Unanswered Questions
57 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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What resources should a PhD student expect their advisor to have?
I am contemplating changing PhD advisors and wanted opinions as to whether I am being too critical and if there is any basis to my concerns.
I am a little over a year into the PhD program and am with ...
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How can I enable productive online meetings with my supervisor?
I am currently writing my master's thesis. My advisor is very busy, and I reckon he will allocate about 1-3 hours a month to actively supervise me, at least in the near future. Due to the ongoing ...
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Bad Relationship with Master's Supervisor: Missing Reference
I'm in the situation that I'm completing my master's research degree and I'm in the process of applying to several applied mathematics / computational science programs.
Here's me complaining:
I do ...
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How to handle unresponsive ex-supervisor on the submission of an article?
During my master's, I had done a project which yielded some interesting results that I and my supervisor started to write up. I moved to a different university (and country) for my PhD and kept ...
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Is there a multi-supervisor multi-author PhD thesis culture anywhere in the world?
Current PhD training culture involves supervisor student relationship, atleast at my institute. There is a risk associated with single point failures that might arise as a result of testing a ...
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Changing university and advisor midway through PhD
I have read several posts regarding this question such as "Is transferring to another university an option for an unhappy PhD student?" and
"Changing University in First year of Phd", but none of them ...
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A question about thesis supervisor responsibility
I have heard many people in academics state that a thesis is a students own project and that only the student is responsible for its quality and completion. Unfortunatelythis does not agree with my ...
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How to find a good match for a PhD program based on possible advisors?
After extensive research online, it's clear that possibly the best way to choose a PhD program is to find an advisor first, and worry about the program later. In other words: find someone with whom ...
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Switching advisers in the same group
I am currently in a PhD program where I have it good. My adviser and my group are both about as good as one could ask for. My adviser is patient, helpful (albeit sometimes unclear), and happy to ...
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Path to US board certification for international medical doctor
I would like to get a board certification in order to practice is US as a doctor.
I am graduating in October in Italy and I am aware that before getting a residency in US I should pass USMLE exams ...
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Dealing with Delayed Recommendation Submissions from Thesis Advisor
I'm in the process of applying to graduate schools and had secured a commitment from my thesis advisor for a recommendation letter. However, I've noticed delays in their submissions, with a few ...
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My PhD advisor keeps asking me to revise the last manuscripts from my phd thesis in a very limited time
I have graduated last year and I sent my advisor the last manuscripts (In last May, which was actually the fourth revised version) to my advisor to review for journal publishing. She gave me the ...
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How should I prioritize whom to ask for a letter of recommendation based on expertise and academic title?
I’m applying for PhD programs in Artificial Intelligence, and I’m currently in doubt about which professors to ask for letters of recommendation.
Here’s my situation:
My master’s thesis professor ...
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Picking advisor that you will also ask letters from to transfer
I am wondering whether it is worth asking your advisor for a recommendation letter to transfer right away (*).
Background: I just finished the 1st year of my math PhD and will reapply to transfer to a ...
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What are my responsibilities as a PhD student (among other questions on the "big picture")?
Background:
I'm a second-year Ph.D. student at a Canadian university that ranked 100 ish in the world (so that hopefully means we do a decent amount of research not just teaching). I'm fully funded (...
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