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How to reach out to a professor with an unsolicited PhD application?
I am currently an industry researcher at a startup with a few year experience post masters and I am wanting to do a PhD for professional development and because I believe I will enjoy it.
I am looking ...
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How well should one understand a PhD's topic when applying for a PhD?
I'm looking into applying for a PhD in math in Europe (I've seen positions in Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and Norway). A concern that I've encountered is regarding PhD advertisements that ...
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How important is it to disclose all of academic records for graduate school application, especially ones that are seemingly trivial?
I've done all my undergraduate and MS in a country that I'm not a citizen of. After my MS, I did not want to continue studying at the school I was in and even wanted to switch my studies. However, I ...
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Applying for a PhD as a disabled person: apply for preferential access?
I am about to apply for a PhD position at a European university as an EU citizen.
I suffer from a physical disability. As such, I have the right to apply for preferential access due to my disability ...
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Meaning of "Higher Education Entrance Qualification" in the application form of a german university
I am applying for a masters degree in Mathematics at a University in Germany.
I already have done a bachelors in my home country X ( Bachelor of Arts with math as 1 of subjects)and a masters in my ...
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Ph.D. admission in Nordic countries with mediocre grades w. good publications in unconventional fields [closed]
I have a master's degree in Geography and Urban Planning with mediocre GPA scores (15.5/20 or B). I graduated from a public university in the middle of nowhere that has a strict test system in which ...
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How to best navigate a bad grade in senior year?
I’m in my undergraduate senior year and by the looks of it I’ll be getting a failing grade in an elective math course. For reference I want to apply to a theoretical physics Masters degree, but in a ...
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Influence of the familiarity of the university with recommender to application success
I am an international applicant trying to apply for a PhD program in Europe in mathematics and I am a bit confused regarding whom to ask the second recommendation letter. There are two professors I ...
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Which is more common in Europe - applying for a 'PHD Program' or coming up with a research Q? I still don't fully understand the application process [duplicate]
Do I keep visiting website like 'find a PHD' which have advertisements of PHD programs and their respective application deadlines?
And would these be considered 'pre-designed' programs with a broader/...
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How do I find small, teaching-focused universities in the European Union?
I'm a European doctoral candidate about to defend her PhD dissertation. I'd love to eventually get a job at a small teaching university with a relatively larger focus on education rather than research;...
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Withdraw funded PhD position after accepting and enrollment but before actually starting
I know that there are already some similar questions, but mine is a little bit different, so let me ask it here:
I applied to two PhD position in mathematics in southern Europe. I just got accepted ...
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Can I find a fully-funded PhD position in europe at 39 or more? [closed]
I'm 37 now and hold a master degree. I got my degree 3 years ago. For some personal reasons I plan on applying for a phd position next year or later.( I cannot do that now.)
I love my field and doing ...
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Should I offer my unpublished independent research when applying for PhD position?
I've finished masters and I've worked on my independent research for few years but never published anything nor I haven't posted any of my research work in public. The reason I did not publish is that ...
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Adding a quiz to an application form
I have thought about setting up a quiz as part of a job application form (see background below for details), where I ask about 5 multiple-choice questions which are trivial to answer (or require a ...
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Very long PhD interviews
Recently I've been invited to a PhD interview, for a three-year program.
They are asking me to book two whole days for the interviews. The invitation asks me be avaliable "from 9am on Day X to ...
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