Grad School Filter: How technical and specific should my statement of purpose for my Computer Science PhD application be?
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posted by christy
on Dec 13, 2007 -
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How can I best petition for the reconsideration of a grad school application? Or should I even try?
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posted by Asherah
on Dec 9, 2007 -
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What does it take to get into a top-level physics program for graduate studies?
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posted by Loto
on Dec 2, 2007 -
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I'm finishing a master's program in the next few weeks and I'm feeling horrible about my experience acquiring it. I did a 2 and a half year accelerated nursing program that led into a master's to become a
nurse practitioner. I am really excited about the field and looking forward to where the degree can take me, but the last year and a half (the master's portion) of the process was so emotionally damaging I'm not sure how to move on!
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posted by hurricanemag
on Nov 28, 2007 -
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I am applying to grad school. The deadline is approaching. Where can I go to get my letter of intent (personal statement) read and critiqued?
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posted by iamkimiam
on Oct 24, 2007 -
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What can you tell me about the Monterey Institute of International Studies?
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posted by dead_
on Oct 3, 2007 -
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Explain to me what career paths for an MBA, Masters and technical certifications can lead to.
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posted by PetiePal
on Sep 21, 2007 -
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I badly bungled my Political Science undergrad program, graduating with a GPA in the low 3's and a non-honours degree. I want to go to grad school in the same field. What are my options? (I'm in Canada).
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posted by pcameron
on Sep 16, 2007 -
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Is it weird to ask a university professor if you can audit his/her class without officially enrolling in the university as an auditor ... and, as part of the arrangement, asking the professor if you can submit papers and have them graded and evaluated?
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posted by jayder
on Aug 8, 2007 -
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Where do I find a ranking of graduate programs in communications arts and sciences in the United States?
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posted by parmanparman
on Jun 6, 2007 -
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My brother is moving to Columbia, South Carolina for school at USC and would really appreciate your input on a safe place to live and enjoy the city for at least 4 years.
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posted by icollectpurses
on May 20, 2007 -
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I've been out of work for a number of years, by choice, staying at home to raise my kids. I have a Bachelor's in Education with a minor in English from back in 19mumblemumbleyear, and even if it were up-to-date, my life has taken a different turn, and I don't feel that teaching is for me any more. With this kind of background, if I don't teach, I am pretty much, as one of my English teachers once put it, an "educated un-employable."
What further education do I need to be taken seriously as I re-enter the workforce?
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posted by misha
on May 19, 2007 -
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What should a recent computer science graduate, who is currently job hunting, do to gain the experience almost every potential employer is seeking?
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posted by hcastro
on May 17, 2007 -
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Does anyone have recommendations for graduate electrical engineering programs in northeast Massachusetts or southern NH? They would need to be night/weekend based and if there are online classes available that would be even better (but at a brick & mortar, legitimate universities).
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posted by dumbledore69
on May 16, 2007 -
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If I've been out of college for twelve years, from whom do I get recommendations for graduate school?
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posted by anonymous
on May 16, 2007 -
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I'm about a year off from Grad school, and I'm beginning to look around for good places to go. I'm a bit of a dinosaur, however, and am very interested in existential religion and am interested in studying a kind of... ontological foundationalism whereas the focus will be how man establishes and functions through his sense of being/meaning in the world.
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posted by Gideon
on May 12, 2007 -
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I will be graduating in a few weeks from college. Help me find stuff I should do before I'm all done and move away!
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posted by niwnfyc
on May 9, 2007 -
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I'm 26 years old and already making a good living. Should I consider going to grad school for international relations or international affairs?
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posted by anonymous
on May 7, 2007 -
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Does anyone know any good resources for graduate school preparation, particularly in the physical sciences? I'm a sophomore and I want to get ready to start applying, but I need some help...
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posted by Aanidaani
on Apr 4, 2007 -
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I am a master's student in speech-language pathology looking for a clinical fellow position starting this summer. I'm doing all the regular sending out resumes to hospitals and whatnot, but I'd like to know if anybody here has any experience with the big US based therapy agencies...
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posted by absquatulate
on Feb 15, 2007 -
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What type of graduate programs focus on
User Experience Design or
HCI? Everyone seems to have a different name for it, and university sites are hard to navigate at best. I'm less interested in computer science degrees, but perhaps that all that is out there?
posted by rschroed
on Feb 6, 2007 -
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Should I introduce myself to potential graduate school advisors at the earliest opportunity, or wait until I'm better prepared and less indecisive?
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posted by fermion
on Feb 1, 2007 -
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Gradstudentfilter: What are some strategies for reading 500-900 pages of academic text per week?
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posted by carmen
on Jan 23, 2007 -
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As a doctoral student, how do you maintain friendships with non-academics? With all the lab work and time that goes into research, there isn't a lot of time for fun. And it seems that friends and family don't always understand it - especially for first-generation students from places where not everyone goes to college. Have any of you had this experience? What's hard about maintaining relationships with friends and family -- and how do you cope?
posted by anondonna
on Jan 17, 2007 -
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My boyfriend recently received $25K as part of a settlement after his father's death, and he'll be filing the FAFSA for graduate school soon.
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posted by hamster
on Jan 10, 2007 -
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What made you quit grad school? What was the deciding factor? How did you know it was time to go? Subtle signs? Did your advisor say 'go away'? If you stayed, when did you feel like quitting?
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posted by mariokrat
on Dec 13, 2006 -
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What's a good way of deciding if I should wait a year before applying to grad school? I'm in a surprising circumstance that my music career might be somewhat sustainable and potentially profitable, and with many of the new opportunities coming at me, I wonder if my plans of going to grad school could be placed on hold for a year. What's a good & rational way to decide?
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posted by itchi23
on Dec 7, 2006 -
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What do you do when your connection with your immediate professors seems slim at best?
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posted by Asherah
on Nov 14, 2006 -
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How much is an MBA from a lower-tier school worth? Especially when compared to a Masters in Accounting from a higher-end school?
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posted by Darke
on Nov 8, 2006 -
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Any advice on the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program application? I'm applying in Social Science.
posted by k8t
on Oct 6, 2006 -
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My sister is looking into grad school and wants to focus on "something environmental." Are there websites that compare different Masters degrees and what they entail? And are there places where she can then compare these degrees at different schools?
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posted by bibbit
on Sep 7, 2006 -
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I
will begin an academic program for an MS in Computer Science starting Fall, 2007. The upside is that I have a year to prepare, while the downside is that I clearly have some obstacles to overcome, which are that
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 30, 2006 -
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Are you generally able to apply courses taken for a M.S. at one school for credit in another school's PhD program if you're doing a B.S. -> M.S. -> PhD? For more specifics, we're talking Computer Science, and more specifically, to apply for Stanford's PhD program (or another reputable US university).
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posted by lpctstr;
on Aug 25, 2006 -
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I'm going to pursue a Masters/PhD in Cognitive Visual Neuroscience. I now know
how to ask for letters of recommendation - thanks - but how do I write a killer letter of intent/application essay? Alternately, what are the major mistakes/pitfalls new students make when writing such a letter? Answers need not be Psych specific.
posted by fake
on Aug 16, 2006 -
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