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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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Should I copyright my figures in my report?
You could upload your figures to Figshare for which you can choose the sharing / reuse license. And if you choose to make them public, whoever uses them can cite the figshare upload.
Side note: it’s ...
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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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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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Should I copyright my figures in my report?
In most jurisdictions, your work is copyrighted whether or not you place a mark by it. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_symbol and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention and https://...
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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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Are German university of applied sciences (Fachhochschule) Bachelor degrees recognized in US UK NZ or Australia?
We use scoring tables for scholarships. The problem in Australia is that you will not receive extra 'prestigious university' points when applying for a PhD scholarship. [obvs I am at a university ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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I have a bunch of incomplete degrees. Any chance to get in decent Masters?
Start with finishing your bachelor degree.
You haven't finished your bachelor's degree, and you want to get a masters? I'd say the first step is to finish your bachelor's. Apply for it, and then talk ...
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I have a bunch of incomplete degrees. Any chance to get in decent Masters?
It might depend on field, but if you do get a bachelor, get a good grade in that, then I don't see you having a problem getting admittance to a UK masters degree.
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