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On schools that award advanced academic degrees, such as master's and doctoral degrees. This tag is mainly for questions about the structure and organization of a graduate school or the fundamental experience of being a graduate student. Do not use this tag for questions about research in graduate school (use [research] instead), coursework in graduate school (use [coursework]), gaining admissions to graduate school (use [graduate-admissions]), etc.
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How often do graduate students help connect professors with each other?
It happens, but rarely through co-advising. In my experience, co-advisors usually know each other before the student enters the picture, and the student has little effect on how much the faculty coll …
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Are the Survey rankings for the National Research Council really more objective than the Reg...
No, both rankings are basically nonsense. Even if you agree with the NRC's choice of a single "quality" model across all intellectual disciplines, the rankings are based on horrendously incomplete an …
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Applying for grad school without undergraduate background
I agree with the other answers — admitting a student without formal academic background is very risky.
As a first step, I suggest contacting graduate programs asking if they allow non-degree students …
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Should I take courses that are not directly part of my research topic?
Yes!
How do you know in advance what's going to be useful later? The wider a net you cast, the more tools you have at your disposal.
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Good source for pre PhD level papers/dissertations in Mathematics
A quick Google search for "partial fulfillment master science mathematics" finds hundreds of MS theses in several branches of mathematics.
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When does a PhD end?
As a general rule, my PhD students need to do two things to get a PhD:
Publish 3-4 papers on a coherent topic, mostly in top-tier theoretical computer science conferences, including at least one pap …
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Is the middle of May very late for graduate admissions in the same year?
Yes, it's too late, at least in the US.
All the PhD programs I'm familiar with (mostly in North America, but a few European programs too) require admitted applicants to accept or decline admission of …
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Should recommendation letters be from the home university of a student?
Yes, they could write letters for you. In fact, strong letters from faculty outside your home department or university will likely help your application.
One caveat, though: A strong recommendation …
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Grades and years after graduation
Let me add a few points to aeismail's answer.
Whether your work experience counts as positive or negative also depends on where you apply. You express interest in a PhD, which suggests that you are …
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Advancement to Candidacy, PhD in Computer Science
The only goal of the candidacy/qualifying/preliminary exam is to convince the committee that you deserve to pass the candidacy/qualifying/preliminary exam. The passing criteria differ, sometimes radi …
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Recommendation Letters for MS CS programs
It's important to have at least one letter from a former professor, but especially for a professional master's degree, strong recommendation letters from work supervisors can also be effective, as lon …
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How to test (admitted) grad students before hiring them in your lab
What tricks/procedures do you use?
I work with each student as a potential colleague. I meet with them regularly, monitor their progress, offer what feedback and advice I can on what classes to …
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Phd Supervisor is asking me to work remotely with him for next 3-4 years? What should I do?
You don't mention where you live; my answer is based on experience in the US. You also don't say whether your advisor is moving to a different department, moving to a different university, leaving ac …
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Would getting a faster MSc instead of just BSc affect admission chances for PhD?
(I'm on the admissions committee of a top-10 US computer science department; my advice may be way off base for mathematics PhD programs.)
All else being equal, getting a master's degree in one year w …
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Do all accepted students in top-tier engineering programs get invited to interview before ge...
Not all graduate programs in the US have (official) interviews at all. In particular, except for Caltech, I'm not aware of any US computer science graduate programs that regularly interviews applican …
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