Coursework, Advising, and Exams

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1. Thinking about quitting PhD.. need advice please

   By andrei.kostalov, December 17, 2013
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   • Lisa44201
   • December 17, 2013

2. Admission to a new program

   By Bear247, December 12, 2013
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   • Bear247
   • December 17, 2013

3. How does grading work?

   By roboticsapplicant, November 7, 2013
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   • Francophile1
   • December 16, 2013

4. ideological differences among professors ? how to maneuver ? PLEASE HELP!!

   By Ali Adil, December 4, 2013
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   • danieleWrites
   • December 15, 2013

5. Disappointed in a class - worth bringing it up to someone in the department now?

   By longhornkate, October 1, 2013
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   • crossedfingerscrossedeyes
   • December 13, 2013

6. First semester in engineering PhD program, bombing it

   By dungheap, December 10, 2013
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   • dungheap
   • December 13, 2013

7. Foreign language tutors in NYC?

   By mcarter713, December 11, 2013
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   • mcarter713
   • December 11, 2013

8. Overwhelming 1 2

   By Pretty_Penny, September 9, 2013
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   • Loric
   • December 8, 2013

9. I need help picking 2 theories!

   By kim87, December 8, 2013
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   • kim87
   • December 8, 2013

10. Thinking about quitting phD program... Need advice!

    By ImmunologyGrad, September 11, 2012
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    • LMac
    • December 2, 2013

11. What's the best way to tell my advisor...?

    By grizzlygirl87, November 21, 2013
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    • PsychGirl1
    • November 22, 2013

12. Course Withdrawal

    By docholliday, November 19, 2013
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    • Lisa44201
    • November 21, 2013

13. Adviser problems

    By jack_bauer, October 26, 2013
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    • danieleWrites
    • November 18, 2013

14. Working on Two Degrees

    By TonyB79, October 21, 2013
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    • Etern
    • November 12, 2013

15. Deceptive program timeline?

    By lumbarmoose, November 7, 2013
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    • danieleWrites
    • November 10, 2013

16. Dealing with massive miscalculations

    By sifir, November 5, 2013
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    • MsDarjeeling
    • November 6, 2013

17. Making Straight B's. 1st year PhD student

    By ThisGuyRiteHere, November 5, 2013
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    • juilletmercredi
    • November 6, 2013

18. Administrators as Advisors

    By acewolf, October 29, 2013
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    • juilletmercredi
    • November 1, 2013

19. How likely is it that moving from one school to another will backfire?

    By zephyr201, October 16, 2013
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    • ScienceGiraffe
    • October 25, 2013

20. Advising and how to approach transition into a new PHD program

    By Francophile1, October 17, 2013
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    • Francophile1
    • October 20, 2013

21. Social Science Grading

    By TheCrow, October 18, 2013
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    • TheCrow
    • October 20, 2013

22. Changing advisor and subfield

    By zillie, October 2, 2013
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    • MsDarjeeling
    • October 17, 2013

23. An advise on changing a graduate school

    By baba88, October 12, 2013
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    • juilletmercredi
    • October 17, 2013

24. Qualifying Exams: study strategies etc

    By wreckofthehope, October 2, 2013
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    • mpheels
    • October 12, 2013

25. PI from hell

    By Marius, October 1, 2013
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    • TakeruK
    • October 9, 2013