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How to explain a recent bad semester to graduate school admissions?
I am an international student with a 3.7 US equivalated GPA. I applied to a grad school program in the US fresh out of undergrad and was accepted.
I was a part-time student at that grad school. ...
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Researcher application in Norway
I have recently obtained a PhD in engineering from a US university and am applying for a researcher position at a university in Norway. They are requesting an academic letter that includes "a ...
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Is it okay to ask for confirmation that application was received?
A job ad for an Assistant Professor position in a European university required submitting the application by e-mail to the Dean of the school, attaching a CV and a cover letter.
I submitted such an ...
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Getting back into academia after a two-year gap
Two years ago, I got my degree from a master's programme in theoretical physics. After graduation, I took some time off as I felt burnt out after completing my studies away from home during the ...
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Transferring to another Ph.D. program
I came here to ask some questions regarding transferring to another Ph.D. program.
I am in a top-tier Stat Ph.D. program, under a well-known advisor. However, security problems keep becoming more ...
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Possibility of rejection in Polish (Poland) PhD programme after finding possible advisor
This is my first question here so if this has been asked again I am sorry for the duplicate
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Recently I contacted a faculty member of a Polish university in order to apply for a PhD position ...
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Can I reapply for a master's degree If I already failed a master's degree?
I heard that if you fail a master's degree, you'll have a tough time reapplying for another one. Is that true? I had a really bad experience with the one I'm doing currently (Artificial Intelligence ...
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How, if I should at all, to explain a really bad academic year in PhD application?
At the beginning of Covid, more specifically the year 2020-2021, I did a 1-year master's program in math but I have received very bad grades. I was very distracted by the illness of two of my keen ...
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Will applying for a masters in the same/similar field where I did my postgraduate diploma and a postgraduate program a problem in German Universities?
I have read that doing a master's in a similar field and then applying for the same master's elsewhere will weaken an application.
However, my case is slightly different. After doing a BSc Industrial ...
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Dropping out of PhD in my home country to start a new one in the UK
I saw question similar to this but wanted to specify my problem. I did my Master in the UK and graduated in 2018 and decided to start PhD in my own country last year. As it took a little bit time to ...
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Submitted humanities PhD applications (US) but concerned with potentially wrong documents submitted
I recently applied to a few PhD programs in the US. Perhaps because of my drowsiness due to working late, I wasn't paying full attention when I was checking my documents (statements of purpose, ...
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Impact of Masters thesis on PhD application
I am a final year masters student and I will be defending in Fall 2020. I will be applying for PhD in Fall 2021. At the start of my Masters thesis, me and my PI had a specific goal in mind (lets call ...
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Defer and re-apply or attend?
I am set to begin a MS/PhD in an engineering discipline at a top 5 program. I mention this because, despite the concerns I will lay out below, I am sure that I'll be able to make good connections ...
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Cover letter vs CV vs research statement at academicjobsonline
I'm applying for postdoc positions via academicjobsonline and a typical call requires (1) Cover letter (2) CV (3) Research statement. Previously I was applying to an aggregate of European universities ...
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How to write a statement of purpose for a PhD project you do not understand?
I am trying to write a statement of purpose for a PhD position in physics in the UK. I have a master’s degree in physics which is the standard requirement for such a position.
I have been interested ...
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