Coursework, Advising, and Exams

974 topics in this forum

1. Faculty Advisor about to retire

   By Washingtonian15, March 5, 2016
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   • St Andrews Lynx
   • March 6, 2016

2. Reminding Advisor to Give Feedback

   By ruru107, February 24, 2016
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   • ruru107
   • February 26, 2016

3. Need help with my advisor.

   By Kona_Akea, February 25, 2016   

   • please help !
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   • MonstersU-Terp
   • February 25, 2016

4. Prof keeps asking me to revise proposal....

   By universitystudent, February 16, 2016
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   • universitystudent
   • February 18, 2016

5. Advisor making me do extra work that will not benefit me

   By egFace, February 5, 2016
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   • zipykido
   • February 9, 2016

6. Do I Have a Bad Advisor?

   By Derpus, February 5, 2016
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   • St Andrews Lynx
   • February 5, 2016

7. When should I take my comp exam?

   By Criminologist, November 4, 2015
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   • Criminologist
   • February 5, 2016

8. that one annoying student

   By serenade, December 4, 2015
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   • EdNeuroGrl
   • February 4, 2016

9. Disinterested Advisor

   By sjb1984, January 16, 2016
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   • Sigaba
   • February 1, 2016

10. How to start a "bye-bye" conversation with PI who didn't get a tenure?

    By tilex8595, January 22, 2016
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    • tilex8595
    • January 23, 2016

11. Apply to Candidacy then DISS?

    By TheLostExploration, January 15, 2016
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    • TakeruK
    • January 16, 2016

12. International student seeking help. Posting here as a last resort

    By LEZZER, December 22, 2015
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    • ExponentialDecay
    • January 6, 2016

13. Expectations of A-grade paper in STEM

    By hippyscientist, January 1, 2016
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    • shadowclaw
    • January 1, 2016

14. Decent GPA and Does It Matter

    By GradSchoolNooby, December 10, 2015
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    • Texan_Air
    • December 31, 2015

15. What was this about

    By tsekaty, December 20, 2015
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    • bhr
    • December 22, 2015

16. Doing Internships

    By xXIDaShizIXx, December 12, 2015
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    • xXIDaShizIXx
    • December 13, 2015

17. My advisor is great, but...

    By snapea, December 1, 2015
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    • ashiepoo72
    • December 13, 2015

18. Dual/concurrent Degrees in different areas

    By AkashSky, October 28, 2015
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    • xXIDaShizIXx
    • December 12, 2015

19. Was I Not Supposed to be Honest?

    By jujubea, December 7, 2015
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    • ExponentialDecay
    • December 11, 2015

20. Pass/Not Pass problems.

    By FlipperO, December 8, 2015
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    • Eigen
    • December 9, 2015

21. How long does your advisor take to return drafts?

    By serenade, September 30, 2015
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    • Queen of Kale
    • December 8, 2015

22. Feel like I'm drowning - terrified about first papers.

    By florentinoariza, November 29, 2015
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    • florentinoariza
    • December 4, 2015

23. Lectures and assignments during dissertation

    By WhateverItTakes, November 23, 2015
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    • Knitster
    • November 26, 2015

24. Coursework-induced frustration, good preparation for research-induced frustration?

    By Catria, November 17, 2015
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    • Catria
    • November 17, 2015

25. Too unstable to succeed? 1 2

    By Catria, October 13, 2015
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    • Catria
    • November 11, 2015