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On providing academic services (such as teaching, advising, and research mentorship) specifically to undergraduates. Questions about undergraduate-specific issues that could not apply to graduate or post-graduate academicians are off-topic here and will be closed and deleted. Questions about coursework, etiquette, and other academic issues that apply to both undergraduate and post-graduate students should not be tagged [undergraduate].

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What does this professor mean by saying "I do not have time to respond"

Keep in mind a very simple rule: Professors are human beings Many of the questions on this site seem to assume from the outset that faculty are strange, mysterious and mercurial creatures, whose moti …
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How to publish proof of something if the academic level is lower than expected and cannot pu...

For example, as an undergraduate working in the field you described, I published in several solid journals. … There's nothing that would stop a paper from being published just because the author is an undergraduate. …
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The Ethics of Preparing for a Course Long Before Actually Taking it

It doesn't directly apply, because it doesn't so come from prior prep work or experience, but during my doctoral program, there was a mandatory class that had two different groups in it - PhDs in that …
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What is the role of research in liberal arts college faculty evaluation?

a) What reasons for valuing research activity are missing from this list? One reason that's somewhat mentioned in your list, but not fully explored, is the benefit to students of a faculty member …
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How important is an (Honors) undergraduate thesis to graduate school admissions?

There are, of course, individual factors that will heavily influence this answer, but in general, as someone who both did this, and now as someone admitting students, I'd say the answer is yes. My tho …
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How to fruitfully utilize faculty-student orientation sessions at institutes you don't want ...

Take the long view. Don't try to go fishing for collaborations for now, or even in the near future. Faculty-student sessions, meet-and-greets, etc. aren't completely a waste of time in places you don' …
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Appropriately thank a supervisor for giving you a chance when you actually failed?

Look at the upside, not the "failure" - the professor likely knew it was something of a long shot, and there's never a guaranteed success in research. "Thank you so much for the opportunity, I apprec …
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Does it matter how long ago you took a course for graduate school admissions

It will depend on the institution’s policies, as well as the graduate committee in question. I have been in settings where both when and where you took a class is factored into things, and sufficient …
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