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2015/11/25 | 308 | 1,243 | <issue_start>username_0: I am already done with my masters but I want to go back to school for another one. The only thing is that I got my masters 9 years ago. I know GRE is only valid for 5 years. Since I already done with one masters, would I be required to take the GRE again if I want to go for another one?<issue_c... |
2015/11/25 | 1,807 | 7,626 | <issue_start>username_0: My advisor has multiple electrical engineering masters research students under him. One of them came to me asking for help, saying the advisor asked her (let's call her Jen) to write some code to test out one of his ideas and generate graphs for a paper. Jen is horrible at writing code (her wor... |
2015/11/25 | 997 | 4,278 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently moved to a Nordic country in an academic position. For my first grant application, I collaborated with other researchers at the university. As I was submitting the proposal along with the CVs, I noticed that two of the researchers had mentioned their religion. I have never seen this ... |
2015/11/25 | 2,692 | 11,937 | <issue_start>username_0: I am part (working part time) of a research project that is funded by the government in another European country (not the one I live in). As part of my contract with that project, I'm required to submit a manuscript reporting the research to a peer-reviewed journal by a deadline.
However, bec... |
2015/11/25 | 756 | 3,071 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to change my field from molecular biophysics to theoretical ecology. While they are basically required some same basic background (physics, math, programming), the rest is quite irrelevant. In my current draft of this part, about a half is about this the problem and the result of the wor... |
2015/11/25 | 507 | 2,200 | <issue_start>username_0: I am an applied mathematician. A very simplified outline of my situation is as follows:
The leader of my research group is a "big wheel" in his specific research area. His contributions are considered both important and very demanding.
Recently I found a way to get a simplified access to one ... |
2015/11/26 | 427 | 1,641 | <issue_start>username_0: Once per week I check my Google Scholar profile and I can see my citations count is increased. I would like to know, to which papers/works my increase in the number of citations is related to. How can I know this without making my profile public?<issue_comment>username_1: You can set an alert o... |
2015/11/26 | 475 | 1,970 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a graduate student and I'm T.A. of a graduate course. The professor asked us to give some assignments to the students. I have done so and a homework assignment, which contains an optional part for gaining extra marks, I designed.
Moreover, I have set a policy for late assignment being as ... |
2015/11/26 | 535 | 2,359 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently applying to PhD programs in the US and got my undergraduate degree from a German university. My university issues English transcripts of records, yet for special (graduate) lectures, the description is often still in German. Instead, a generic english name is used for the name of... |
2015/11/26 | 527 | 2,316 | <issue_start>username_0: I have patiently waited for over six months for my supervisor to review two 30 page manuscripts. They have yet to do so. Furthermore they will not allow me to submit them to journals unless they have had a chance to read them.
I am at the end of my PhD and am looking to submit soon. They have ... |
2015/11/26 | 1,239 | 5,389 | <issue_start>username_0: We submitted a paper to a fairly average journal and received a major revision decision. We made the suggested changes and resubmitted. The revision was reviewed by three referees and two of them mentioned that they were satisfied with the changes and the paper warrants a publication. The third... |
2015/11/26 | 1,342 | 5,716 | <issue_start>username_0: My course-mates and I have a scientific paper to do for a class and, despite having had almost 3 months to do it, no one has done anything (or at least tried to do anything) on the research, and now they're starting to fake the results of the research (which hasn't even been done), and I know t... |
2015/11/26 | 2,457 | 10,196 | <issue_start>username_0: Some days earlier, in the hour of contemplation, I made an extremely critical and paradigm-shifting breakthrough in my field and then, I started writing on it for a publishing and many times checked through the paper and finally submitted it after many days of proofreading.
The paper was commi... |
2015/11/27 | 540 | 2,214 | <issue_start>username_0: I read [this question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/24201/should-one-put-their-masters-thesis-online), in which all answers recommend posting one's master's thesis online. My thesis is available from my university's repository, but I'm thinking about posting it on arXiv since it... |
2015/11/27 | 799 | 3,558 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm applying to PhD programs in math. The thing is: I went to a great school coming out of high school, but it didn't work out. (No GPA problems thankfully; just personal stuff.) I ended up going to an engineering program, where I eventually understood math was my calling, and **everything has ... |
2015/11/27 | 1,068 | 4,313 | <issue_start>username_0: I will finish my Ph.D. soon and am seeking a postdoc position.
To this purpose, I am creating my page, hosted by my university.
Personally, I don't generally take pictures of myself and don't like to.
There is a picture of mine (from 4 years ago) which I feel is fine,
where I was hiking on a m... |
2015/11/27 | 1,047 | 3,213 | <issue_start>username_0: Europe has many universities [founded in the Medieval period](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medieval_universities); in the United States, universities started to be founded [almost as soon as English settlers arrived](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University). China, however, I ... |
2015/11/27 | 555 | 2,483 | <issue_start>username_0: What is the difference between a literature survey and a conceptual paper?<issue_comment>username_1: A literature survey covers scholarly articles on a specific field, topic or subtopics within the field complete applications, advent of new techniques and breakthroughs in that area. A good surv... |
2015/11/27 | 1,124 | 4,609 | <issue_start>username_0: I had put up a paper on arxiv about 4 months back, which we had planned on submitting to a journal. However, before I submitted, we got some good reviews and ideas from a colleague at my university. All of the original results were correct and accurate, but now I would like to add some addition... |
2015/11/27 | 1,050 | 4,494 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm currently halfway through a PhD in computer science at a good school in the US. After I graduate, I want to stay in academia. I also want to return home to Australia to be closer to my family.
However, I worry that I will struggle to do good research when I am thousands of miles from where... |
2015/11/28 | 769 | 3,368 | <issue_start>username_0: I submitted a paper to a journal three months ago and was told that the review process could take up to three months but that they aimed to do it faster.
Since I haven't heard back within the quoted timeline, would it be appropriate to contact them and ask how the process is going?
On one han... |
2015/11/28 | 430 | 1,867 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm applying to several math PhD programs for the next fall term, and they all require a statement of purpose of 1-2 pages. However, none of them seem to give concrete spacing requirements. My statement is too long to fit under double spacing, but meets the requirement under single spacing. I'v... |
2015/11/28 | 453 | 1,883 | <issue_start>username_0: My paper got accepted before 13 days back in AEU journal. But I want to make several changes (only word change) to the accepted manuscript. How do I request the editor to send my corrected manuscript. Will they allow several changes in the accepted manuscript.
Changes are not in the result, ta... |
2015/11/28 | 590 | 2,489 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> How does a graduate student determine if he has a learning disability? Are there any signs to look for? At what point is it worth seeking a professional opinion?
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Some people, at least, believe there are a significant number of adults who would be identified as having a learning d... |
2015/11/28 | 943 | 4,174 | <issue_start>username_0: From time to time I receive papers to peer review that, in my view, fail to attain an acceptable level of writing and text formatting. Examples of usual issues are: common erratum, poor use of English, bad formatted equations, inconsistent use of punctuation marks, spacings, citations, referenc... |
2015/11/28 | 748 | 3,259 | <issue_start>username_0: In my statement of purpose I talked about the papers that I worked on and two of those papers are currently under review.
Is it acceptable to submit such papers as part of my application? And are there any concerns on the intellectual property of the work (since it is yet to be accepted)?<iss... |
2015/11/28 | 3,442 | 13,084 | <issue_start>username_0: I've seen papers (e.g., in *Science*) where the first two authors are listed in non-alphabetical order, and yet there are asterisks behind their names to say that they contributed equally.
It seems strange to me, because if the two authors are in alphabetical order, then it could be that the f... |
2015/11/28 | 358 | 1,401 | <issue_start>username_0: I am making an article about Information Technology, mainly related to policies, and I have a list of some solution providers with their proposals; something like this:
```
Vendor1, Proposal related to...
```
I would like to know if the web links that are related to each proposal can be put ... |
2015/11/29 | 1,361 | 5,279 | <issue_start>username_0: I have recently noticed a failed case of peer review at *The Astrophysical Journal* (ApJ). It is a solid journal in which researchers of astrophysics can present good science without worrying about the topic being fashionable (as opposed to, e.g., *Nature* and *Science*). The peer-reviewed [pap... |
2015/11/29 | 1,038 | 4,580 | <issue_start>username_0: but the exam questions -- and often, homework problems -- come from the classics, e.g., <NAME>, Ahlfor's Complex Analysis, Lax's Linear Algebra. This creates a huge discrepancy in one's level of training and practice, compared with the level exams one must take.
The students who know this earl... |
2015/11/29 | 1,058 | 4,784 | <issue_start>username_0: I had uploaded an arxiv paper about 4 months back which developed an algorithm. After uploading the preprint we got some good feedback from a colleague, following which we have added additional simulation results and a more detailed discussion.
In this span of 4 months, the paper has been cit... |
2015/11/29 | 749 | 3,578 | <issue_start>username_0: I am interested in knowing, what are the differences between Original Paper, Review Paper, Letter and Short/ Rapid/ Brief Communication paper?
Thanks to everyone for reading and taking the time for the great responses.<issue_comment>username_1: "Original paper" is any research paper not fallin... |
2015/11/29 | 650 | 2,784 | <issue_start>username_0: I am doing a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. I have little experience with CAD programs, and I have to design an assembly in my project for manufacturing. As my supervisor is busy, and also not a specialist in CAD, I am thinking in hiring a CAD consultant of a company. Her tasks are basically to... |
2015/11/29 | 346 | 1,444 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm currently a graduate student that conducts the labs for a statistics course. The labs themselves only form a part of the course and the other part consists of lectures where they get a theoretical background of the subject. I'm not sure what I should put as my job title, since I'm both an a... |
2015/11/29 | 650 | 2,778 | <issue_start>username_0: I've applied to the University of ....... for fall 2016 graduate admission. The deadline for my references to submit the recommendation letters is December 01.
One of my references is currently extremely busy and has asked me to request the graduate administrator to contact him regarding the r... |
2015/11/29 | 2,882 | 12,333 | <issue_start>username_0: My TOEFL score is 85, but the minimum requirement of the school I'm applying to is 90. My GRE verbal score is also not very good. However, I have dedicated a month to contribute to the community of people studying for the GRE (more specifically, I have built a well-designed and information-rich... |
2015/11/29 | 409 | 1,842 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a graduate student and I had asked for TA/grader position, with a few professors at my institution in fall semester. But at that time there was no position available. Now I want to send another email to them again, asking for a position in spring semester. Should I reply back to the previo... |
2015/11/29 | 679 | 2,479 | <issue_start>username_0: This is to extend the question:
[Getting a dump of arXiv metadata](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/38969/getting-a-dump-of-arxiv-metadata)
I would like to download arXiv in bulk, and found a useful answer above for using this syntax:
```
http://export.arxiv.org/oai2?verb=ListReco... |
2015/11/30 | 853 | 3,476 | <issue_start>username_0: Not sure if you've been following the [story of a South Korean Prodigy](http://scholarlyoa.com/2015/11/20/is-this-17-year-old-korean-ph-d-student-a-plagiarist/), who tried to get his PhD degree based on a proceedings article (copyright protected) that his advisor has previously published thirte... |
2015/11/30 | 1,707 | 7,262 | <issue_start>username_0: I am writing an essay to outline one of my philosophical theories. My current argument builds upon the work of others that are in the fields of neuroscience, statistics, epistemology, and ethics. If I want to explain my argument am I expected to provide a summary of the two works I am building ... |
2015/11/30 | 1,422 | 6,428 | <issue_start>username_0: I got a letter from a journal editor telling me that they 'would be happy to accept my paper'; the editor asked me to take care of some minor citation issues (I carelessly misspelled one author's last name and I misplaced the publication year of a cited work.) and then upload the final version ... |
2015/11/30 | 331 | 1,273 | <issue_start>username_0: How would a graduate student, at the University of California, Santa Cruz, report their GPA, on fellowship applications, if they have not yet accrued enough letter grade credits?
UCSC seems to not report a formal GPA until the student takes 25 credits of letter grade classes. This excludes cr... |
2015/11/30 | 1,882 | 8,207 | <issue_start>username_0: My sister is a professor. I was visiting her over Thanksgiving break and my father (who is also a professor) told me not to hang out with her because she had a grant proposal due. Is this normal for professors or is it just my family?
This happens almost every time we have a family reunion, an... |
2015/11/30 | 2,553 | 10,727 | <issue_start>username_0: I have recently (6 months) left academia after a three year postdoc at a high ranking university. During my time there, I became the lab's statistics guru having carried out analysis on a lot of our labs data, both my data, and others.
I was let go due to lack of funds, but my previous supervi... |
2015/11/30 | 295 | 1,311 | <issue_start>username_0: A friend showed me a paper that literally copied two pages of another paper, without any reference. This clearly is a fraud. He tried to inform the authors of the original paper. Is there any other way to deal with this situation?<issue_comment>username_1: Contact the editor of the journal in w... |
2015/11/30 | 597 | 2,556 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently studying for my GRE exam and I came across a book which states that GRE essays are sent with the official score reports. How does the admissions committee process these essays?
I am applying for a PhD in computer science.<issue_comment>username_1: I am surprised, but this does a... |
2015/11/30 | 1,106 | 4,863 | <issue_start>username_0: I am planning on publishing two distinct papers based on the same dataset – one is looking at policy implications and the other is a more traditional academic article. The methods sections for both papers are largely the same (minus the statistical analyses, which are different) but the survey ... |
2015/11/30 | 548 | 2,334 | <issue_start>username_0: I asked this professor for a recommendation letter last admissions season, and got a yes immediately and was very good about sending in letters.
This year it's much much harder to get a hold of them, and haven't responded to my recommendation letter email that I sent yesterday (I only sent it ... |
2015/12/01 | 875 | 3,575 | <issue_start>username_0: Candidate of Sciences degree is awarded in some post-soviet countries for completing a 3-5 year research program, which has similar scientific requirements as a PhD. Here is a wikipedia article about it: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidate_of_Sciences>
Does it make sense to go after a PhD... |
2015/12/01 | 699 | 3,082 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently finished my PhD and continued to work at the same department as assistant professor. Amid lack of funding, and other academic joys, the department went an extra mile to procure my contract and I was assigned to interesting longterm projects. So from the academic perspective I should ... |
2015/12/01 | 475 | 2,003 | <issue_start>username_0: My paper got accepted in [AEÜ](http://www.journals.elsevier.com/aeu-international-journal-of-electronics-and-communications/). I want to make some changes in my article. Can I rewrite some sentences when reviewing the proofs from the journal?<issue_comment>username_1: If the article has been ac... |
2015/12/02 | 2,382 | 10,211 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a professor who grades all his exams by himself (homework, midterm and probably the final). For whatever reason he seems to be a likeable guy during the lecture but he absolutely "wrecks" the homeworks, etc. when he grades.
For example, if you make a little error he will put a huge X ac... |
2015/12/02 | 1,573 | 6,412 | <issue_start>username_0: As a CS PhD student, I'm often surprised at how few papers econ students have when they go into the job market. Even students at top universities typically have 3-4 papers, mostly still unpublished, whereas it is not uncommon for CS students to have more than 10 papers by the time they graduate... |
2015/12/02 | 823 | 3,411 | <issue_start>username_0: I used to be in a field where journals were much more prestigious than conferences, so I kept journals and conferences in separate sections (assuming that people would care a lot less about the conferences). Now I have switched to computer science, where conferences are the main venue of public... |
2015/12/02 | 1,156 | 4,896 | <issue_start>username_0: **update: My application has already been accepted! Thanks to everyone who has provided me valuable suggestions. I really appreciate your help! This is an important lesson to me: "Don't leave your work until the last minute"**
I just missed the my grad school application deadline....... This i... |
2015/12/02 | 323 | 1,386 | <issue_start>username_0: In ads about faculty positions, I often read phrases like "We are seeking candidates with interests in X, Y, and Z, but other related areas will also be considered"
In such cases, do candidates not specialized in X, Y or Z have a chance? Or how "exceptional" do they have to be in order to have... |
2015/12/02 | 4,296 | 17,300 | <issue_start>username_0: Why do many academics write short replies to emails?
For example, I write Professor MK some polite email with salutation, etc., just polite and decent email. MK then responds like this:
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> OK, MK
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Is MK so busy that they have no time to write, for example, this:
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> Hello,
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2015/12/02 | 517 | 2,105 | <issue_start>username_0: I've just recently learned about BibTeX, rather than manually making a bibliography at the end of everything I write. Now I'd like a reliable source for the citation info.
At school I can use MathSciNet through my university's account, but at home I cannot access that. I have been using Google... |
2015/12/03 | 2,675 | 10,788 | <issue_start>username_0: I am considering quitting my PhD in computer science, because after doing a software engineering internship I realized I enjoy that kind of work much more.
My advisor has been very kind to me, on both a professional and a personal level, and if I quit it might make her look bad. She is an assi... |
2015/12/03 | 427 | 1,755 | <issue_start>username_0: I presented a paper in one of the IEEE conferences last month. The paper is still not available in IEEE Xplore. The paper addresses the problem of detection and recovery of X in images. However, the recovery of X needs to be improved both computationally and quality-wise. Currently, I have figu... |
2015/12/03 | 849 | 3,514 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been working on a certain paper for about two years, the first year funded and the other one pro bono.
The data and methods were fixed during the first year. The data has high quality, the sample size is three times larger than in a typical study, and the papers that describe the method... |
2015/12/03 | 1,321 | 5,668 | <issue_start>username_0: I've heard conflicting advice on this, from 6 months prior to graduation all the way to "wait until after you've graduated so you can start immediately". On the one hand you don't want to give yourself too little time to interview, but on the other I understand that employers may want you to st... |
2015/12/03 | 202 | 934 | <issue_start>username_0: I submitted a paper to a journal and had it returned with "revise and resubmit". After the revision was submitted, the journal's status page told me that it was under review. Once the reviews were completed the status changed to "awaiting editor recommendation". However, I checked it today and ... |
2015/12/03 | 1,149 | 3,853 | <issue_start>username_0: I am practicing making citations of quotes and I am currently stuck on
publication dates.
To illustrate my issue, let’s use [this this book](http://www.cengage.com/search/productOverview.do;jsessionid=28DE48124F951130E25EA68F477E7E09?N=0&Ntk=P_Isbn13&Ntt=9780495391326&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartia... |
2015/12/03 | 511 | 2,326 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm working on a social science master's thesis based on a discourse analysis of documents. I finished a proposal a few months ago, which my committee approved. But as I continue to scan my sources, I am getting worried that there isn't as much significant evidence available as I had thought wh... |
2015/12/03 | 510 | 2,139 | <issue_start>username_0: I am an amateur scientist who wants to submit a paper to a peer reviewed journal. While I have an under grad degree... it was in business and I have been out of school for 15 years. Do I put my undergraduate university as my affiliation because I was educated there? It would be nice to put some... |
2015/12/03 | 539 | 2,020 | <issue_start>username_0: While filling my applications for PhD in computer science I used the percentile scores that I have on the paper score report I received from ETS by mail 3 years ago. However I just logged in to my GRE account to order a copy of the scores to be sent to a university, and I was surprised to see t... |
2015/12/03 | 842 | 3,391 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm doing my bachelors degree in mathematics right now at a state school. I know I'm not a top student and have made just pretty good grades in my undergrad career, but fell behind in others (a D in a conceptual physics course) due to numerous reason like 18 hr semesters while working, got marr... |
2015/12/04 | 1,247 | 5,547 | <issue_start>username_0: ***First I have to make it clear that I understand the SOP is not just written for my potential advisor to view; it will certainly be presented to the admission committee first. However, my potential advisor will be the only person who reads both of my SOPs. Below is the complete question with ... |
2015/12/04 | 841 | 3,381 | <issue_start>username_0: There is a very nice open source toolbox for Matlab which I have used for proof of concept. However, the real implementations in my field are almost always done in C++. I really like to give credit to those behind aforementioned toolbox and I have two of ways of doing so.
One is to add a sent... |
2015/12/04 | 316 | 1,334 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm applying to a grad school in the US for fall 2016. While filling the application, I stated my initial and terminal degree preferences as Master's only (and not PhD) as I want to work in the industry post MS. Will it hurt my chances of getting selected?<issue_comment>username_1: No. It might... |
2015/12/04 | 1,294 | 5,403 | <issue_start>username_0: He reasoned that I lacked the understanding of the subject and so not competent enough for a PhD. I agree to his concerns, since I was studying this concept for the first time (for my thesis) and was a bit slow in my approach. On the other hand I'm very passionate about this particular subject ... |
2015/12/04 | 425 | 1,928 | <issue_start>username_0: I will be applying for PhD positions starting in fall 2016. Most of the application deadlines are in January. If I send my application now, will it be processed immediately? Or are the recruiters waiting until the deadline has passed? This probably varies somewhat per geographic region (and uni... |
2015/12/04 | 335 | 1,540 | <issue_start>username_0: A scientific journal assigned me a paper to review.
During the review process, I realized I have some interesting ideas about the paper project, so I am thinking about to contact the authors and propose them to start a collaboration together.
What should I do?
Should I contact them and explai... |
2015/12/04 | 340 | 1,461 | <issue_start>username_0: I got interviewed by a potential supervisor but she said she couldn’t accept me because I have no research experience related to her projects. I still want to do research in her field; so I contacted some supervisor from the same department as her and will be interviewed next week.
I want to k... |
2015/12/04 | 340 | 1,447 | <issue_start>username_0: I got a request to help comment on a paper in a journal from a professor. It's an informal request -- the professor is the one who officially reviews the paper. Can I put "reviewer" in my CV or not?<issue_comment>username_1: I think not. Ask yourself what the editor of the journal would think i... |
2015/12/04 | 1,784 | 7,140 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a programmer working 6 years in the industry. I am proficient in Javascript/JQuery, PHP, Java, c/c++, MASM Assembly, MySQL/SQL, together with accessory tools/technologies like Git/Github, UML, XML, JSON, etc and the Drupal and Zend CMS/framework.
Is there any way of getting accepted into... |
2015/12/04 | 601 | 2,809 | <issue_start>username_0: I have developed a method that gives similar results (in few cases: better) compared to existing methods and I want to publish it. Can I do this and if yes, how do I motivate it? More specifically:
I am a undergraduate researcher, investigating methods to detect X in images. We have a solution... |
2015/12/04 | 4,910 | 20,594 | <issue_start>username_0: In the US all the universities that receive federal funding must ensure (or so I heard) that all their employees and students take one class about the Title IX law, concerning sexual harassment and related subjects. Can refusing to attend these classes be a motive for firing or suspending a ten... |
2015/12/04 | 1,330 | 5,520 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently applying to PhD programs in mathematics and need to complete a purpose statement as part of the application. There are several things I'd appreciate any advice you can give me on the following:
1. What is a good way to end the letter in a strong way? I wanted to say something al... |
2015/12/04 | 1,599 | 6,959 | <issue_start>username_0: I am the advisor of an absolutely brilliant but unusually young student.
He has written an outstanding paper relating to this field, one which I am extremely certain will be worked upon and appreciated by many, because of the paper's influential value.
However, he has asked me to publish the ... |
2015/12/04 | 467 | 2,020 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm applying to some schools in US for my PhD studies. In the application form there are two different places for uploading CV and Resume.
What is the difference between them?<issue_comment>username_1: Resume is shorter.
Resume provides a summary of your education, previous employment, skills... |
2015/12/05 | 502 | 2,200 | <issue_start>username_0: There is a PhD position at a university. I have sent an email and also a follow-up email (after one week from my first email) to the corresponding professor and I haven't got any reply yet (it has been 4 days from the follow up email!).
somewhere at the personal webpage of the professor it is ... |
2015/12/05 | 1,047 | 4,218 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a friend who is unable to find a job in the industry. He's a fresh university graduate. He's now applying for a PhD position because he's found a supervisor. I have every reason to suspect that he wouldn't enjoy the degree because:
* He's very good at memorizing text-books and past-exam... |
2015/12/05 | 852 | 3,894 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it socially acceptable to present a conference paper which is not (yet) highly original research?
Being in the humanities, research requires much of literature reading rather than experimental or lab work. So, in a sense, it's inevitable that I need to take the existing literature as a star... |
2015/12/05 | 597 | 2,467 | <issue_start>username_0: This past fall I taught three lecture courses back-to-back-to-back on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings. Although I enjoyed it, and felt I did a good job of it, I felt physically exhausted afterwards and usually did not manage to accomplish much those afternoons.
What strategies (yoga? me... |
2015/12/05 | 472 | 1,934 | <issue_start>username_0: I was working during the last year on developing an approach that determines human age class (young or old), but after I got exciting results I've discovered that I made a mistake when implementing some lines of code. I think that the mistake is a bit critical because I was comparing my approac... |
2015/12/05 | 583 | 2,489 | <issue_start>username_0: I am finishing up a MA in Global Affairs, and I am in the process of applying to several doctoral programs. Two and a half weeks ago, I asked three of my professors if they would recommend me. I made sure to note in my emails to them that if they chose to support me, one of the program deadline... |
2015/12/05 | 827 | 3,507 | <issue_start>username_0: Wikipedia states that '*Although the arXiv is not peer reviewed, a collection of moderators for each area review the submissions.*'
If a paper is not published in any other publication, does it means that it will not contribute to your C.V. when you are applying for an MS or PhD program? Becau... |
2015/12/06 | 692 | 2,851 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently looking to send my Statement of Purpose to an English TA for editing. The problem is that I am afraid my Statement of Purpose might get plagiarized. However, since my statement is highly personalized, is my worry unnecessary?<issue_comment>username_1: This is very unlikely if you... |
2015/12/06 | 702 | 2,936 | <issue_start>username_0: I am in my third year of computer engineering studies, and was offered a position as lab assistant in the electronics lab. I am oriented towards software, so I'm not exactly interested in the subject itself, but to my understanding, being a lab assistant is quite a good thing for the CV, plus i... |
2015/12/06 | 2,680 | 11,152 | <issue_start>username_0: As an undergraduate, I've been working as a TA in an electronics lab for a while. Recently I have been asked to grade other students' lab reports. I have also done some oral examination, but I guess that's relatively fine, since there you can indeed see if he knows what he's supposed to know.
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2015/12/06 | 249 | 1,002 | <issue_start>username_0: I am applying for MS/PhD in Petroleum Engineering. My dilemma is that my academic project is under a non-PhD faculty member. She is currently undergoing PhD. Would it be wise to take LOR from her? I am thinking of applying to MS because my LOR's wont be strong enough for PhD in my opinion. Sugg... |
2015/12/06 | 345 | 1,385 | <issue_start>username_0: What would you call someone who had a doctoral degree in nursing? I wouldn’t think you’d be able to call them doctor as this would be confusing in the hospital setting. Is there a title used for a nurse with a doctorate degree?<issue_comment>username_1: You call him "<NAME>" unless you are suff... |
2015/12/06 | 2,351 | 9,837 | <issue_start>username_0: I have dedicated time and effort to solve a theoretical problem posed by two other people.
Now I think I have resolved it, and I have material for a publication.
Should I involve them as co-authors?
Here are more details:
* those other two people (hereafter, "they") are academics (as I am), ... |
2015/12/06 | 862 | 3,643 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for PhD but I'm having issues with my referees. I did a placement year and for my second referee I was advised to use one from my placement. I worked only with 1 Post-Doc there but I was told by my uni tutor that I cannot get a reference from him as I need from somebody with a stabl... |
2015/12/06 | 2,338 | 10,246 | <issue_start>username_0: In Computer Science, sometimes we're assigned to reproduce the results presented by a paper that already have been published. In many cases (most of them) the code is not available, making the task more difficult.
But this questions is related to the cases where the code is available, however,... |
2015/12/06 | 1,225 | 5,301 | <issue_start>username_0: I had a bad relationship with my advisor. He told me evidently that he won’t write the recommendation letter for me in the future.
Of course, I will not put him in my reference list in my future career. But I don’t know if the future employer will contact him or question my working performance... |
2015/12/07 | 962 | 4,419 | <issue_start>username_0: I worked for a while with a company developing software, at which I also used mathematics (my field of undergraduate study) often. I was close with my employer until the company shut down, but we still keep in contact every so often.
When applying to master's programs, alongside the normal let... |
2015/12/07 | 257 | 1,095 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm interested in pursuing a PhD program but will not complete my undergraduate degree until December. Most PhD programs require their application to be completed in December. Does that mean I have to wait an extra year to apply (since it could take a few weeks past their deadline to receive my... |