Is doing a neuroscience PhD useful to enhance my job prospects generally, not just in research? If I choose to leave science after graduating, what would a PhD get me?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 27, 2011 -
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I’ve settled on a professional grad programme I’d like to attend. It’s fairly competitive. Like almost every other such programme in Canada, minimum entry criteria include a four-year BA with a B+ average or higher (likely, much higher) in the final two years of study. Most will not consider applicants with any other profile, e.g., a three-year BA + GRE + additional courses taken as a visiting student, as has been suggested in other questions. I’m writing because I suspect I’ve got the stinkiest background imaginable - two undergrad attempts, and more. I sincerely thank in advance anyone with the patience to read further.
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posted by nelljie
on Mar 19, 2011 -
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I'd like to start a clinical psychology doctoral program in 2012. I wasn't a Psych major. How do I prepare?
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posted by jander03
on Mar 18, 2011 -
12 answers
What advice or tips can you offer to an academic who is about to move to the private sector?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 8, 2011 -
14 answers
Please help me, a first-year postdoc in auditory neuroscience, think of alternate career paths.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 2, 2011 -
9 answers
Can I take 2 or 3 years off after getting my PhD to be a parent full-time without seriously reducing my ability to be a researcher (not necessarily a professor) in the hard sciences?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 23, 2011 -
15 answers
I'm an adjunct lecturer at a community college, and I'm looking to move on up. Some of the positions I'm looking at require recommendation letters. How exactly should I go about this?
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posted by Sexy Question Bot
on Feb 21, 2011 -
38 answers
Considering a Masters in Anthropology... curious about which programs are worth applying to and job/graduate options afterwards
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posted by faeuboulanger
on Feb 19, 2011 -
17 answers
Have there been any books/papers/movies/theses/etc. done on the pathology of high speed chases particularly as they relate to Los Angeles?
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posted by speedgraphic
on Feb 16, 2011 -
4 answers
I'm an Assistant Professor with an upcoming job interview at another institution in the state where my spouse lives (we are currently long distance). My question: do I tell them about my spouse, and if so, how and when?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 8, 2011 -
24 answers
Academic (social sciences) filter: How do I make chapters about my research that are destined for two general handbooks different from each other, or does it even matter?
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posted by lollusc
on Feb 7, 2011 -
2 answers
My boyfriend is on the academic job market this year, and (surprise) it's not going too well. How do I support him?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 29, 2011 -
20 answers
If you're an academic and/or grad student and you've printed out reams and reams of PDFs b/c they're easier to read that way... is it worth keeping them all, just for reference, even if they don't seem immediately applicable to your current projects? Or is an electronic copy enough and can the unwieldy stacks of paper go off to recycling without regret?
posted by shivohum
on Jan 27, 2011 -
28 answers
[Academia Filter] I am familiar with how the Australian Research Council announces the outcomes of applications for funding, but how are things done in the US? How does the National Science Foundation inform grant applicants of whether their grant has been funded or not?
posted by Alice Russel-Wallace
on Jan 24, 2011 -
4 answers
A colleague and I are writing a book chapter on social media, and we have been unable to find or make up terms for one distinction we would like to make. What is a good, compact term for 'information that is endorsed or supported by a credentialed expert on the subject or is agreed to be true by a community of experts'?
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posted by amberwb
on Jan 21, 2011 -
25 answers
Academics: Do submissions to journals always result in the manuscript being returned for editing prior to publication?
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posted by arnicae
on Jan 13, 2011 -
38 answers
What exactly constitutes "proof of payment" for the purposes of 501c3 accounting standards? Are my accounting demons tormenting me for their own sick pleasure, or because they actually have to?
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posted by col_pogo
on Jan 12, 2011 -
8 answers
Information about leaving grad school and getting a job in a different field. Help me figure out how to get my foot in the door. Long background and question follows.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 28, 2010 -
3 answers
What options do my boyfriend and I have to live life under our personal constraints of work and geography?
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posted by namesarehard
on Dec 12, 2010 -
36 answers
I'm not an academic, not trained in the art of research, and I could use some guidance. I need advice on how to identify and track down sources for a multi-year exploration of a topic.
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posted by croutonsupafreak
on Dec 7, 2010 -
23 answers
I just got hired at a psychology research lab at a very prestigious university. I have no background in academic research and very little academic background in this field. I have an associates degree in humanities, and psychology is a field that interests me greatly. What can I do to not mess this up?
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posted by two lights above the sea
on Nov 23, 2010 -
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Should I tell my professor that I'm pretty sure he gave me an incorrect reference, which cost me a good deal of preparation time on an assignment, or is this the kind of thing I'm expected to be able to deal with easily?
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posted by yomimono
on Nov 15, 2010 -
20 answers
Help me come up with a VERY IMPRESSIVE-SOUNDING fake class title! It's for a gag proposal. It has to be something very obscure, and very intellectual sounding, for a college class. Thanks!
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posted by howgenerica
on Nov 9, 2010 -
44 answers
I've been reading a number of what to do with my life threads on MetaFilter. This is my addition.
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posted by 630
on Nov 7, 2010 -
18 answers
Is it appropriate to give a thank you gift to a mentor, and what can I give someone who doesn't drink, doesn't eat junk food, and doesn't like flowers?
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posted by lollusc
on Oct 25, 2010 -
27 answers
Please help me find an article or book I would like to use for my literary theory thesis. This is all I know about it:
1) It was authored by two french males.
2) It is about tragedy in 5th century BC Athens.
3) It introduces the phrase 'tragic moment'
4) It is from the 20th century.
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posted by rigby99
on Oct 18, 2010 -
7 answers
I made a stupid mistake and sent an email to my lecturer in which I told her to "chill the %^%$% out." Yes, I didn't even write "fuck". Should an instant and sincere apology be accepted, and should I be concerned about my final mark from this person?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 6, 2010 -
39 answers
Academic Grant Writing logjam filter. Final moments before I must submit and I need a word for my rousing conclusion. How the hell do academics refer to the outside/real world? [example over the fold]
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posted by philip-random
on Oct 5, 2010 -
11 answers
How do I refrain from feeling resentment and indignation at a low-level position in research and academia, when I know I am capable of much more? How do I make my stay more pleasant and earn the respect of my colleagues?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 16, 2010 -
27 answers
Wannabe grad student demonstrates that grad school is probably a bad idea by asking you to hold her hand.
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posted by Kutsuwamushi
on Sep 3, 2010 -
22 answers
Should I divulge to my boss my mentor/coworker’s complete lack of work ethic? (academic lab situation)
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 25, 2010 -
19 answers
Can you recommend a book chapter or article that summarizes the biological and/or psychological perspectives on gender without devolving into straw-man attacks or interdepartmental backbiting?
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posted by arcticwoman
on Aug 8, 2010 -
20 answers
Help me find this blog post or online article in which a professor humorously reverses classic student excuses for lateness/underperformance!
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posted by Bardolph
on Aug 4, 2010 -
6 answers
How can I extract a list of "second-generation" citations from Google Scholar search results, preferably in such a way that this information is easily parsable into lists of authors, titles, journals, and year published?
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posted by samac
on Aug 4, 2010 -
5 answers
Academic-CV-Filter: I wrote a book chapter for a short-run edited book. Now a journal is interested in republishing the piece as an article. What do I put on my CV?
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posted by LudgerLassen
on Jul 16, 2010 -
2 answers
Fellow English (and other language) lit graduate students: recommend me what you think is the best
online source for getting up to speed on either common terminology or current trends in the discipline.
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 15, 2010 -
3 answers
We're two people collaborating on a large academic text at a distance, and can't find a service or app which fulfills our requirements. Please advise.
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posted by monocultured
on Jul 11, 2010 -
14 answers
Academics: how can I be more excited about selecting a dissertation topic and writing the dissertation?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 7, 2010 -
33 answers
I am going to do an MA in European Identity and Integration. What are some good summary works about Europe that I can read to be able to engage with the course straight away?
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posted by tumples
on Jul 1, 2010 -
7 answers
