Questions tagged [application]
This tag refers to the application process for an academic course or an academic employment.
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Include endowed chairs/emeritus status in recommender titles for grad apps?
I'm currently finalizing my applications for philosophy PhD programs, and have a question about how to specify my letter writers' titles on my application.
Both programs to which I'm applying have a ...
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Why do I get so many applications from Mekelle university students?
Every 2-3 weeks, I get an email from a graduate of the Mekelle university in Ethiopia, asking me to do an M.Sc. under my supervision. None of them are related to my research field. It is not unusual ...
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Should I remove irrelevant bachelor's thesis from my PhD application CV?
For context, I am currently pursuing my masters degree in Computer Science in Europe. My thesis is in a field that I have a lot of experience in and would like to pursue further as a doctoral student ...
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Should I say in the SOP that I'm not planning to stay in academia after the PhD in pure math?
I am currently applying to PhD positions in pure mathematics (my background is algebraic geometry, but I will switch to a field of pure math with more practical use during the PhD). For various ...
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Will having an experimental summer internship hurt my chances of getting into a theoretical PhD?
I am a fourth-year student who is doing a master's in theoretical physics as part of an integrated master's program (3-year undergrad + 1 year master's). I have been between condensed matter ...
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Is it rude to make someone an academic reference without getting their permission first?
I'm in the process of applying for a PhD student position in the UK. I need two academic references, and I have emailed two members of staff from my previous institution politely asking if they could ...
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Recommendation letter from mathematician for CS masters?
I'm currently applying for a CS masters. However, my primary major was in mathematics with an additional major in computer science. In my undergrad, I did not do any computer science research, but I ...
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Strategy for comparing yourself to other researchers in a faculty application
I am writing this after not passing the written application screening for a TT application in Japan. I'm wondering whether my strategy was correct or I could have done something differently.
Apart ...
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How bad will refusing to defend PhD look on industry-job applications?
I have been a PhD student (Pure Mathematics) for the full PhD time in my country (a northern European country) and am very vexed with my supervisor and the department I have worked in.
Education is ...
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Will a research-based Ph.D. admission committee consider my application if my supervisor has only vaguely expressed his interest in supervising me?
I am planning to apply this year to several Ph.D. programs at several Canadian universities. The universities I've picked require Ph.D. applicants to secure a potential supervisor before submitting ...
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Do graduate school admission check academic honesty record of all colleges I attended?
I transferred to my new college as an incoming junior, but I received a disciplinary probation with grade sanction at my old school since I cheated on a midterm in a spring class.
Since it is not ...
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Admissions Asking for a Student Conduct Form from High School for a 20-Year-Old Incident — Is This Standard?
I'm applying to a university as an adult transfer student . As part of the application, I disclosed — voluntarily — a personal story from high school over 20 years ago (I graduated in 2002). The ...
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Answering Questions about Disability on UK job app
I noticed that many UK-university job apps have questions about applicants' disability status, particularly under sections called "Diversity Monitoring." Will answering this have any ...
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How to fill the Part B2 form of Marie-Curie if I want to mention more than one beneficiaries?
I almost filled the Marie-Curie form. Finally i am filling Part B2 form, where I can mention more than beneficiaries.
In this part I have little confusion. I have a host institution X and a supervisor ...
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What are the signs that a prospective PI doesn’t want to meet
I’m based in the United States
My old PI (in a different field) recommended that I reach out to one of his colleagues prior to applying to PhD programs this fall.
The department I’m interested in, is ...
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