received an offer from one of the universities and was rejected by three ...
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Finished MMath in 2018. Should I undertake a MSc in Statistics to evidence prerequisite knowledge for a Statistics PhD?
I graduated with an MMath degree in 2018 and am interested in applying for a PhD in Statistics. However, I don't have a Statistics MSc and have been outside of formal undergraduate maths education for ...
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What is meant by “Study Track”?
I’ve been looking for master’s programmes on university websites for a while and a couple of times, I’ve come across “Study Track” written in front of the programmes like English Studies [Study Track]....
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How to finish my medical training in the UK as an immigrant?
I was studying in medical university in Russia for two years and was in the top of my class, but circumstances led me to Wales, UK around 4 years ago (I'd soon be eligible to apply for a UK ...
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Can I get admission in Germany for Masters if my university is not there in the Anabin database?
My college is affiliated with a university recognised by Anabin. But my college on its own is not recognised there. Would it cause any problem with my admission for Masters in Germany?
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When applying to a university do you apply to just the college or only the specific program/major you are interested in [closed]
For example: Do you apply to NYU or only Stern specifically (if you're doing business). Stern obviously has a lower acceptance rate than NYU itself.
Same for Wharton and UPenn.
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Can I decline a PhD offer after deferral, and how to communicate with my professors for reapplying other PhD programs?
I got a PhD offer from a US university (the same university I completed my undergrad degree), and I asked for a deferral earlier this year (as I'm planning to do a one-year master's program at a UK ...
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Can someone with low master's grades be accepted to a scholarship for phd program? [duplicate]
I have a bachelor's degree in mathematics with grade 15.5/20 and M1+M2 degrees together 12.2/20. (French system university) (M2 degree in differential geometry and geometric control). I want to apply ...
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My undergraduate research was published but I do not know what my authorship level is. How do I find out?
I recently published my undergrad research in Information Theory at this conference called IEEE ISIT 2022. I looked up the published paper, and my name is at the first and then the other authors' ...
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Should I place an accepted but not yet published/presented paper in my CV? [duplicate]
I was notified that my paper has been accepted for publication and presentation on November. As I'm currently applying for a Master's degree, I believe that this will increase my chances of getting ...
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Seeking advice regarding masters programs in US
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I have just completed my second year as an undergraduate in Computer science and Artificial Intelligence from India. I have developed a keen interest in mathematics and particularly ...
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Can I cancel a university offer acceptance in Canada? [duplicate]
I just received an offer from an Ontario university for a post-graduate program and it requires me to reply very soon. However, I also have a professor at another university who is very likely to give ...
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Being a peer reviewer: does it positively affect the chance of getting a Ph.D. admission?
Does anyone know how being a journal peer reviewer affects the chance of getting a Ph.D. admission? Note that I majored in mechanical engineering.
I've published a few papers in some prestigious ...
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How to check if a person is faculty - confusing titles in UK academia
I am a master's student in physics, from outside the UK and I'm not familiar with the academic hierarchy/titles in the UK. I am working (remotely) with an academic from a prominent UK university, and ...
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If I'm missing one or two courses from a pre requisite in a PhD program will my application be rejected or will I be able to take them in the program?
I have entered a master's in physics program and that program doesn't have quantum field theory or relativity however, I want to enroll into a theoretical physics PhD program and was wondering if it ...
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Will it hurt my chances if I state I want to study Theoretical Computer Science instead of something like AI/ML for PhD?
I will be applying to CS PhD programs coming fall. I have a BA in Mathematics right now.
I am hearing that it is harder to get into a CS PhD program if I state I want to study Theoretical Computer ...
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F grade during exchange semester [duplicate]
I am a European guy and will apply for the Masters in Economics next year. I did an exchange semester in Germanys top school and basically due to too much partying I got an F at one of the related ...
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Can one "turn" his college record around?
Vague question, I know. But allow me to explain it.
I'm a second-year undergrad student in Physics. I entered in the pandemics, and, due to laziness and some personal issues, up to this point, I don't ...
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How should I approach my academic dishonesty in graduate study application?
In my junior year I was caught cheating. I took in extra papers in an exam and tried to look up information on them (honestly, this was deliberate cheating). I have received the following sanctions:
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What happens if I don’t have a prerequisite class for a grad school admissions but am in the process of taking them?
What happens if I don’t have prerequisite classes for grad school admissions but am in the process of taking them. The application deadline for a graduate school I am interested in is December 1, but ...
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When to approach potential PhD supervisors while bonded to a private company?
I am serving a 1 year bond in my company that paid the expenses for my masters program, which stipulates that I have to serve the bond for a year on the date of my completion. It has been 3 to 4 ...
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After Nikita Den Haag, should graduate schools consider also asking for peer-student references? [closed]
Some of you may have seen this story and the associated Tweet from this infiltrator's professor - who was an unwitting author of a strong letter of recommendation for him to the ICC at The Hague.
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Does the addition of a mildly impersonal recommendation letter hurt your application for grad school?
For context, my field is physics and my situation is as follows:
I did an internship a couple of years ago in a branch of physics I don’t plan on going into. The main guy over the department, who ...
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Applying for Phd while being in good standing in another program
I am currently an international student doing a PhD in mathematics (Top 50 program) in the US. I just finished my first year. Having passed my qualifying exams, I now have to start thinking about my ...
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How can I go back to a PhD program I left for another?
TL;DR: First, all of this is happening in the US. I was a PhD student in X, in good standing, but had a shift of interest towards field Y, so I switched programs and universities to study Y. A year is ...
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Using acquaintance for admission in Ph.D
I am a Ph.D. student at an institute in maths department. This year my brother also has applied for Ph.D. in the same institute in Civil engineering department. Now he has to face a written test first ...
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Chance to get a PhD offer in UK? Taught master with distinction (last year) but third class honour bachelor degree (over 15 years ago)
I am looking at doing a PhD in UK with a recent taught master degree (just graduated last year with distinction, all courses with A grades). However, my first bachelor degree was only in third class (...
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How severe do issues with a US grad school application have to be in order to cause degree revocation? [duplicate]
I completed graduate school and found that I had made several mistakes in my application. Though none of them were fraudulent, my application was sloppy. I was intentionally vague and omitted some ...
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Will translating a (high-level) philosophy book strengthen my PhD application? [closed]
I have applied last year to Columbia and UCB for a PhD in philosophy. I got accepted to Columbia's masters instead. I contacted those in the admissions committee and they said that my application was ...
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Can document certification statement be written its original language? [closed]
I am from Indonesia and I am planning to apply for a master's program in Germany. I have had all of the important documents translated to English. However, there is one university that requires me to ...
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Grad School Program Recommendations & How to Narrow Down My List of Programs [duplicate]
I'm hoping to apply to graduate (MS) programs in statistics or applied math later this year, but frankly I'm having a hard time narrowing my list down and was hoping for some advice from people here. ...
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Will two unpublished research papers boost the chances of my scholarship application being reconsidered?
The scholarship committee denied my application yesterday. Fortunately, the committee gave me five months, to produce new credentials that would merit its reconsideration of its decision.
Thus far, I ...
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Is it a good idea to add a cover letter to a scholarship application when a cover letter is not specifically required?
My scholarship application was denied yesterday. Fortunately, I can still request the scholarship committee to reconsider my application, provided that I have new credentials to present in my ...
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PhD application targeting only one professor
I hold a master degree. Currently, I'm preparing PhD applications for several universities in the USA and Canada. I already know quite well my research interests. At some universities, there is only ...
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