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[ "this slow. Or probably it is much quicker than I can imagine. *", "published, pick one interesting presentation title for each day and try to learn", "to understand anything as a PhD student. Just sit there and wait for", "interesting formula or similar on the slides, even if I don't know what", "slides, e...
[ "etc, is not a problem. The author has a contribution that will significantly", "it require some affiliation with a larger group such as an educational/governmental/corporate institution?", "such as an educational/governmental/corporate institution? I am talking about journals of such clout", "the advancement...
[ "quite hesitant about which way is better for me to make the initial", "request: asking the professor during the break of the class or just sending", "a PhD program and would like to request a letter of recommendation from", "apply for a PhD program and would like to request a letter of", "a letter of recom...
[ "I am the best TA she has ever seen. Her emails bear a", "me for giving her good grades; it gave her motivation, encouragement etc. (this", "a series of emails from a student. At first, I thought she was", "for giving her good grades; it gave her motivation, encouragement etc. (this makes", "her motivation,...
[ "In any case, I hope that this question is sufficiently generalizable that it", "might perform better working in field Y; we mutually agreed to terminate the", "was partially alleviated, and I have mostly been feeling better, and have decided", "insurance I had under the medical leave was far better than my o...
[ "I submitted my revision and 5 days after the resubmission the dashboard was", "that it would be sent out for a third review. My question is", "need for days to render a decision after discussing the reviewers' reports with", "sent out for a third review. My question is that why the need", "day he would ren...
[ "would the committee consider it? Also, what happens if they have good papers", "believe that if the dissertation advisors says OK, then everything works out. How", "advisors says OK, then everything works out. How true is that? P.S. I", "have good papers published, but the oral defense is not great. People g...
[ "the reviewers may be his ex-coworker, who is not an expert in the", "of a research paper that one of the reviewers may be his ex-coworker,", "research paper that one of the reviewers may be his ex-coworker, who is", "after reading the review report of a research paper that one of the", "paper that one of t...
[ "convenes the scholarship organization. One of them is: > > What will be", "Science. As I am not financially strong, I am also applying for a", "to a UK university in MSC, Computer Science. As I am not financially", "I can't answer them in the way the needs to be answered and", "fully funded scholarship. Th...
[ "the exam covers topics X, Y, Z. Sometimes this is ends up being", "professors hesitant to tell students more precisely what they expect them to know?", "covered. However, given that undergraduate course material is fairly static, would not the", "is ends up being so broad that it is unlikely that students wi...
[ "should I do in this case? Should I just submit it with the", "if that would be enough. Or am I just wasting my time and", "not in the scope of the conference and nothing more. The other two", "The other two reviewers made thoughtful comments and the final verdict was that", "new review and they state that ...
[ "-- which I would usually do with literature of this kind -- is", "very difficult to retain and it is frustrating me to tears. How can", "literature in a way that allows for satisfactory information retention? Again the most", "to make completely arbitrary distinctions between imaginary concepts which are dev...
[ "question (and in certain situations, it is OK to reference web pages; for", "URL of a referenced non-permanent Web Page. I've heard that some readers or", "non-permanent source. To eliminate these complaints, am I allowed to simply include the", "PDF referenced web pages, via arXiv? (as part of the published...
[ "in the application? Do they look for anything else besides publications and work", "a CV to be included in the application? Do they look for anything", "graduate schools ask for a CV to be included in the application? Do", "included in the application? Do they look for anything else besides publications and"...
[ "given topic. Or a more basic question, is it feasible or even possible", "have chosen a thesis topic so that all efforts will be put on", "school. The question whether one should already have chosen a thesis topic so", "feasible or even possible for someone to know exactly what their thesis topic", "questi...
[ "data attached, plotted in a heatmap type style (see figure). Previously, I've used", "but I recently noticed how terrible this is when printed black & white,", "a better/recommended colormap I should use to improve clarity when printed. Related: [Are", "figure). Previously, I've used the default matlab color...
[ "believe I can find something either usable as-is or that will allow me", "If anyone has designed a course using an open access textbook in the", "have nothing (blank canvas). My thought is to use an open access textbook", "new for me. This time, I have nothing (blank canvas). My thought is", "descriptions,...
[ "myself optimization methods. Learnt the ropes on researching papers/work, contacting researchers, running my", "3. Data analysis and statistics (a field in which I work - as", "first subject - based on work I did by teaching myself optimization methods.", "on the remaining two subjects (#2 and #3) for over s...
[ "personal attacks are inappropriate. 2. Creativity of thought is encouraged 3. That I", "do better and students' opinions are valuable. Some relevant background 1. English proficiency:", "student studying finance at a large public university located in a major city.", "about the students opinions. 4. Acknowle...
[ "because of my note card. He was really being generous, because the rules", "but will this incident be put on my academic profile for applying to", "a third of my points were deducted because of my note card. He", "rule, and created a 2 sided note sheet for the exam. Well, now", "my academic profile for app...
[ "am applying now to PhD programs in various management related fields (quantitative marketing", "if my GRE in combination with my GMAT make the quantitative section there", "various management related fields (quantitative marketing and finance) and took both the GMAT", "management related fields (quantitative...
[ "a country, would you always see the same or similar results? Or could", "have a higher proportion of women in science, while others have a lower", "gender imbalance in science? That is, while some countries may have a higher", "in physics compared to the gender ratio of biology in a country, would", "physi...
[ "and LaTeX formats for article submission. From the publisher's point of view, what", "final version of the article? In that case, I can imagine that having", "eventually use LaTeX to typeset the final version of the article? In that", "of the article? In that case, I can imagine that having the references", ...
[ "to explain why I really want to live in city X. Would this", "good place for my wife and I to raise our kids. I would", "living in city X, and my parents also live a few hours by", "I am preparing to give a job talk for an on-campus interview for", "that city X is a good place for my wife and I to", "min...
[ "vague and provided only general comments about how to format the manuscript. I", "him think I'm an idiot because my formatting is different from the norm.", "the end? Should I space my figures the way I want them spaced", "for grad school I haven't spoken to him about this first draft. I've", "Times New Ro...
[ "of updating my teaching and research descriptions the main website of my university.", "also put in the effort to have a good web presence. It seems", "seems disingenuous to write about myself in the 3rd person. My university has", "in the 3rd person. My university has no guidance or policy on this", "in t...
[ "call it an SM degree. I think many US universities refer to a", "it dishonest to refer to my SM as an MSc in the UK?", "Science degree that we call the MSc program, but next year we are", "has offered for a long time a program that leads to a Master", "from the EECS department at MIT. From the [website](ht...
[ "no experience supervising undergraduate research. Personally, I never took advantage of opportunities to", "research supervision of both the electrical engineering and computer science undergraduates). Somewhat related:", "I have had plenty of opportunities to supervise graduate student research activities, bu...
[ "rich entrepreneur , who, by positioning himself well in life, makes an immense", "student. I didn't have anything in life for four years, and I worked", "selling us books - all over that one class! Now, I can buy", "by feeding the predators, I become part of the problem. However, there are", "over the prod...
[ "As far as I've seen, the UK seems to get along fine without", "obvious that new editions are generally not that important - maths just doesn't", "far as I've seen, the UK seems to get along fine without this.", "is important to have the most up-to-date edition of a texbook**, enough to", "undergraduate lev...
[ "the universities and various other academic institutions that come under its purview. The", "of Teachers and Other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for", "value of each item and how does it contribute to the maximum score", "of Standards in Higher Education 2010\"](http://www.ugc.ac.i...
[ "it and to list down what could be the possible answers to this", "was wondering since then, is there really any general answer for that? or", "one Professor was asking the defender why does he think, he deserves the", "general answer for that? or the answer should be given describing my own", "does he thin...
[ "read [this one](https://academia.stackexchange.com/q/34402/2692) about supervising research done by undergrads. This got me thinking", "time?** 15 minutes? 30 minutes? 1 hour? **Edit:** To put this in perspective,", "the wrong direction. I have >300 students in 3 different subjects. 200 of", "perhaps my prev...
[ "just a summarized version of a chapter. I have no idea how to", "of a chapter. I have no idea how to state that this info", "and in this paragraph I'm talking about the formation of the group. I", "it's just a summarized version of a chapter. I have no idea how", "group. I got the info from their biographi...
[ "school to pursue a PhD in mathematics, but I've been having doubts recently.", "a time. So **I wanted to know if this is true**, and also", "by a few people that **if you want to do a PhD in", "some of my weaker areas. But I've been told by a few people", "majored in mathematics and minored in physics, and...
[ "I asked to be allowed time to do research instead of taking classes,", "during undergrad and was chasing several promising ideas when I arrived.) When I", "get together in social or community events, such as departmental happy hours? *", "I'm asking is about how these factors work in general, not just with",...
[ "conference was held several months ago. However I could not find any information", "not answer email. Is it normal? In general, how long after a conference", "held several months ago. However I could not find any information regarding the", "several months ago. However I could not find any information regard...
[ "> > I am concerned because I feel that by far my best", "three equally qualified people who live nearby. At the risk of making this", "the risk of making this question too localized, I should mention that I", "of making this question too localized, I should mention that I am working", "smaller search budge...
[ "go against me. Is there any way to rectify my mistake? For reference,", "Even if I re-do my personal statement to reflect an interest in applied", "math instead of pure math, the fact that I wasn't sure at this", "an interest in applied math instead of pure math, the fact that I", "for certain personal rea...
[ "I originally posted this question I attempted to keep it a generic as", "a full-time and part-time student. In my university full-time students have to do", "does highlight that as a part-time student I shall be getting(hopefully!) my PhD", "supervisor' and I will but it would be great if someone was either"...
[ "the rough salary one should expect from a research university in New Zealand,", "one should expect from a research university in New Zealand, say in mathematics", "Zealand, say in mathematics or sciences areas, at the beginning assistant professor (called", "mathematics or sciences areas, at the beginning as...
[ "that offer? I have also applied to several other places where any decision", "for an interview and they have hinted that they are likely to offer", "for deciding on that offer? I have also applied to several other places", "to offer me a position after my second visit. Assuming all goes well,", "tenure tra...
[ "recommendation for a military program. He said 'yeah, send me a vita'. What", "a military program. He said 'yeah, send me a vita'. What is a", "to write me a letter of recommendation for a military program. He said", "professor agreed to write me a letter of recommendation for a military program.", "letter...
[ "class, the teacher maintained that going five minutes over the twenty minute talk", "overtime. In the mandatory presentation class, the teacher maintained that going five minutes", "mandatory presentation class, the teacher maintained that going five minutes over the twenty", "he repeat the assignment. My qu...
[ "I guess I'm missing the excitement I got when I had to prove", "a good job on other projects (which are not \"mine\"). The project I'm", "and chose the one whose topic more far-related to my phd thesis, in", "phd thesis, in order to learn new things, get out of the box,", "from this position, although I ma...
[ "with a name of his choice? For example \"*Discoverer's name*'s effect\". Or \"*fluffy", "some properties blahblahblah\". Can he therefore name this effect with a name of", "doesn't want to constantly write \"effect of change of some properties blahblahblah\". Can", "wants to write a paper about it but he doe...
[ "down airfare and tickets, and for the last 6 weeks, I'm down the", "the norm in academic institutions? What is a reasonable reimbursement time for conference", "conference * The conference ended, I requested reimbursement. 6 weeks later, still nothing!", "grad school, it seems to be a mystery when I will rec...
[ "where many years after a discovery has become established and associated with Dr.", "many frivolous gene names, such as those inspired by cartoon characters. I wonder", "species names which seem to be a bastardized Latin of the discoverer's name.", "seen many frivolous gene names, such as those inspired by c...
[ "Wikipedia page of their advisors. I wonder what the view of the academic", "since promoting one's advisor can be seen as indirectly promoting oneself, but at", "view of the academic community are on this. There might be some conflict", "their advisors. I wonder what the view of the academic community are on"...
[ "context of an interview or before things are getting serious and it comes", "of an interview or before things are getting serious and it comes to", "position? Assume that my health condition is now good enough (and the past", "condition in the context of an interview or before things are getting serious", ...
[ "2013, and the update came in 2014, and suppose the first version is", "to use for citation? Argument for \"2013\": This may please the sensitive among", "published in 2013, and the update came in 2014, and suppose the first", "may please the sensitive among the authors. \"2014\": This is factually correct as...
[ "it easier to find more sources? Are standards higher nowadays about grounding your", "listing the sources. What is going on? Am I correct in concluding that", "Am I correct in concluding that over the past century, the number of", "simply maturing and becoming more collaborative? Has the availability of comp...
[ "correct and I should reduce the number of published papers per year in", "between them. She argues that, in order to get into a good postdoc", "combine few improvements into one paper so that it will have more improvements", "the number of published papers per year in order to increase the difference", "wi...
[ "research independently once done with school. Where can I go to get IRB", "can I go to get IRB approval? I know that some businesses have", "want to conduct research independently once done with school. Where can I go", "I go to get IRB approval? I know that some businesses have collaborated", "with school...
[ "review *systematic*? What extra steps do people usually go through when they do", "literature review is and was wondering what makes such a review *systematic*? What", "what makes such a review *systematic*? What extra steps do people usually go", "know what a literature review is and was wondering what make...
[ "position?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/34566/do-i-need-to-mention-having-survived-a-life-threatening-illness-when-applying-fo/34617) When I was a kid, I had a cancer. Now I work", "Norway (but my advisor suggests US or Australia, so I'm not sure *where*", "going to go). There is a serious poss...
[ "and I saw him work through an extended period of time (as opposed", "seriously. Is it a legitimate concern? Would the student be better of asking", "why I might be able to say something informative: I saw a lot", "recently approached by a (very bright) student in an exercise class I teach,", "am not senior...
[ "frequently, or am I just thinking too much? What strategies can help with", "However, he does say I am generally doing well and on the right", "are not directly related to my field. I tend to keep studying a", "just moving among areas too much. I have asked him directly and he", "I feel I fully understand ...
[ "word *A* which is a synonym for a word *B* I'm using in", "I put the source of the quote. Is that correct or could it", "my text. At the end of the quotation I put the source of", "it be misinterpreted as a footnote of the text I'm quoting? Should I", "following the word *B* will be used in my text. At the...
[ "work was funded with public money. I found the responses to [this question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/27557/how-to-publish-under-a-creative-commons-license?newreg=26015a910b1b4c54bcac6d758192a93b)", "domain, especially if the work was funded with public money. I found the", "research to the ...
[ "lieu of a PhD, to begin work, if a PhD is required? Is", "a PhD in the US and looking for postdocs in either the US,", "about applying to postdocs and more about officially starting them. In other words,", "words, assume you have accepted a post doc offer, and the job requires", "one, two or three times pe...
[ "explain what I have learnt from these that caused me to develop a", "senior scientist and produced a draft of a paper which is about to", "I have learnt from these that caused me to develop a research interest?", "particular faculty members which I would like to work under(Possibly have them as", "papers, ...
[ "be unique (they may be, but I am not sure). I wouldn't say", "projects are related to machine learning, a subject in which I am interested", "in which I am interested in pursuing a MS degree. Should I mention", "interested in pursuing a MS degree. Should I mention these blog posts in", "that I was just mes...
[ "write it inline with the text? I believe that the answer is the", "am wrong. Here I am referring to a paper/thesis on mathematics. When one", "please correct me if I am wrong. Here I am referring to a", "> > My impression is the longer the expression is, the more likely", "the answer is the same for resear...
[ "travel arrangements with Universities A and B for interviews. I was then offered", "B. I informed C of this and gave them a list of dates", "asked A and B about changing my interview date but was told that", "to be the same weekend as my interview with B. I informed C", "University A interview. I asked C f...
[ "of the matrix A is greater than or equal to n. > >", "be considered as grammatically wrong. I think the correct expression should be >", "native language and when I read mathematical papers, sometimes I saw sentences such", "not my native language and when I read mathematical papers, sometimes I saw", "n. ...
[ "PhD degree in the future. It would be great if I can convert", "much, any common maps, geographic, historic, statistic, etc., or I would say reading", "great if I can convert or leverage the my map hobby as my", "If difficult to find such position in academia, is there any jobs in", "position in academia, ...
[ "he will first have to do a thesis work anyway). Has to decide", "by a top company in the world, or apply for a prestigious scholarship", "a prestigious scholarship for a Master's degree to which he stands good chances", "Degree unsure about the next steps to follow. Undecided whether to go for", "receive a...
[ "the instructor or institution. Is there anything in the reverse direction (keeping that", "if a student chooses to place identifying information (e.g. knowledge of a particular", "my friends was considering discussing a very long conversation she'd had with the", "information hidden is beneficial to the inst...
[ "the [Reddit page here](http://www.reddit.com/comments/rbgcz/my_friend_got_his_acceptance_letter_to_memphis/), which described a case of admissions error, in which:", "The person obtained an acceptance for a PhD program in writing. 2. The", "the acceptance. What would be some things that the person can take, an...
[ "I would like this alternative site to be more informal: a scholarly social", "one is searching for a venue that promotes \"informal\" (\\*) cooperation and networking", "far as I know, the aim of two sites mentioned above is mostly", "rather than opinions, insights, and interesting material of various sorts ...
[ "to mention in any way that the manuscript is worthless, because it solves", "take my name off the manuscript? I would prefer to remain on good", "then attempted to have it published after adding coauthors to the paper. His", "manuscript is written by me, and all the work was done by me,", "(see [Extremely ...
[ "much copying is allowed in a recommendation letter and whether they really run", "is allowed in a recommendation letter and whether they really run a copying", "recommendation letter and whether they really run a copying test on the letters", "letter and whether they really run a copying test on the letters ...
[ "new and so I am starting to think that these authors are just", "said, I normally read computer science papers on [**arXiv**](http://www.arxiv.org) (cryptography and security, mainly),", "computer science papers on [**arXiv**](http://www.arxiv.org) (cryptography and security, mainly), and I have noticed", "t...
[ "to get into Stanford, MIT, or a school on the level of my", "chances of getting into a graduate program in CS. I realize that I", "probably won't be able to get into Stanford, MIT, or a school on", "working at a small start-up on the side right now. I'll also be", "I've done a little bit, but not much. I d...
[ "experts know me and think well of my work. In this case, should", "publications, in good journals, as well as planned future projects. Some very prominent", "to grad school? If it matters, I am working in a subfield of", "apply for postdoc or just go to grad school? If it matters, I", "projects. Some very ...
[ "PS question under the SOP tag, and accept the answer only says about", "If then, what is the PS in this case? Is it the place", "ask about a PS question under the SOP tag, and accept the answer", "understand that ASOP is the other name of the SOP (don't know if", "of AS and PS in this situation equate the ...
[ "was no plagiarism and dishonesty though. What would happen if I write to", "browsing someone's thesis from a US university. I found several typos and missing", "What would happen if I write to their advisor? Can some action be", "and dishonesty though. What would happen if I write to their advisor? Can", "...
[ "Now I'm 47 and I wish to have a bachelor or masters degree", "How difficult might be for me to have a Phd after the degrees,", "have a Phd after the degrees, considered my advanced age (even if I", "degree in Physics and I have worked in Italian high school for 15", "masters degree in Mozh, because I'd lik...
[ "take place every two to three weeks. However, she only gave us two.", "place every two to three weeks. However, she only gave us two. The", "it was a really good paper, and that it deserves an A, even", "to international relations class that I took, I got a B. I got", "make sense according to the syllabus....
[ "could serve as a resource for others. Are there any reasons this might", "purpose on my personal website so it could serve as a resource for", "resource for others. Are there any reasons this might be a bad idea?", "top schools, I linked my statement of purpose on my personal website so", "I linked my stat...
[ "it would be really helpful if I could find a way to store", "repository to detect plagiarism. (We do have the JPlag detection system but that", "I can't find a way to create a project repository to detect plagiarism.", "a project repository to detect plagiarism. (We do have the JPlag detection system", "pr...
[ "a graduate school in China while having only English language skills, without speaking", "without speaking Chinese at all? In particular, I am interested in (theoretical) physics.", "to enroll into and complete a graduate school in China while having only", "in China while having only English language skills...
[ "a conference really useful for one's career (e.g. when applying for a PhD", "just scene? In other words: Can I say that having such award on", "job) or is it just scene? In other words: Can I say that", "I say that having such award on my resumé is better than just", "the benefits of poster awards? Is bein...
[ "universities. For example, California has [a full online database of all state workers](http://www.sacbee.com/site-services/databases/state-pay/#req=employee%2Ftop%2Fyear%3D2013)", "(most?) states have laws which require the publication of full salary details for", "full online database of all state workers](h...
[ "us say a doctoral program promises to inform the applicants of the outcome", "admission decision for doctoral programs? Let us say a doctoral program promises to", "takes on the average to reach a first admission decision for doctoral programs?", "if possible, how long it takes on the average to reach a firs...
[ "Do search committees usually tolerate a couple of small errors in cover letter,", "like typos in faculty application documents? Do search committees usually tolerate a couple", "faculty application documents? Do search committees usually tolerate a couple of small errors", "writing errors like typos in facul...
[ "on the fact that I mentioned Pacifico, a cursive font. First of all", "only brought it up as an example. Secondly, I only considered that font", "are well-suited for distinguished forms of design and publicity (such as magazines or", "bunch all together. That's where my inner designer and outer academic stru...
[ "done. And now I want to write my thesis document. Is this document", "they pay attention to the document in case of evaluating my thesis. What", "for judges in the defend day or not to evaluate my thesis. I", "on master degree . all things are done. And now I want to", "for them. Or better to say, I should...
[ "website allows individuals to freely search Goodreads' extensive > user-populated database of books,", "library catalogs and reading > lists. [...] On the Goodreads website, users can", "can add books to their > personal bookshelves, rate and review books, see", "Goodreads website, users can add books to the...
[ "the idea of using essays from previous students as examples in a writing", "from previous students as examples in a writing class. At a previous institution", "U.S., and I'm interested in the idea of using essays from previous students", "so negative ones since the errors produced by international student po...
[ "here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/TVAmg.png) An older version of my notes can be found [here](http://folk.ntnu.no/oistes/Diverse/Integral%20Kokeboken.pdf).As now the", "lemmas, propositions, corollary with theorems reserved for the main purpose of each section.", "of questions about layout, design how formal to ...
[ "their decision based on the college's reputation? There are stories of Ivy League", "if you are attending a prestigious school, and your grades are lower than", "find employment, while another person at a small, virtually unheard-of college grabbing that", "they look at your grades, or bias their decision ba...
[ "the main author is Smith but Lefd is the author of a chapter", "of the chapter I am citing? If the main author is Smith but", "is not in the authors’ list, should I cite with “(Smith et. al", "have to cite a multi-chapter report. Every chapter has different authors. Should I", "author and then the specific...
[ "in press stage when applying to junior research positions ( PhD/postdoc). I am", "on CV publications that have not passed the accepted or in press stage", "there are similar questions on how to list on CV publications that have", "I am not clear if such publications should include the journal name or", "th...
[ "evaluations as part of the transcript. My evaluations from my professors and instructors", "in the same file as my transcript, not attached as a separate file.", "would be attached in the same file as my transcript, not attached as", "excellent. I am applying for jobs right now, and some ask for graduate", ...
[ "PhD program suggested that I leave with a master's degree. He said that", "have the motivation to advance the state of the art in my field.", "a master's degree. He said that I was good at carrying out tasks", "tasks but I did not have the motivation to advance the state of", "I feel I do not belong and I ...
[ "committee for a workshop in a STEM field that historically has problems with", "will be particularly open to a direct conversation about gender and underrepresentation. I", "am instead asking *how* to foster diversity (perhaps by preferential invitation or by", "workshop and more generally in my department a...
[ "and average duration from assistant professor to associate professor and associate professor to", "Sadly I don't know the data for the US. Could anyone tell me?", "want to know the promotion rate and average duration from assistant professor to", "know the promotion rate and average duration from assistant p...
[ "plan on focusing my job search on teaching positions. I currently have no", "and one of the application materials is a publication list. I am a", "any anytime soon. It looks like on the application, I have to upload", "a lecturer position at a university, and one of the application materials is", "on the a...