Philosophy

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1. Dear 2015 applicants, here is what we have learned from the 2014 season

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   By Edit_Undo, February 26, 2014
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   • iunoionnis
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3. Who’s writing your rec letters?

   By jeanxxlqz, 4 hours ago
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   • jeanxxlqz
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4. Assessing qualification/readiness for an MA

   By philosopuppy, yesterday at 12:37 AM
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   • Duns Eith
   • Yesterday at 01:45 AM

5. Advice on shopping around for schools

   By TheCarbWhisperer, October 6   

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   • TheCarbWhisperer
   • Saturday at 02:18 AM

6. Looking at the lottery of philosophy jobs

   By Duns Eith, October 10
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   • dgswaim
   • Thursday at 11:46 PM

7. Petition Philosophy departments to eliminate GRE from grad admissions requirements

   By bluwe, September 16
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   • quineonthevine
   • October 3

8. Philosophy of Art/Aesthetics programs?

   By sacralicious, September 20   

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     • continental philosophy
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   • maxhgns
   • September 27

9. Scholarly Track-Record vs. Prior GPA (Grad)

   By ContractMonsterSlayer, June 5   

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   • September 8

10. A question for those who have applied to UCSD in the past

    By WVE, September 5
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    • WVE
    • September 5

11. Riding the Wave - Trends in Philosophy you're following

    By Duns Eith, May 2
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    • WillisBell
    • August 27

12. LOR - How close to be with a professor?

    By procrastikant, August 13
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    • dgswaim
    • August 20

13. New blog for graduate students

    By Philpony, August 20
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    • Philpony
    • August 20

14. How to kill the MA

    By kretschmar, August 16
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    • hector549
    • August 17

15. Weak academic record. To continue or not continue

    By Watashi, August 1
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    • Duns Eith
    • August 15

16. Changes to the GradCafe

    By hector549, July 13
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    • Duns Eith
    • August 15

17. AW score of 4 -- what to do?

    By syee, August 13
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    • syee
    • August 13

18. Kingston's CRMEP

    By Fern_44, March 17   

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    • Alex915
    • August 9

19. Significant Gap from Undergrad, Significant Gap in Interests

    By SexandtheHaecceity, August 6
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    • SexandtheHaecceity
    • August 6

20. Has anyone taken a class with Una Stojnic?

    By RiskyNT, July 23
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    • quinessloopypun
    • July 25

21. 2019 Writing Sample Discussion Thread

    By HomoLudens, June 12
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    • goldenstardust11
    • July 20

22. Total Number of PhD Applicants per year?

    By procrastikant, July 4
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    • Kantattheairport
    • July 20

23. Pittsburgh GRE Recency Requirement

    By mithrandir8, June 20
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    • 11charlesj
    • July 13

24. Is a Recommendation Letter from a non-philosopher worthless for PhD application?

    By Quine633, June 28
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    • Rose-Colored Dasein
    • July 13

25. Applying to phd programs with an interdisciplinary MA?

    By Aesthetics Always, April 21   

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    • maxhgns
    • July 5

26. 2019 Graduate Entrants

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    By quineonthevine, May 14
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