Considering dropping out of 1st year humanities PhD program. Terrified of starving on the streets. Help?
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posted by anonymous
on May 12, 2013 -
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What possible avenues are there to get 'back' on an academic career path in your late 30s? Are there any unusual paths that I have not considered?
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posted by mary8nne
on Jan 28, 2013 -
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I'm a PhD student, and I'd like to do more academic networking over email. How does this work, and what should the emails sound like?
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posted by anonymous
on May 16, 2012 -
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Help me make a decision I keep circling over again and again -- interdisciplinary masters that lets me do some cool research now, or continuing to work/exist in desired city and a more professional and/or appropriate MA/PHd in the next year or two?
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posted by elephantsvanish
on Apr 22, 2012 -
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I would be finishing my bioinformatics master's degree next year and am considering to go to Australia or New Zealand for PhD in bioinfo, or Computer Science with a focus in computational biology related stuffs What are the academic and industry situations like in these two countries?
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posted by joewandy
on Nov 2, 2011 -
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I'm currently living in the UK and am trying to apply for science PhDs in Germany. But how?
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posted by daisyk
on May 2, 2011 -
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How to Be Awesome and Finish a PhD? I'm in my first term of an engineering PhD (post-bachelors and 2yrs working in industry). My work is sucking: I don't do enough homework or research. How do I get back the drive I felt in high school when I was a clueless single guy who felt he had to prove he was brilliant?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 20, 2010 -
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My girlfriend's company has offered to pay for her PhD. However, for one reason or another, they would like her to get it abroad (outside of the US). Should she accept? Details inside.
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posted by cad
on Nov 15, 2010 -
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Is it too late for me to gain admission to the top PhD programs in the life sciences? What can I do to improve my chances besides the obvious?
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posted by WhitenoisE
on Aug 29, 2010 -
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I had a rocky experience getting my master's, and am eventually looking at getting a phD. I am worried that having gone to so many schools will reflect poorly on me later in my career.
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posted by atetrachordofthree
on Jul 5, 2010 -
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Is there an 'expiry date' on your studies when it comes to being admitted to a PhD? I'm thinking of working for a while first.
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posted by moorooka
on Apr 22, 2010 -
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CrossroadsFilter. PhD or MD? I could invest an extra year into attending a one-year special master's degree program that, upon success, would pretty much guarantee admission into medical school. I'd be a 28-year-old first-year medical student. But what about babies?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 24, 2010 -
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I'm at that point in my PhD where my experiment is (almost) up and running, so I have more free time to do other stuff. I've decided that writing a general introduction to my thesis will be less beneficial than trying to get a review article published.
How do I go about writing a review article, from the perspective of an unpublished graduate student?
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posted by doctor.dan
on May 16, 2009 -
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I'm doing my comp. exam (also called doctoral exam here) this summer. This involves reading a whole bunch of books and articles (about 30), and writing a long paper that answers a few questions from my committee. I am looking for good note-taking methods.
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posted by ddaavviidd
on Apr 24, 2009 -
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I am looking for cross-disciplinary graduate/phd course in web technology. More specifically, relating to societal use of web from a global perspective. My goal is to become an expert in use of web based technologies in developing countries (which involves computer use, censorship, etc.). So far, what I have found is STS (science, technology and society) which sounds perfect, but from what I have seen, tend to be more in the areas of applied sciences and engineering. Then there is basic CS programs which tend to be more technology than societal aspects. Does anyone have any thoughts, ideas, recommendations?
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posted by _zed_
on Mar 31, 2009 -
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Are there any respected PhD (or advanced research) programs offered from anywhere in the world that can be undertaken outside the country of the University that is offering it?
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posted by zaebiz
on Dec 9, 2008 -
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Looking for programs or study options to fulfill math, statistics and economics prerequisites ahead of applying to grad school?
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posted by tonci
on Jul 21, 2008 -
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I'm 21, living in London, UK. I just got a first class BA in sociology of education with philosophy. I'm already starting to think what to do after my Master's degree (still in the sociology of education).
If the planet's the limit,
what are the best places to do a PhD in the sociology of education? (And is my envy to do it at somewhere like Harvard or Stanford worth pursuing?)
Bonus points if you've been there yourself and share a slice of your experience!
posted by meso
on Jul 16, 2008 -
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What are some good sources to teach myself advanced math in preparation for an econ/finance phd?
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posted by btkuhn
on Jun 4, 2008 -
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Does anyone have any information and/or opinions about the Transformative Studies Ph.D. program at the California Institute of Integral Studies?
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posted by jackypaper
on Dec 30, 2007 -
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New York Creative Writing/Critical Theory PHD: I am currently undertaking an MA in Creative Writing and Critical Theory in London, and plan to go on to PHD after I finish. I would ideally like to go to an East coast USA/New York university to do this (for several reasons). I'd like some help with finding a good list of possible institutions...
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posted by 0bvious
on Oct 16, 2007 -
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My wife is going to be starting a (humanities) PhD in a few weeks' time. What gifts should I get her?
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posted by Jakob
on Aug 28, 2007 -
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