Coursework, Advising, and Exams

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1. troubles with thesis advisor

   By nehs, December 11, 2012
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   • nehs
   • December 11, 2012

2. rant, need to vent.

   By SymmetryOfImperfection, December 10, 2012
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   • Eigen
   • December 11, 2012

3. take solid state or statistical physics next

   By SymmetryOfImperfection, December 10, 2012
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   • SymmetryOfImperfection
   • December 10, 2012

4. Transferring from ECE to CS

   By Zackro, December 9, 2012
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   • Zackro
   • December 9, 2012

5. Inexperienced PI and Research Topic Doubts

   By KayakBama, July 14, 2012
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   • fuzzylogician
   • November 30, 2012

6. Decisions Decisions

   By FuturePhD12, November 28, 2012
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   • Chai_latte
   • November 29, 2012

7. asking to be mentored

   By Miro, November 26, 2012
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   • kaputzing
   • November 27, 2012

8. Independent Study Credit

   By michigan girl, November 22, 2012
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   • psychdork
   • November 25, 2012

9. Intellectual (dis)engagement?

   By TMP, November 16, 2012
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   • virmundi
   • November 19, 2012

10. what if your advisor is never happy with your thesis progress?

    By nehs, November 13, 2012
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    • nehs
    • November 13, 2012

11. Switching advisors/grad programs

    By kayaker247, November 5, 2012
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    • ANDS!
    • November 11, 2012

12. In a bit of a pickle, and I need a bit of advice...

    By New_Englander, November 1, 2012
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    • rising_star
    • November 5, 2012

13. A+ at columbia?

    By s2k, November 4, 2012
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    • fuzzylogician
    • November 4, 2012

14. Graduate Student Behavior

    By Pas, October 15, 2012
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    • Pas
    • November 3, 2012

15. Any advice for studying for QUALS??

    By MoleMocha, October 10, 2012
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    • Usmivka
    • October 31, 2012

16. How bad does a withdrawal look on your transcript?

    By robot_hamster, September 9, 2011
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    • fuzzylogician
    • October 30, 2012

17. awkward/embarrassing situation help

    By muffins, October 27, 2012
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    • TMP
    • October 29, 2012

18. Toughing out classes, any advice?

    By Marius, October 12, 2012
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    • Marius
    • October 16, 2012

19. What kind of work should I be doing for me advisor? He seems to want me to be his secretary?

    By sbalic, October 7, 2012
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    • rising_star
    • October 10, 2012

20. Four lab rotations in, and still lost as ever

    By binftastic, September 20, 2012
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    • Tall Chai Latte
    • October 1, 2012

21. How many courses first semester?

    By kco29, July 27, 2012
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    • toasterazzi
    • September 30, 2012

22. Dose it matter if I drop a class and have a W in my transcript?

    By csxwin, September 19, 2012
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    • Usmivka
    • September 19, 2012

23. I just started - I am extremely stressed and no one gets it!!!! Please Help

    By ThisGuyRiteHere, September 7, 2012
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    • victor.s.andrei
    • September 17, 2012

24. Changing PhD programs/grad schools after Masters

    By global_nomad, August 29, 2012
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    • Nerd_For_Life
    • September 15, 2012

25. Making Mistakes and Sounding Stupid

    By lslavic12, September 7, 2012
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    • lslavic12
    • September 14, 2012