Coursework, Advising, and Exams

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1. What is a professor?

   By serenade, October 4, 2017
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   • fuzzylogician
   • October 8, 2017

2. How To ask Gracefully for Another Phd Supervisor

   By Cigarettes12, October 4, 2017
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   • rheya19
   • October 4, 2017

3. convincing committee to let me retake comps

   By serenade, September 6, 2017
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   • serenade
   • October 4, 2017

4. How to get started with lesson planning

   By teachingnewbie, September 26, 2017   

   • teaching; lesson; planning
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   • rising_star
   • September 26, 2017

5. 2nd year PhD, missing a prereq

   By jespen21, September 23, 2017   

   • prereq
   • biochemistry
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     • biochemistry
     • biology
     • phd
     • deficiency
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   • Sigaba
   • September 23, 2017

6. Adviser Retiring

   By PsychaLotl, September 22, 2017   

   • retiring
   • psychology
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     • ma
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   • fuzzylogician
   • September 22, 2017

7. Lost data - who is resposible?

   By lightballsdeep, September 13, 2017   

   • ethics
   • money
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     • money
     • data
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   • Hope.for.the.best
   • September 15, 2017

8. Thinking of quitting

   By Coffeetable1, August 29, 2017   

   • quit
   • stress
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   • dr. t
   • August 31, 2017

9. My supervisor is dying.

   By lightly-toasted, August 15, 2017
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   • rising_star
   • August 31, 2017

10. Dealing with good supervisors that stress me out

    By Hope.for.the.best, April 30, 2017
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    • Hope.for.the.best
    • August 21, 2017

11. Professor wants me to lie?

    By KittyCat_PhD, August 15, 2017
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    • Humulus_lupulus
    • August 19, 2017

12. Any GIS people here that could help me out?

    By sjoh197, August 4, 2017
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    • dr. t
    • August 4, 2017

13. sexual harassment? 1 2 3

    By orange turtle, July 31, 2017   

    • sex
    • professor
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    • 57 replies
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    • rising_star
    • August 4, 2017

14. Dealing with Self-Doubt

    By sk824, July 11, 2017
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    • Sigaba
    • August 3, 2017

15. Pros & cons of finishing early?

    By VulpesZerda, April 17, 2017   

    • phd
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    • Sigaba
    • August 2, 2017

16. How to avoid taking advisor's criticism personally

    By serenade, July 29, 2017
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    • Sigaba
    • August 1, 2017

17. Choosing publications for comps bibliography

    By rheya19, June 21, 2017
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    • AP
    • July 29, 2017

18. I want to quit (rant-ish)

    By doggoprof, July 5, 2017
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    • HannahCatherine
    • July 23, 2017

19. Thinking about resigning my assistantship

    By monro6, July 21, 2017
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    • rising_star
    • July 23, 2017

20. taking grad level courses at undergrad level

    By Gloriaaa, July 14, 2017
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    • avflinsch
    • July 18, 2017

21. Advisor Forgetting Appointments - A Bad Sign?

    By MaytheSchwartzBeWithYou, June 26, 2017
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    • Eigen
    • July 3, 2017

22. MA/PhD Reading Lists

    By HEPennypacker, June 21, 2017
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    • rising_star
    • June 22, 2017

23. Best Critical Language to learn during Graduate School?

    By LBJArcher, June 8, 2017   

    • ut austin
    • lbj
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      • mgps
      • mpaff
      • russian
      • persian
      • critical language
      • boren
      • cls
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    • rising_star
    • June 8, 2017

24. How do I fix the relationship with my adviser?

    By parakeet, June 2, 2017
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    • dr. t
    • June 2, 2017

25. Does your program require you to take classes and work during the summer?

    By Guest Chiper91, June 1, 2017
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    • MarineBluePsy
    • June 1, 2017