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For graduate school applications, is it worth retaking classes with poor performance or just focusing on future class marks?
So, I am a physics student at UC Berkeley. However, at one point, just due to its utility and my own passion for the subject, I wanted to double major in math. Around a year ago, I had very bad ...
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Finding Post doc position during last year of PhD
I reached to last year of my PhD in mechanical/material entineering in europe. I am not satisfied about my situation. Not good institute, not good recommendation, and not many articles. Thus, I want ...
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Should I follow up with a potential supervisor?
I was talking to a potential supervisor on mail for quite some time, asking them different questions related to the PhD project. They didn't reply for quite sometime to the first email but after that ...
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Is a GPA of 3+/ 3.3+ but below 3.5 considered good for scholarships in Europe and the U.S?
I am an undergraduate Physics student at a well-reputed university in my country. My aim is to get a Master's scholarship in Europe (preferably in Germany) or the U.S. Although I have a 3+ GPA and I ...
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will failing an exam in undergrad affect the persons chances of getting into a good phd program
let's say someone failed in a major subject in their end semester examination in their undergrad. that person had to retake the exam. will this affect the person's chance of getting into a good Ph.D. ...
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A Potential supervisor has suggested to contact two other professors as he is resigning from the University. He has cc the professors too in the mail
The Mail sent back by potential supervisor mentioned me to contact this new suggested person 1 or new suggested person 2? He has also forwarded both the professors the mail. Will it be ok to connect ...
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The number of ‘review invitations accepted' reduced?
I have a paper submission to Elsevier. It's a revised re-submission after one round of review. I got review feedback from 2 reviewers in the first round review. So for our re-submission I suspect the ...
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What are the backgrounds of founders of universities?
Universities have histories behind them. Some are public, others are private.
Some are founded by the state, some by political figures in their capacity as public officials or private capacity (for ...
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Rediscovering an idea - tell or hide?
I discovered an idea independently. I searched previously and found no prior work. Today, I discovered prior work completely by accident. The field's in STEM, and I'm in US.
Can I still take full ...
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How do you cite in MLA? (I've forgotten)
Am I supposed to cite with quotations around the author's name, or quotations then the author's name. (I felt like this was obvious but I've seen multiple people site differently, and one of them has ...
