How does a 25-year old college dropout go about getting a fresh start at a new university? [more inside]
posted on May 11, 2008 - 11 answers

I'm looking for information for applying to grad school while abroad. (PhD programs in Political Science/International Relations). I graduated from college in spring 2006, and I'm planning on applying next year (Fall '09) to start in Fall 2010. I'm also considering going to Israel in July and staying for about 10 months, and I want to make sure this won't impact my grad school plans in any way. [more inside]
posted on Mar 11, 2008 - 7 answers

Best book or online resource for funding Grad School? [more inside]
posted on Mar 2, 2008 - 6 answers

What schools other than Pacifica offer a Ph.D. program in comparative mythology? My Google-fu has failed me. I understand that certain institutions offer interdisciplinary studies that can be bent in the direction of mythology, as can certain programs in English. But I can't seem to find any that offer the richness of mythological courses found at Pacifica. Surely that isn't the only university out there!
posted on Jan 25, 2008 - 9 answers

How do I help my brilliant - but broke - friend go to school? [more inside]
posted on Dec 27, 2007 - 23 answers

I used to be a model student. This semester was truly humbling. Do you have any suggestions to help me hone my study habits, regain motivation, and minimize distractions in the final three semesters before graduation? [more inside]
posted on Dec 11, 2007 - 18 answers

What intelligent questions can I ask a student in a graduate program I'm applying to, in an effort to determine whether the program's a good fit for me? [more inside]
posted on Dec 3, 2007 - 14 answers

Who in history (or in your life) has flunked/failed in school or university, but has gone on to great success? [more inside]
posted on Nov 15, 2007 - 46 answers

What can you tell me about the Monterey Institute of International Studies? [more inside]
posted on Oct 3, 2007 - 4 answers

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). [more inside]
posted on Sep 16, 2007 - 20 answers

What's a good university, where good means a high concentration of people interested in learning? [more inside]
posted on Aug 20, 2007 - 54 answers

Looking for serious, modern, and fun art schools in Europe, or possibly the US. [more inside]
posted on Aug 10, 2007 - 5 answers

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? [more inside]
posted on Aug 8, 2007 - 43 answers

Is is a good idea to be blunt about academic missteps during my undergrad? [more inside]
posted on Jul 27, 2007 - 5 answers

I've reached the end of the road for graduate school loans. [more inside]
posted on Jun 5, 2007 - 7 answers

Should parents help their children pay for grad school if they can afford it? My parents are divorced, but both are in households considered in the top 1% of the US in terms of income and net worth. After limited financial assistance from them during undergrad, I am getting no help at all for grad school. Am I out of line to expect that I should? [more inside]
posted on May 26, 2007 - 126 answers

Students: What do you do when group members don't do much at all? Educators: Do you want to hear if a student is not pulling their own weight in a group work situation? [more inside]
posted on Mar 28, 2007 - 34 answers

As an "outsider", how do I find a back door in to a school or institution of research? Is there any way to "test in" to such a program - or to a degree? [more inside]
posted on Mar 28, 2007 - 13 answers

How to (if at all) come out of the ADD closet? [more inside]
posted on Mar 15, 2007 - 15 answers

Should I go on exchange next year? [more inside]
posted on Mar 11, 2007 - 15 answers

I'm in college. I'd like to be trained to do editing and layout for a living. How do I proceed? Do you know anything about Simon Fraser's Editing program? [more inside]
posted on Mar 10, 2007 - 10 answers

I have almost certainly won an eighteen thousand dollar award to do my Master's degree, but every day I find myself semi-wishing that I don't win it so that I don't have to do my Master's. Do I suck it up and advance my career, or turn down more money than I make in two years and end up working at the mall? [more inside]
posted on Mar 1, 2007 - 21 answers

When is it appropriate as a teacher to cancel a class due to pain or injury? [more inside]
posted on Jan 30, 2007 - 14 answers

Can I still go to Grad School? Will a second undergrad degree help? [more inside]
posted on Nov 14, 2006 - 17 answers

GradSchoolAnxietyFilter: I have no research experience. How do I describe my research plan? [more inside]
posted on Aug 29, 2006 - 8 answers

Does anyone have an experience appealing an admission decision by a university? I recently applied as a transfer student to a private university in California and was rejected. I'm putting together an appeal now and I was wondering if anyone had any tips or advice from first hand experience. [more inside]
posted on Jul 22, 2006 - 15 answers

When is the right time to have kids? My partner and I (24 and 23, respectively) have been together for six years, and are both senior undergraduates. We know that now isn't the right time for kids, but we can't help but feel that it should be soon. [more inside]
posted on Nov 17, 2005 - 26 answers

What is the best way to finish the 3rd year of a 3-year general degree in Canada when youre not in it for the learning anymore? [more inside]
posted on Oct 2, 2005 - 10 answers

Just today our engineering students society found $5000 in a safe we didn't know we had. Now we've got to spend it, preferably in some useful and/or awesome way. Do you have any suggestions on what a students society might want to spend it on? [more inside]
posted on Sep 9, 2005 - 20 answers

Blogging in the classroom. I've decided to set-up a blog for my students this semester. This will be the place for their response papers, writing exercises and a few other tidbits. It needs to have access for 5-10 members, a very easy set-up, free-to-near-free pricing (although I would pay or find the dollars to fund if it was warranted), and very clear posting/linking instructions for the students. Advice on selecting a blogging system needed. [more inside]
posted on Aug 31, 2005 - 14 answers

I'm a little worried about applying to grad school. I've read an awful lot about it, and I'm looking for some advice from actual people. [more inside]
posted on May 13, 2005 - 16 answers

Grad students unite! Calling all Ph.D. students, but especially those in the humanities, literature, languages, or history departments. How do you stay healthy (mentally and physically), keep sane, be positive, get work finished in a timely manner, stay happy? [more inside]
posted on May 1, 2005 - 35 answers

Who went to an American Ivy League School? Did you think it was the best?
posted on Jul 8, 2004 - 16 answers

Graduate school acceptance. Or really, not. I need some advice from all of you over-educated metafilterites. What do you do when you don't get accepted to your first choice graduate school? Besides, obviously, not attend. Have any of you had any luck with reapplying, and if so, what did you change on your application to "do the trick?" Anyone have luck with taking classes as a non-matriculated student just to get your foot in the door? Any advice is much appreciated.
posted on May 10, 2004 - 14 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 on Apr 7, 2004 - 8 answers