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This tag refers to the application process for an academic course or an academic employment.

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Accepted by European university, rejected by all American ones I applied to? Possible reasons?

So your application may have not even been read if your official GPA conversion translated to 2.8 - 2.9! … If you want to avoid getting your application thrown away before it is even looked at, one strategy is to contact a professor in the department that you want to work with. …
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Modify the page layout of application materials (i.e. A4 vs. Letter) when applying for jobs ...

When applying for jobs across several countries should application materials always be designed to meet the page layout norms for the particular job location? Will materials even be printed? …
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Why do people keep saying 'it is your responsibility' to make sure your supervisor uploads t...

Frequently we perceive we are being pushy, when we remind someone to do something. But usually, this is just in our heads because we are anxious. Do you have an example of someone who was punished for …
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How to politely respond to generic emails requesting a PhD/job in my lab? Without wasting to...

I probably get at least one of these emails per day now (during graduate student application season), so it would be too cumbersome to send out a personalised response email to each one. …
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How to politely respond to generic emails requesting a PhD/job in my lab? Without wasting to...

I am in the beginning phase of drafting an NSF graduate research fellowship application on how to best choose the locations of pest control when a pest species spreads according to such equations … Over this past graduate student application season, nearly all of the students I sent this email response to were gushing with gratitude for the advice. …
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