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[ "the USA. The price for the textbook to the introductory math course that", "anyone had any success in such an endeavour? Any ideas? A strongly worded", "strategy is. Has anyone had any success in such an endeavour? Any ideas?", "in such an endeavour? Any ideas? A strongly worded letter, signed by the", "su...
[ "way to keep track of one's reviews? Is a minimum 1:1 ratio appropriate", "ratio that is consistently above 1:1. Since many of my papers (and presumably", "to make sure I have a ratio that is consistently above 1:1. Since", "is consistently above 1:1. Since many of my papers (and presumably the papers", "ge...
[ "of consequences of their experiments, such as Marae Cunuu. What is the distribution", "consequences of their experiments, such as Marae Cunuu. What is the distribution by", "potentially hazardous experiments in academia? How does their compensation for their work in", "salaries or other benefits compare to o...
[ "too long. Is it ethical to give my research proposal to another professor", "he finds out about it? There is a good chance that these two", "chance that these two professors are in contact with each other ( though", "I just don't want to lose my other opportunities. Note : I have", "potential PhD superviso...
[ "have not particularly high GRE Math results (around 750 I guess, still waiting", "in April 2015. Therefore, the only strengths I have are high GPA and", "Arxiv.org, but I am not sure if that is acceptable to admissions committee", "2015. Therefore, the only strengths I have are high GPA and solid letters", ...
[ "really judge whether the problem was good or not (or whether it was", "would be glad if I was offered even a low hanging fruit problem", "start working on something and offered some problems that I didn't care about.", "a better understanding of the current state of the field. On a couple", "feel that they...
[ "and not yet advanced (but he hasn't reviewed the current one yet). When", "about a year, but mostly I was doing other coursework. I have about", "that usually, it takes about 3 years to complete a dissertation in my", "the dissertation advisor says he does not think it is necessary. So, it", "coursework. I...
[ "on these activities is not the best idea, since then no research gets", "for the NSF CAREER award, for example, having outreach is a substantial part", "of good research, fellowships/post-doctoral advisers/faculty search committee are also often interested in what", "science, organizing a journal club, mento...
[ "release the source code actually do so? * What percentage of research articles", "have several questions related to open-sourcing the source code used for a research", "I have several questions related to open-sourcing the source code used for a", "so? * What percentage of research articles provided the sour...
[ "the extra work and feel they can get more out of the course.", "to offer much more extra credit, equal to 20-30 hours of work, to", "I assign too much homework. To solve this, I've scaled back the assigned", "just passing through complete the basic coursework and meeting the course objectives, without", "f...
[ "teach a lab class that is only constrained by some broad learning objectives.", "some broad learning objectives. I have been using the same project now for", "for 5 years. It now runs very smoothly and I know what difficulties", "I am worried that hurts the students. Given I could easily chose a", "student...
[ "in right words, without making him feel that I am attacking to his", "part of the text. During these meetings, he continued to tell me how", "cannot express myself in a right way. My question is, would it be", "There were never real feedback, which could be pointing out my mistakes. So", "the advisor and t...
[ "am writing a book in my area of interest and hope to publish", "likely that in a few years time I will realize I made many", "their ideas were later found incorrect. I am writing a book in my", "field did not actually work as well as I thought they did. If", "of my described solutions to problems in the fi...
[ "... If I search for this now, I find scattered call for papers.", "(most of) the special issues of journals (upcoming and past) . For example", "scattered call for papers. Also, I can't seem to find this on wikicfp.", "site or something where I can find announcements for all (most of) the", "where I can fi...
[ "the following structure > > WEEK 1 (\"short title comes here\") > >", "-- literature to read this week (software links correct files on my pc)", "be able to make notes on files. It would also be nice if", "> ------- version (friday) > > > The software, ideally, must have a", "should also keep track of edit...
[ "request a research statement of no more than 3 pages. Are reference pages", "few jobs request a research statement of no more than 3 pages. Are", "pages. Are reference pages typically counted for such requirements in the United States?", "On mathjobs.org, a few jobs request a research statement of no more th...
[ "final exam lasts three hours and consists of several problems with sub-items. What", "lasts three hours and consists of several problems with sub-items. What would be", "three hours and consists of several problems with sub-items. What would be an", "term; * No homework, labs, guided assignments, quizzes, te...
[ "maybe he does not really want me as a fellow at all? I", "a professor last year through an online search and expressed my interests to", "I take to figure this out before too late? Supplementary information: He said", "lack of experience. I also asked for a PhD opportunity from him, he", "should I go furth...
[ "waiting that in exchange, X would include me as a coauthor in one", "problem to the professor, he/she just told to X that they should produce", "also a postdoctoral researcher like me, having obtained a PhD two years after", "or giving general comments. I have tried \"pushing\" (with frequent emails, meeting...
[ "submitted. While first review takes a lot of time, the second can be", "huge sense to re-review if comments and changes are submitted. While first review", "time-demanding. It makes huge sense to re-review if comments and changes are submitted.", "on resonse-to-reviews letter. Can I simply reject to re-revie...
[ "just send them a separate email or a general \"authorship rules\" email to", "the author list (paper) and how do you say that politely in email.", "paper, you need various views. So you invite collaborators and it often works", "on the email thread with updated versions of the manuscript. How do you", "Do ...
[ "is very well suited for reproducible research, having been designed specifically with that", "well suited for reproducible research, having been designed specifically with that goal in", "students to publicly release their project code, and any other materials needed to", "that I'm asking about the pedagogic...
[ "master's thesis as source material or should I be only using material that", "using both a mixture of primary and secondary source but one item that", "it their any accepted academic practice or principle on the issue? Should or", "a higher level (PhD and up)? I know the simple answer would be", "I intend ...
[ "as an academic?** **For people outside of academia who you feel understand your", "life as an researcher/academic mentioning how I work too much (I love my", "lifestyle as an academic?** **For people outside of academia who you feel understand", "lot!). I've tried to explain these facets of academic life to ...
[ "same complexity as the one currently used, but is much more justified from", "the sake of example, that I have found a new figure of merit", "the same complexity as the one currently used, but is much more justified", "justified from a mathematical and physical standpoint. However, the whole development bare...
[ "currently has around 400 citations, but there is a mistake in the paper", "we send a comment and report it to the editor? Is it rude?", "the paper are invalid. I warned the authors two years ago and they", "paper in a way that half of the arguments in the paper are", "confirmed the mistake. I expected them...
[ "applied on a whim. In a short period of time I was asked", "have offered the position to someone else and are in negotiations? Why bother", "time I was asked to do a phone interview followed by campus interview", "I do not know what to think. Does anyone have any thoughts--is it", "my graduation and other ...
[ "blah is mentioned by Author et al[##]. > > > 2. > >", "that I have a sentence of the following form: > > Blah blah", "mentioned by Author et al[##]. > > > 2. > > Blah blah", "end of a sentence with dual punctuation. What I mean is that I", "following form: > > Blah blah blah is mentioned by Author et al.",...
[ "to proceed. **Question**: Is there a polite way for me to ask whether", "and possibly \"let him off the hook\"? (I don't even know whether this", "to apply to a PhD program in his field, and I took his", "to my request. I managed to find him in person to ask; he", "write me a letter. But he promised in the...
[ "6 classes are required during the PhD program, and I've completed them during", "despite the fact that I don't take any class: only 6 classes are", "tuition fees are ~44,000 USD per year, despite the fact that I don't", "are tuition fees so high? (tuition is paid by fellowship / RA /", "per year, despite t...
[ "of anglicising foreign names in their research? For example, saying Istanbul rather than", "saying Istanbul rather than İstanbul (with capital \"İ\"), or, author's name, Tasan, instead", "example, saying Istanbul rather than İstanbul (with capital \"İ\"), or, author's name, Tasan,", "academic community think...
[ "area of Earth Science) I have so far focused on developing a particular", "if our opinion on what constitutes an interesting PhD thesis differs so fundamentally,", "I don't predict an entirely healthy academic relationship down the line if our", "drifting away from the 'pure science questions' in my field - ...
[ "2. Mention that (C) was conjectured by E but not make effort to", "one of the reasons for X's interest in the problem was the question", "Which of these are most widely accepted? Is there any better alternative? 1.", "because it exists in a very obscure source). Then, a senior mathematician S,", "asked by ...
[ "the tests, i.e. TOEFL and GRE? Or only TOEFL will be enough? And", "take the GRE, then is it a must to take the subject test", "And if I need to take the GRE, then is it a must", "need to take the GRE, then is it a must to take the", "GRE, then is it a must to take the subject test as well?", "to take th...
[ "at the pedagogical benefits of assessing students with closed-book exams for graduate-level courses", "I'm mostly interested in computer science and math education in the USA, if", "looked at the pedagogical benefits of assessing students with closed-book exams for graduate-level", "exams)? I'm mostly intere...
[ "Adderall and related medications to enhance academic performance (and *not* to treat an", "why such a study is unlikely to exist, or why it should not", "of university faculty taking Adderall and related medications to enhance academic performance (and", "review article that covers some of them: > > Varga, M...
[ "board work and then sharing my hand-written lecture notes with the students. From", "lecture notes with the students. From my personal experience, I feel that the", "experience, I feel that the latter is a better way of teaching. So,", "comfortable with doing the board work and then sharing my hand-written l...
[ "to offer me a lower salary? At the moment, I am thinking of", "professor job in an applied math department, for which the job posting states", "a tenure-track assistant professor job in an applied math department, for which the", "an applied math department, for which the job posting states > > Applicants", ...
[ "are not well motivated, book reads like an encyclopedia and extremely high level", "a horrendous font that does not at all induce eagerness of reading! Think", "induce eagerness of reading! Think of Springer series on mathematics if you want", "what I'm referring to. Why are graduate texts written that way? ...
[ "This is the last year that they will fund me for. If I", "as it is for me to be accepted into another PhD program. So", "for. If I need more time, I will either need to pay the", "had known better, I should have left with a Master's three years ago", "is that I feel that I may thrive at a different institu...
[ "the MS en route. Some of these MS-PhD programs have better financial support", "I be able to have the flexibility to not progress towards after PhD", "without any consequences like having to pay back the financial aid or something?", "you'd enroll as a PhD student, but acquire the MS en route. Some", "to g...
[ "supposed to change the sentence in such a way that it cannot be", "sources like Wikipedia are not considered good for university level. Now let's say", "At the same time, sources like Wikipedia are not considered good for university", "has a good explanation, but I obviously cannot just copy without referenc...
[ "5. Reference In my opinion, I will choose *tell a story* if the", "simulation, etc 4. Future work 5. Reference In my opinion, I will choose", "of my work, I search for tips on the internet and books and", "meet two opinions that conflict with each other: **Tell a story:** 1. Why", "In an attempt to make a ...
[ "a poster for a conference. Do you think I should send the poster", "the co-authors? The list is quite long so I mailed the draft only", "conference. Do you think I should send the poster file to all the", "prepared a poster for a conference. Do you think I should send the", "I prepared a poster for a confe...
[ "I mention my co-authors while posting some content of the paper (or just", "content of the paper (or just paper's link) on Twitter or Facebook? Let's", "while posting some content of the paper (or just paper's link) on Twitter", "published in a conference or journal. Should I mention my co-authors while post...
[ "faculty who teaches 1+1 (or even 0+0...), 2+1 or even 2+2. But I", "university? (and let's say we are talking about faculty members who are still", "math say) at a research university? (and let's say we are talking about", "met faculty who teaches 1+1 (or even 0+0...), 2+1 or even 2+2. But", "active) I've ...
[ "not much else), and after I compute the total I have to add", "I do not require any special facilities or equipment to conduct my work.", "even higher rate, everywhere in the United States) -- especially since I do", "and add it as the \"indirect costs\" of my proposed research. This feels", "I am requesti...
[ "for my reference letters. However, for the past week (on fastlane.gov) I have", "the same error. \"A database error occured while performing fastlane.pdoc.ProcessReferenceLetter.\" I contacted the", "invitations for my reference letters. However, for the past week (on fastlane.gov) I", "occured while perform...
[ "confusing for me. What characters in the titles I cite should be upper", "the bibliography. This is confusing for me. What characters in the titles I", "a feature that BibTeX converts all characters to lower case for titles in", "converts all characters to lower case for titles in the bibliography. This is",...
[ "other good names to include and also I have a good relationship with", "tenure-track position in 5-6 years and I am applying to positions in other", "list of references, should I include my former PhD advisor? I have some", "positions. For the list of references, should I include my former PhD advisor?", "...
[ "with Java web programming essentially). Prof A knows me somewhat well (I work", "also forward candidates whom I think would be able to do the work", "why he recommended me. How do I turn down Prof B's request in", "profile Prof. A recommended me to another high profile Prof. B to do", "somewhat well (I wor...
[ "undergraduate physics degree, but after looking over my scheduling possibilities for the next", "on time (spring semester of my senior year). My dilemma arises from the", "are as follows: 1. If I choose to graduate on time, my curriculum", "I choose to graduate on time, my curriculum for the next three semes...
[ "[this one](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/29185/is-it-possible-to-use-one-thesis-for-two-degrees). Is it useful either for applying for a job or for", "reading some answers to [this one](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/29185/is-it-possible-to-use-one-thesis-for-two-degrees). Is it usef...
[ "newer edition to [this one](http://lccn.loc.gov/76015250) ``` Fundamentals of data structures / Ellis Horowitz,", "Sartaj Sahni. Published/Created: Computer Science Press, c1976. ``` Does the second one have", "there websites which maintain such records? For example, is [this book](http://lccn.loc.gov/20070129...
[ "until latter half of 2015, which means that he will not be able", "the hope that I can work with him), but is there anything that", "moving from university A to university B. While he is not super well-known,", "quite sure I would have been admitted to university A had he remained", "there. He will not mov...
[ "am looking at moving into industry, as a scientist. \"Senior Scientist\" seems to", "Scientist\" seems to be the closest match, because the salary is slightly higher", "seems to be the closest match, because the salary is slightly higher than", "in Genetics, and I am looking at moving into industry, as a sci...
[ "might claim I mis-understood the e-mail exchange. Should I: 1. Include the fact", "of research, so I declined the offer. The only written confirmation I have", "confirmation and only include his distinction in my resume if he replies. What", "go into the professor's specific area of research, so I declined t...
[ "thinking beyond my current situation in anticipation of the next one. Answers from", "were made in wording the question. 1. Questions that are specific to a", "it, what can I do to help my spouse adjust to or enjoy", "couples at most career stages. Therefore I am thinking beyond my current situation", "new...
[ "to achieve such a task within my time frame, I plan to spend", "of the test as I would like to score at least in the", "don't mean to sit down and just study \"specifically\" for the GRE test", "for the GRE test but rather to enhance my knowledge in Real Analysis,", "my question. By \"studying hard\" I don...
[ "comparative religion from Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi. My doubt is can I", "it necessary to complete in one subject and then pursue another. After all", "on comparative religion from Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi. My doubt is can", "I do a Ph.D in both subjects simultaneously from the same university or"...
[ "dissertation to a workshop that looks for summaries of recent work. My dissertation", "listed as authors for the purpose of the workshop submission? Just myself, because", "adviser). Who should be listed as authors for the purpose of the workshop", "should be listed as authors for the purpose of the workshop...
[ "publisher for an e-textbook is offering me an honorarium if I try it", "of the size of the honorarium (which I don't know). I certainly wouldn't", "good text for my course. While my own position is sort of steadfast,", "this without full disclosure to the students who I'm forcing to buy the", "where taking...
[ "I have been really depressed because even though I have a good GPA", "years even though I managed to hide myself from this monster and continued", "chasing me throughout my undergrad years even though I managed to hide myself", "math classes up to Topology, measure theory, and Algebra), I feel like this", ...
[ "or; Option B) a non-paid PhD, where I have to pay €2000 per", "Actually they are both UK universities, Option B is ranked **between the top", "which covers the difference between international student tuition and EU tuition. In Option", "covers the difference between international student tuition and EU tuit...
[ "there are IT solutions (websites etc) that help with meeting interdisciplinary researchers from", "to know if someone knows whether there are IT solutions (websites etc) that", "know if someone knows whether there are IT solutions (websites etc) that help", "IT solutions (websites etc) that help with meeting...
[ "a paper and the format given for author biography also include a must", "I tried to Google it and I can see many similar entries in", "tried to Google it and I can see many similar entries in authors", "I am writing a paper and the format given for author biography also", "and the format given for author b...
[ "for master of \"Parallel and Distributed Computer Systems\" in VU university. The university", "from beginning to end I feel it contains pride words and I think", "think this will not help me to get scholarship. Can someone help me", "and Distributed Computer Systems\" in VU university. The university requir...
[ "to attract people is concentrate on the important, which means unnecessary things need", "paper, which has successfully defensed and proved that your work is validated. One", "the audience be attracted. If they need further explanation, they should read your", "to be trimmed. I think the reference is one of ...
[ "have noticed that textbook publishers rarely give any thought to it and I", "think about when writing a document. Often after I complete a document in", "a topic I constantly think about when writing a document. Often after I", "referring to it, perhaps even two pages after. I have noticed that textbook", ...
[ "kind of tutorial parts in it. I have written sentences similar to: «...", "of tutorial parts in it. I have written sentences similar to: «... depending", "reader directly like that in a scientific paper ok? Or should I try", "Is addressing the reader directly like that in a scientific paper ok? Or", "writt...
[ "letter? I mostly settle for \"Dear Madam or Sir\". Is \"Dear Graduate Admissions", "letters from my professors. They usually ask me a few questions about how", "do I want to emphasize and how to address the letter? How does", "recommendation letters from my professors. They usually ask me a few questions abo...
[ "list them or not to list them? Will listing them instead hurt my", "less known journals, should I list them or not to list them? Will", "preparing my academic vita for applications to PhD programs, I came across this", "for applications to PhD programs, I came across this question: Since I have", "vita for...
[ "enough relationship with enough of my other professors beyond \"got an A /", "in the school's textbook for their introductory English courses. I went on to", "I am an Electrical Engineering major applying for an MS in Computer Science,", "from him, or should I focus on getting more letters from my EE/CS", ...
[ "university. I have heard from some of my friends who are studying PhD", "(maybe from industry, research institutes, etc.). I am asking this because after I", "scholarships. If he is not helping and is not talking about it, he", "any scholarships. So, this is a way to politely and automatically reject a", "...
[ "professor in my department, who spent time to write me a very good", "reference. I am thinking maybe to give him a thank you card when", "him a thank you card when I go to see him before leaving", "has helped you to achieve something major. I'm not sure this is appropriate", "write me a very good reference...
[ "your teaching? Should they have observed you teach multiple times? (In my present", "have observed you teach multiple times? (In my present postdoc I will teach", "much experience should the letter-writer have with your teaching? Should they have observed", "academic year, should I be inviting potential teac...
[ "by hiring committees? Edited to clarify: I was envisioning that such a letter", "acceptable for a non-teaching staff member from this center, who has facilitated such", "to clarify: I was envisioning that such a letter would be in addition", "letters perceived by hiring committees? Edited to clarify: I was e...
[ "first author. And my prof does not want to estrange relationship with A's", "has expertise in crystallization. Fortunately, they got the crystals. After the crystallization got", "project. I had everything going very well. In order to get the crystallization,", "get the crystallization, I gave the plasmid co...
[ "experience the same problem. Indeed I am a young researcher and it may", "work. My papers so far all got good reviews, and at my department", "I did not research or develop a particular (usually irrelevant) feature, and give", "reaction. I have some generic answers such as: * “Thanks for your suggestion.", ...
[ "universities, a typical TA job consists only teaching two recitations per academic year...", "have little time or energy to do research. And I once heard that", "I am a supported TA, and I am wondering whether the teaching load", "once heard that in some (private) universities, a typical TA job consists only...
[ "I submitted my paper on mathematics to a journal 8 months ago but", "submitted my paper on mathematics to a journal 8 months ago but I", "yet. I sent an email to the editor asking him about the manuscript,", "a journal 8 months ago but I have no received any reports or", "to a journal 8 months ago but I ha...
[ "insist that the reviewers make their decision fast, and thus they gave trivial", "me the reason of the rejection is that: I had asked the editor", "make him insist that the reviewers make their decision fast, and thus they", "the reviewers make their decision fast, and thus they gave trivial comments which",...
[ "then that thing is tacitly understood as a publication, but is the converse", "there a consensus as to whether or not conference papers are counted as", "that thing is tacitly understood as a publication, but is the converse true?", "that if something is a journal paper then that thing is tacitly understood"...
[ "European or North American funded research projects. Professors to whom I sent e-mails", "for various purposes but I don't receive replies except for one or two", "to professors **asking them for a graduation project proposal**. E-mails are sent to", "times. I am sending e-mails to professors **asking them f...
[ "a gray area). In other countries, would I qualify as a *student* or", "under a post-PhD (postdoc) scholarship. In my country (Argentina) I am usually considered", "a *student* (although it's kind of a gray area). In other countries, would", "I am usually considered still a *student* (although it's kind of a ...
[ "at a loss to effectively know where to start. I am way too", "is effectively the taught/exam component of an M.S/M.Sc. and usually compromises 75% of", "as I do not hold School level University entrance qualifications and I'm not", "M.Sc!) as I have no first/Undergraduate degree. If I had finished the extra"...
[ "reference letters for PhD applications work in the present days? Image taken from", "letters for PhD applications work in the present days? Image taken from the", "in the present days? Image taken from the [Graduate Alumni Records](http://findingaids.princeton.edu/collections/AC105/c3) of Princeton", "man is...
[ "physics after having a bachelor degree in medicine provided that I score high", "mathematics or physics after having a bachelor degree in medicine provided that I", "I have studied analysis and algebra and quantum mechanics other things from standard", "I'm very passionate about it and I have studied analysi...
[ "in January to look for accommodation and sort everything out before 1st Feb?", "like to take up this position. I then replied with a yes instantly.", "offer me the position, and whether I would like to take up this", "up this position. I then replied with a yes instantly. Does this exchange", "getting paid...
[ "graph/table/results. I think there is much more hidden in graphs/tables than young scientists", "how to form sentences which really explain well what is being presented in", "and what they represent, and then comment on results. But how to improve", "to explain the semantics of the graph/table/results. I thi...
[ "> Yours truly, > > Lorn Wetgon > > Department of Mathematics >", "a brief summary of my research interests and teaching experience, one paragraph each,", "the supervision of Dr. Tamez Mumiantm. > > > Enclosed are my curriculum", "Berkeley, CA 12345-6789 > > (123) 456-7890 > > > * What is", "* What is the p...
[ "more schools so as to increase the chance of being accepted. I feel", "thinking of applying to more schools so as to increase the chance of", "actually enjoy writing them? Or is it more of neutral. I am in", "chore for them? Or do they actually enjoy writing them? Or is it", "take up too much of their time...
[ "to our research. I have no evidence for either of these and they", "our research. I have no evidence for either of these and they seem", "their research and be blase about their religion (or any other philosophy). Is", "(1) as a group we are one of the most tolerant of biological", "any work that character...
[ "> considered for publish in.... > > > My question is do all", "> > > My question is do all the reviewers reject the paper?", "> > Unfortunately, the reviewers generally agree this paper should not be >", "publish in.... > > > My question is do all the reviewers reject", "I read the reviewers's comment, som...
[ "I have checked the originality of my PhD thesis in mathematics using [Turnitin](http://turnitin.com/).", "checked the originality of my PhD thesis in mathematics using [Turnitin](http://turnitin.com/). The similarity", "my PhD thesis in mathematics using [Turnitin](http://turnitin.com/). The similarity was 31%...
[ "I suppose that part of my question is whether professors in general are", "if there is one? I suppose that part of my question is whether", "professor who might be a good fit (e.g. is in the right field", "way to find a professor who might be a good fit (e.g. is", "to find a professor who might be a good f...
[ "that being funded by a grant greatly improves your chances of receiving a", "being funded by a grant greatly improves your chances of receiving a master's", "about offering this to a potential supervisor without under-selling themselves? I'm applying to", "aware that being funded by a grant greatly improves ...
[ "minimal frill, open access online repository to time stamp articles with some visibility.", "a suggestion, for a medical journal counter part to the [arxiv](http://arxiv.org/). A minimal", "to the [arxiv](http://arxiv.org/). A minimal frill, open access online repository to time stamp", "for a suggestion, fo...
[ "April 1975, so my speculation is that they only narrowly missed a deadline", "deadline to pubish in 1974.) My question is: how should I cite this?", "Widom, H. (1975). Asymptotic inversion of convolution operators, *Publ. Math. Inst. Hautes Études", "author cited the year as 1975 from his later papers, but t...
[ "application decision letter gives the reasons for the decision? If yes, why? If", "decision letter gives the reasons for the decision? If yes, why? If not,", "Out of curiosity, I am wondering if a PhD application decision letter gives", "wondering if a PhD application decision letter gives the reasons for th...