How realistic is it to expect a pretty good grad (first class honours in undergrad, ~6ish GPA, a few prizes, good recommendations, industry experience) from an Australian university to gain a fully-funded postgrad spot at a strong, technically focused American research university? In the field of bioengineering, to be specific: so I'm thinking somewhere like UCSD/Berkeley or Johns Hopkins.
posted by nicolas léonard sadi carnot on Nov 4, 2009 - 17 answers

Academics, Researchers, and Writers: What software do you use for creating the graphics that accompany your journal (or mainstream) article submissions? I know this will be different depending on the topic, field, and journal. I'm trying to get a feel for the full range of choices.
posted by NotMyselfRightNow on Oct 15, 2009 - 34 answers

Are there any sites or blogs dedicated to pointing out great courses and lectures not to be missed on iTunes U? [more inside]
posted by Ndwright on Sep 27, 2009 - 1 answer

Advice for going on the academic job market? [more inside]
posted by k8t on Sep 16, 2009 - 16 answers

What do you love about popular books on society, history, and human sciences? What do you hate about them? [more inside]
posted by carmen on Jul 23, 2009 - 19 answers

What are my realistic chances of getting a non-academic job with a PhD in International Relations? [more inside]
posted by Spurious on Jul 8, 2009 - 10 answers

Can I ask my professor to recommend me to a university that she tried to sue (without destroying my chances at acceptance)? [more inside]
posted by oinopaponton on Jun 30, 2009 - 13 answers

How are American parenting practices unique? [more inside]
posted by Fairchild on Jun 18, 2009 - 30 answers

Do you have good memories the department that hosted your college degree? I'm looking for specific suggestions for forming a strong community of undergrad students within one major. [more inside]
posted by about_time on Jun 1, 2009 - 24 answers

Academia must have discovered the Internets by now... right? I'm interested in finding some academic, long-form journalism, or just generally "high-thought" articles about "low" Internet culture, from memes to 4chan to Anonymous to Second Life. Halp?! [more inside]
posted by Keter on May 6, 2009 - 16 answers

I'm thinking of returning to school for an LLM in taxation, and am looking for advice, experience, pros, cons, etc. [more inside]
posted by bunnycup on May 6, 2009 - 6 answers

Which note-taking/organizing software does the best job of integrating PDF files? [more inside]
posted by pluckemin on Apr 7, 2009 - 7 answers

Are there any academics who specialize in criticizing/studying academia? What are their names? [more inside]
posted by Dr. Send on Feb 25, 2009 - 27 answers

I lost my mojo, how can I get it back? [more inside]
posted by Spurious on Feb 9, 2009 - 17 answers

Did you spend the years out of high school and into your early-mid twenties royally fucking up from an academic standpoint, bouncing in and out of college--but then went on to be a successful, productive adult despite it? What did you do? How did it happen? Yes, this question is young and silly but I need the advice of those older and wiser. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 9, 2009 - 31 answers

I'm 21 years old, about to graduate college, and the recession is freaking me out. I know there's no right or wrong answer to which course my life should take, but I need help focusing on realistic skills and places to live that I should be considering. [more inside]
posted by Muffpub on Jan 7, 2009 - 20 answers

How can I ask my professors if the grades that they're giving me are inflated or not? [more inside]
posted by youcancallmeal on Nov 5, 2008 - 20 answers

Movies about lonely academics who find new meaning in life? [more inside]
posted by dyslexictraveler on Sep 18, 2008 - 28 answers

I need help modernizing my note-taking methodology. [more inside]
posted by sonofslim on Aug 19, 2008 - 7 answers

What are some good appreciation gift ideas for a thesis advisor who was kind when the project took far longer than originally planned? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 30, 2008 - 10 answers

I am looking for examples of 3D virtual environments created in a Wikipedia-like manner. [more inside]
posted by badstone on Feb 14, 2008 - 9 answers

Week 2 of my endless food career related questions and this one is a doozy: What're the academic options open to a food obsessed person? [more inside]
posted by GilloD on Sep 4, 2007 - 16 answers

I'm trying to find a note-taking program for OSX that allows a pseudo-Cornell-style of note taking, and some other features. [more inside]
posted by synecdoche on Jun 6, 2007 - 5 answers

My family and I will be moving to mid-town Memphis this summer. I originally thought private education was the only way to go in Memphis but after doing my research I am finding out that there are some public schools where academics are challenging and they offer more extracurricular activities than the private schools. I am leaning towards White Station high school and Snowden for elementary school. Appreciate any help.
posted by bethrossrn on Apr 11, 2007 - 5 answers

Academics: What's your filing system for academic papers? As I finish up my undergrad degree and enter grad school, I'm reading a lot of papers. Currently, they're just in a tall stack on my desk and in a folder in my Mac. I'm interested in hearing filing solutions -- both hard copy and electronic -- for academic papers.
posted by pealco on Dec 14, 2006 - 28 answers

Need help finding classroom demonstratable examples of software simulation. [more inside]
posted by carson on Oct 12, 2006 - 9 answers

What are the major unanswered questions in linguistics? [more inside]
posted by ontic on Jun 13, 2006 - 21 answers

I'm 17 years old and considering moving to Europe after graduate school, roughly 8 years from now if all goes to plan. I am a dual citizen (Belgium-US). What should I do during the coming years of college towards this end? [more inside]
posted by phrontist on May 6, 2006 - 10 answers

Do you have any experience in Economics? [more inside]
posted by COBRA! on Apr 28, 2006 - 24 answers

I'm defending my M.A. thesis on Thursday. Any pointers? [more inside]
posted by synecdoche on Apr 17, 2006 - 18 answers

Do high school athletes receive academic credit? [more inside]
posted by Brian James on Jan 22, 2006 - 25 answers

Researchers, academics, and readers: how do you deal with taking notes, recording passages, keeping a common-place book, and reading long books? What is your note-taking workflow? [more inside]
posted by josh on Jan 19, 2006 - 30 answers

Topic for a computer science thesis? [more inside]
posted by bloggboy on Oct 16, 2005 - 21 answers

Calling all academics: What advice can you offer a first-time university lecturer in terms of preparation, presentation, and holding student interest? [more inside]
posted by szechuan on Oct 6, 2005 - 37 answers

Grammar/ Style Filter:
I'm writing an undergraduate history thesis. Should I do all I can to avoid the passive voice? [More has been placed inside] [more inside]
posted by PhatLobley on Jan 25, 2005 - 54 answers

Which would you consider to be (or have heard to be) the best philosophy departments (for a Ph.D. tentatively on "Husserl, Time and Love") in the U.S. or the U.K. in a pleasant, interesting, social and cultural environment? [More inside.] [more inside]
posted by MiguelCardoso on Dec 9, 2004 - 21 answers

What happens when a person is expelled from a college for academic misconduct (not me)? Can they transfer at all? Does that show up on your transcript? Does it go on your permanent record? How does a person recover from that? Any insight appreciated.
posted by pissfactory on Apr 7, 2004 - 8 answers