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Can two people write one letter of recommendation?
Yes, they certainly can. My lab head and I have done this for students I have directly supervised so that they have the benefit of my detailed comments on their day-to-day performance, and also the ...
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Can two people write one letter of recommendation?
Why aren't both of them writing letters? Typically, recommendation letters aim to provide a 'personal' perspective from a supervisor, co-author, director, etc. Since both of them may not be able to ...
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Can two people write one letter of recommendation?
That would be up to the receiving institution to judge, but I suspect so. But it would possibly count as one letter of the (likely) three that you need, however.
Individual letters might be a bit ...
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How do PhD letter of recommendations actually get sent?
Usually, if you need multiple recommendation letters from the same person, they will submit more or less the same letter to each institution, with maybe a few modifications depending on whether the ...
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How do PhD letter of recommendations actually get sent?
There are a lot of possibilities. If there is staff available, it may just get passed to them. But that is probably less available than in the past (US perspective).
But, given that the professor ...
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Attendance Date in PhD
I would probably write "08-2021 to present" for attendance date, and 05-2024 for expected graduation.
If you are forced to give a date rather than the word present such as due to some online ...
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What are the criteria for a student from a weaker university to be accepted to elite graduate school?
A combination of close connection can work well here. First, the students needs a mentor/ letter writer who knows the student well. Just taking classes is not sufficient, you want some research ...
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How important is it to disclose all of academic records for graduate school application, especially ones that are seemingly trivial?
So I'll try to get through all your questions. Take this all with a grain of salt, I've never personally dealt with something like this before...
Do the universities really go through and verify the ...
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Joining three labs in the same university on the CV for a grad school
At my university (R1 with a strong focus in STEM), many students do "rotations" in different labs. Each rotation consists of a three to six months stint at a lab. It is rare to expect an ...
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How important is it to disclose all of academic records for graduate school application, especially ones that are seemingly trivial?
Verification of details may not be common but can definitely happen. If they ask for EVERY record, then it should be on the CV.
(otherwise, I believe you are usually under no obligation to report all ...
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How important is it to disclose all of academic records for graduate school application, especially ones that are seemingly trivial?
I don't know where you want to apply to exactly, but in Germany, you are required to list EVERY academic enrollment and transcript. They check e.g. if you failed a course three times, which would ...
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What are the criteria for a student from a weaker university to be accepted to elite graduate school?
I'll speak as a person who has been on graduate admissions committees in a field that ends in "-physics" at the university with a top five ranked graduate program and also at one that is in ...
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May have embellished my CV and resume by mistake after I was admitted to MA and Ph.D programs. Could either of my degrees be revoked?
The short answer is: you do not need to be concerned, this will not be noticed by anybody, and there will be no consequences.
The long answer: you didn't lie on your resume - you really didn't even &...
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May have embellished my CV and resume by mistake after I was admitted to MA and Ph.D programs. Could either of my degrees be revoked?
Every situation is different, so it's hard to give general advice. And like any lawyer would say, this isn't legal advice or anything. So as with most things in life, take everything I say with a ...
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What are the criteria for a student from a weaker university to be accepted to elite graduate school?
Just to be clear: "exceptional" is not a thing that one can contrive by clever strategies. There has to be substance, that is (also) not a thing that can be arranged in a few moments. "...
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What are the criteria for a student from a weaker university to be accepted to elite graduate school?
It is pretty uncommon for the quality of the undergraduate institution to be the deciding factor in graduate school admissions. Admissions committees understand that there are a lot of factors that go ...
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How to cite oneself as co-author without all names, for graduate school CV application?
There are two basic ways to do this, based on just how many names there are:
Choose a citation format that shows all the names, then highlight your own name with a bold or underline, e.g.:
Skywalker, ...
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Can IRB approval be reversed?
Absolutely, at least in the US. There are legal requirements for re-reviews after a certain amount of years. The study approval will lapse if you don't keep up on the paperwork.
If you expect to re-...
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Can IRB approval be reversed?
There's perhaps a disconnect in expectations here - you say 'agreement' to do research, which implies you're thinking of the discussion with the IRB as a contract or similar. However, IRB reviews are ...
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Joining three labs in the same university on the CV for a grad school
Since you are only in the second year and you are seemingly looking for doctoral study eventually, I'd think that this is a minor concern. The undergraduate program is normally very broad, especially ...
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Joining three labs in the same university on the CV for a grad school
In my experience, when it comes to applying to graduate school different institutions differ about what they care about. So it can be difficult to give general advice that would apply.
That being said,...
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Publishing without supervisor (sidelining Ph.D. supervisor)
A short answer: if you publish a paper without your supervisor, it will be called scientific misconduct, and your career in science will be finished. All your future jobs depend on a letter of ...
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Publishing without supervisor (sidelining Ph.D. supervisor)
As someone that just finished their dissertation, I can certainly sympathize and I apologize for your situation. It's never fun when you're stuck in am awkward/tough situation with a coworker, boss, ...
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Should I switch labs to work on a topic that interests me more or stay with great current PI?
You need to care about your subject/topic - your fascination for the topic will get you through the hard times (and there will always be hard times during a PhD).
At the very least - discuss this with ...
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How do I tell the SLAC where I am visiting that I would like to not teach next semester?
Given your other questions and concerns, I suggest that you go talk to the department chair (or maybe the dean) and let them know that you are over committed generally and need a break as soon as can ...
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Publishing without supervisor (sidelining Ph.D. supervisor)
All the details of your relationship with your supervisor are hard do clarify without a deeper understanding of both sides, you may be right, but also very wrong (e.g. asking your PhD student help ...
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Publishing without supervisor (sidelining Ph.D. supervisor)
I don't know your field of research. Are you sure you can carry out research projects independently from your supervisor? For some fields like Math it might be possible, I guess. In my field (...
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Showed my CV and resume to screeners. Things are not looking good job prospect wise. How can I salvage my situation?
Your many questions here, including this one, indicate that you are very anxious about things, including your own abilities. I think that that anxiety is holding you back. I can't say whether it is ...
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Should I switch labs to work on a topic that interests me more or stay with great current PI?
Since you are asking the question you already realize that there are tradeoffs. I suggest that you speak (personally) with each of the PIs giving your concerns. It might be that the "great" ...
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Should I switch labs to work on a topic that interests me more or stay with great current PI?
Search for the project you would like to work and find the PIs that work already in that or would be interested to assist you.
Doing something you don't find interesting and then applying also for PhD ...
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Reasons not to date fellow graduate students
The only reason I can think of for a formal warning (which makes me think this is a policy, rather than just mentoring advice) is that there's some concern-- and possibly some past scandal-- about one ...
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How to prioritize which content to mention and what not in the Statement of Purpose
You have the wrong idea about the SoP. It isn't a rehash of your past, but a look toward the future. Other things in your application speak to your accomplishments: Letters of recommendations and CV ...
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University promised to announce the application portfolios of the fellowship recipients, but now they choose to not to share
No funding agency and no hiring institution publishes the portfolio of applicants (successful or not). There may be privacy questions involved in this, but in any case, it just isn't done -- and so it ...
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University promised to announce the application portfolios of the fellowship recipients, but now they choose to not to share
I am surprised to see people down-voting your post and calling it a rant.
I think it's very natural to expect academic institution (and any institution fwif) to demonstrate transparency and high ...
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Can I make complaint against my supervisor who kept me working in non-research work in his lab with NO SALARY
To be honest, mentoring juniors is a usual task, and you can fit them into your own projects, with or without giving them co-authorships. Also, many research assistants, paid or not, are not entitled ...
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Preparing CS Grad Application As An Interdisciplinary Studies Major
There are a couple of issues. First is that a US application might need to be quite different from a German one. I'll focus the rest on the US.
An SOP should be forward, not backward, looking. Focus ...
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Is it okay to ask for Application fee waivers for course based Masters programs?
M.S. degrees in the US are (with possible exceptions) a commercial proposal. The university makes money from the fees and you get (usually quite marketable) skills. Application fees cover the costs of ...
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Do recommenders see your application materials (SOP, CV, etc)?
Not typically, they're just submitting a letter, but I'd usually highly recommend sharing these things directly with your recommendation writers (or offering to do so); it'll help them tailor your ...
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Is it okay to ask for Application fee waivers for course based Masters programs?
Yes, it is ok to ask (for just about anything). But explain why you are asking and the nature of your need.
The likelihood of a positive answer may be very low, though.
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Telling prospective advisor I will not be applying this year without souring the relationship
There is no reason for it to sour the relationship. Just say you are not able to apply in this cycle, but maintain strong interest for the future. I wouldn't raise any health issues, but saying that ...
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Ph.D program let me transfer a course where I got a B-. Could the graduate school audit it out?
Azor's answer is very strong, but I've noodled over this question for awhile and for better or worse would like to offer a frame challenge.
While local conditions can vary, it is the responsibility of ...
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Is what I did common? Could it cause possible issues? Retook my Ph.D program's equivalent of some Master's courses I took and they count as electives
This and other questions of yours seem to suggest a focus of your concern on "the rules" and somehow suffering a consequence when someone discovers you haven't quite done the most optimal ...
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Is what I did common? Could it cause possible issues? Retook my Ph.D program's equivalent of some Master's courses I took and they count as electives
I don't know how "common" this is, but if it is acceptable to your current program then it is fine. In the US, the coursework in a doctoral program is usually to assure that the candidate (a)...
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Changing Subfields after PhD in psychology
This answer is a bit more general than your question and I am not a psychologist.
In general, however, in a research field the biggest difficulty in changing subfields (or fields) is when the actual ...
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Ph.D program let me transfer a course where I got a B-. Could the graduate school audit it out?
Academic administrators are not infallible.
It's only a short email to someone who's job it is to answer those sorts of questions. And then you'll sleep better knowing you're OK.
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Ph.D program let me transfer a course where I got a B-. Could the graduate school audit it out?
If the department said you are fine, then you are fine. It might depend on the meaning of "B or higher", which it could mean as "some kind of B or higher". If it would bring your ...
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Is it possible to do a masters in CS and a PhD in physics at the same time?
Regardless of possibility, I I think such an effort would be futile.
Do you want to be a physicist?
If yes, then you don't need to do a CS Masters. You will learn what ever CS knowledge you need ...
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