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Questions about the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree, including requirements such as dissertations and university programs leading to a Ph.D.
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Life story on Ph.D SOP
(Context: I’m a computer science professor in Canada who’s been on the other side of admissions a handful of times.)
If I were reading such a statement of purpose: yes, in this case a brief explanatio …
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How do I know that I have truly lost interest in research and should drop out of a top CS Ph...
Some amount of burnout is very normal, especially just after working really hard for something that didn't pan out the way you hoped it would. The timeline isn't totally clear from your question, but …
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I'm the 1st author of a paper in a top conference in my field, and even then my PhD applicat...
(I got my PhD at the #1 school on that list, but at a time when admissions in this area was far easier – I am quite confident I would not get in today with the application I sent in 2011. …
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Will it hurt to not get a letter of recommendation from REU advisor?
Short version: I wouldn’t consider it a red flag or anything, but if things went reasonably well then the REU letter is likely to be more helpful than a course-based letter.
I’m a computer science pro …