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1. Regretting my graduate school choice

   By holo, July 13, 2019   

   • admission-decision
   • 3 replies
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   • LeonardHaggin
   • July 18, 2019

2. Why does academia work as a caste system from where you received your PhD?

   By AGingeryGinger, June 23, 2019
   • 5 replies
   • 3.5k views
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   • Beaudreau
   • July 10, 2019

3. Columbia Masters of Management Science & Engineering in IEOR

   By stun7, July 3, 2019   

   • admissions
   • boosting gpa
   • 0 replies
   • 1.1k views
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   • stun7
   • July 3, 2019

4. How is a PhD by publication valued in the US?

   By Gold Singh, June 14, 2019   

   • phd
   • publications
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • phd
     • publications
     • europe
     • usa
   • 1 reply
   • 1.3k views
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   • Adelaide9216
   • June 22, 2019

5. Doing part of my PhD remotely in Europe while working full time?

   By Gold Singh, June 14, 2019   

   • phd
   • remote
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • phd
     • remote
     • publichealth
   • 1 reply
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   • PsyDuck90
   • June 14, 2019

6. Going back for Psychology grad school, worth it to take some relevant undergraduate classes?

   By cullom_cahill, May 30, 2019
   • 2 replies
   • 1k views
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   • cullom_cahill
   • June 9, 2019

7. How can I tell if I'm qualified to do a PhD in IR?

   By Natesmith1016, June 7, 2019
   • 1 reply
   • 1.2k views
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   • PolPhil
   • June 8, 2019

8. Anybody else applying to a PhD straight out of undergrad? 1 2 3

   By ResilientDreams, September 10, 2018
   • 59 replies
   • 17.7k views
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   • AP
   • June 2, 2019

9. Hi and degree finishing in the winter

   By NebulaWanderer, May 28, 2019
   • 0 replies
   • 804 views
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   • NebulaWanderer
   • May 28, 2019

10. Changing Research Area while in Ph.D program

    By Brown_Bear, May 20, 2019
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • Brown_Bear
    • May 22, 2019

11. Has anyone else been rejected everywhere they applied?

    By GummyPegasus, May 14, 2019
    • 2 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • ZeChocMoose
    • May 16, 2019

12. Master in Chemical Eng. in American University of Sharjah?

    By gradschoolfiasco, May 9, 2019
    • 0 replies
    • 741 views
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    • gradschoolfiasco
    • May 9, 2019

13. Regretting Graduate School Choice

    By springsteenfan, April 22, 2019
    • 4 replies
    • 6.9k views
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    • springsteenfan
    • April 27, 2019

14. Anyone else not going to a top ranked grad program?

    By bric, March 15, 2019
    • 15 replies
    • 3.4k views
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    • dr. t
    • April 26, 2019

15. Grad school and cat 1 2

    By Tall Chai Latte, April 16, 2014
    • 47 replies
    • 12.9k views
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    • CiaraMeow
    • April 24, 2019

16. Quiet/Shy/Socially Anxious in Academia

    By MindOverMatter, April 3, 2019
    • 20 replies
    • 8.9k views
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    • PokePsych
    • April 21, 2019

17. Thinking about getting into Harvard...

    By Eduardo, April 10, 2019
    • 4 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • Eduardo
    • April 12, 2019

18. How did you find TheGradCafe? 1 2

    By AnxiousNerd, February 1, 2018
    • 37 replies
    • 6.6k views
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    • Kristel Staci
    • April 9, 2019

19. Feeling quite insecure tonight.

    By Adelaide9216, March 6, 2019
    • 12 replies
    • 3k views
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    • MindOverMatter
    • April 3, 2019

20. your grad school process / experience

    By Anvrchist, March 31, 2019   

    • first time grad
    • grad school
    • (and 3 more)

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      • grad school
      • masters
      • fafsa
      • moving
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • PsyDuck90
    • March 31, 2019

21. Need help with understanding a sentence

    By Athosss, March 30, 2019   

    • admission
    • email
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
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    • PsyDuck90
    • March 30, 2019

22. How far in advance to look for apartments?

    By foremaeq, February 21, 2019
    • 8 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • Adelaide9216
    • March 30, 2019

23. Employment before graduate school - high paying job or experience?

    By staxdo_21, December 27, 2018
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • Ternwild
    • March 26, 2019

24. Need help!!

    By materialsD, March 16, 2019
    • 6 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • Ternwild
    • March 26, 2019

25. Grad school and mental illness--how do you cope? 1 2

    By miss-prufrock, February 27, 2018   

    • mental illness
    • 36 replies
    • 9.4k views
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    • lincoln.hawks
    • March 25, 2019