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Should I copyright my figures in my report?
In the US, the copyright symbol adds no legal protection whatsoever to a copyrighted work, it simply serves as a notice to others that you hold the copyright and do not want others to infringe upon it....
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How to become a competitive candidate for grad school after a ruined integrated master's degree?
I have no research projects, no LoRs, and quite frankly, I am not skilled enough in the subject I would like to pursue research in. I don't even have a concrete idea of what I want to do research in ...
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Seeking Advice on Transferring Foreign Exchange Credits and Degree Completion
Only your university can settle this for you, so you need to ask and find a way to live with the consequences. If you talk this over with someone in authority (a department head, dean, ...) they can ...
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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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Is it better for a statement of purpose for a physics PhD program to be straightforward as opposed to attempting to make the style interesting?
Your question still hints at a false dichotomy between either "meeting the minimum requirements" or "writing in an interesting style". You are in effect suggesting that the reason ...
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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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Should I copyright my figures in my report?
You can do that, of course, but most places these days it isn't necessary. Creative things published by an individual (or group) are automatically copyrighted in much of the world due to international ...
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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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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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