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Removed the link. Don't link pirated copyrighted works here. Many of those here going to graduate school will likely, eventually, base some portion of their earnings and job prospects based off of the creative and academic work that they create. I hope as such, that they would recognize that others who have put the time and effort into creating something (ie, a GRE study book or guide) should be entitled to respect (eg, not pirating said book and giving it away for free). If an author chooses to freely distribute their work, that is between them and the contract they have with whoever published it. It's not anyone else's choice to distribute that work for them.

I got mine refurbed (using it now). Can't really tell the difference- they replace the battery and shell, so pretty much good as new. I actually have found them anecdotally more reliable, as they've gotten a second check and any issues fixed.

Yeah, that sucks. The key is to make sure that you don't drink progressively more, but keep drinking a consistent, moderate amount. FWIW, the headaches go away pretty quickly if you just quit for a while. Even a week or two. And then you can start drinking moderate amounts again.

I've been meaning to respond to this in more detail when I had my CV in front of me to discuss, and it keeps getting pushed to the side. Zapster makes some great points with respect to organizing based on the most pertinent information. Generally, you want to start off your CV with the "best" stuff (Education, Awards, Grants, Publications) and move on to the less important stuff (service). These orders obviously can change some depending on where you're applying (ie, teaching goes higher on the list if you're going for a primary teaching career vs a primary research career). Within each major section, you can have subsections; I break mine down like this: Background Education -Degrees -Thesis Title, abstract Employment -Current fellowship, current research project outline Fellowships Honors/Awards Academic Service -University committees, etc. Scholarship Publications Presentations Posters - in each of the above, I denote works that are not yet published but are far along in progress- submitted, under review, accepted, in revision, etc. This is discipline specific, and some people advise a separate subcategory for publications in progress, but I don't think that's really important until you have enough for two relatively sizable sections on their own- ie, not early career. Research Experience I use this to detail the range of techniques and methods I'm comfortable working with, and will probably go away as my publications speak more and more for themselves. But at this stage, I want people to see that I have a background in synthetic chemistry, as well as molecular biology and can code for molecular modeling. Other Experience This covers Leadership, Teaching & Community involvement. As the teaching section grows, I'll probably expand it to a second major section after Scholarship. But honestly, most of the teaching stuff goes in the teaching portfolio and statement of teaching philosophy, anyway.

Were I grading it, I would say that you sidestepped the question. The question was about the loss of human interaction relative to new ways to connect with one another. This prompt is, at it's core, more about personal interactions and connections, whereas your argument was based on professional connections and increased productive communication. While it is related, it seems to me to sidestep the main issue of a loss of personal (human) interaction. I would also find some of your specific paragraphs not necessarily supported (ie, "It follows that...." from a sentence that does not directly lead to the conclusion you give). Otherwise, a good general effort. Personally, I would focus more on straightforward and clear arguments, you seem to be going for more complex statements that don't exactly fit, or less common words that don't exactly make good use of the specificity their nuanced meanings allow for.

My best suggestion is to look at examples from current faculty, job applicants, etc. Norms can shift quite a bit between fields and subfields, and the "best" guidelines are the people who have successfully gone ahead of you. Mine's cobbled together with different bits I liked from my major faculty's CVs, as well as bits I picked up from the Chronicle of Higher Education "What not to do with your CV" threads.

It's also likely to depend on the rules at the institution you attend, and how your PI feels about crowd funding. Most research universities should have an office of research, that will likely have clear policies on funding sources for research at the University.

As a grad student? I would think this would be really weird, in the absence of severely extenuating circumstances (ie, you could not make it to your apartment/were in the hospital/out of state and wouldn't be returning). More typical would be to ask friends/fellow grad students to help you move. Or hire a moving company.

My wife and I were in a similar situation, where she was applying a cycle after I was, and ended up starting about a year and a half behind me. What we did was each sit down and make a list of 10-20 schools we liked. Then we swapped list, highlighted any that were the same, and each took a look at our programs at the others top schools. Then we came up with a final list we were both OK with. I applied to those, and we went to visits together- most schools, my wife set up a visit to her department of interest while we were there, to feel it out. Then we took our options, and sat down and discussed which of the schools I got into was best for me, and had good options for her. We ended up picking a city that had several good options for her, and was my top pick for schools, so things worked out well. If you look, there are a number of areas that have multiple good schools, and that can definitely help things (North Carolina research triangle, etc.)

None of the three places you've posted this are "the right places". Ideally, you should make new topic for your question in the Linguistics forum, rather than hijacking semi-related topics.

Yeah, just curious. The reason I mentioned it is that artificial sugars have been linked to all of those immediate symptoms, and I know a lot of friends who've linked them with the caffeine in diet soda, then later found out it was the sweetener. Interestingly enough, for the average american, the majority of the antioxidants you will take in over the course of your life come from coffee, making it one of the biggest contributors to healthy aging.

Are you sure it's the caffeine you're seeing the effects from losing, and not from the cessation of drinking diet cokes? A lot of the synthetic sugars are *highly* addictive, and of dubious good for your health. I wouldn't necessarily assume it's being caffeine free that's resulting in the changes, but rather being diet soda free.

If you want to drink cold coffee, you don't want to brew it hot and then cool it down. Hot water extracts a lot more of the bitter & acidic compounds from the grounds, and they're very pronounced when you cool it. It's much better to "brew" the coffee overnight (10-12 hours) in ice-cold water. You cut out about 70% of the acidity of the resulting coffee, and I find it distinctly less bitter. But bitterness is kind of a part of the flavor of coffee, just like it is with dark beers. If you don't like it, no real reason to force yourself to drink it. I don't know exactly what you mean by your last paragraph- caffeine is a stimulant, surely, but the sensation should equally apply to anything with caffeine in it (coffee, dark teas, soda, dark chocolate, etc). And I've never found it to be that strong of a stimulant either.

Also, for those who are interested- health benefits of coffee: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/06/this-is-your-brain-on-coffee/?_r=0 http://lifehacker.com/5986506/the-science-behind-coffee-and-why-its-actually-good-for-your-health Area couple of good general articles, with links to some of the studies that back them up.

Not saying this is you, but I'm amazed at the number of people who shy away from coffee, and then drink carbonated drinks, regular or diet sodas, etc. Coffee has actually been shown to be good for you in moderate amounts, and caffeine has very few of the negative effects its known for unless you drink it in excess. Its even been shown to not be noticeably dehydrating until you're around 6-7 cups. I've been drinking the stuff for quite some time, but I keep a relatively moderate intake. I drink about 1-2 cups per day, and I drink it cold-brewed to cut down on the acidity. Coffee (no sugar), fresh juices, teas (no sugar) and water are pretty much all I'll drink (and, of course, beer and hard liquor), with milk very occasionally on cereal.

From what I've heard, don't do it. I haven't heard anything good about the graduate housing, and plenty of bad. Also, keep in mind that Deming is quite a long way from uptown, where Classics would be, primarily.

Yeah, we used to make and use Sporcle quizzes when we wanted a more interesting and fun way to study for cumes. The periodic table and some of the math ones were especially fun, and we had internal challenges for best times.

This is very discipline specific, as well as area/institution specific. I didn't initiate contact with any faculty until my visits to most schools in December the year I applied, and it was considered typical. It's more usual for interested faculty to contact the applicants in my field than the other way around.

Wow, definitely reviving an old post here. IMO, even at schools were the stipend level is "set", that doesn't always mean everyone is getting paid the same thing. My school has set stipends. But PIs (or the department) might give a "moving expenses" addition to some first years, or departmental awards, small fellowships, or even an extra supplement out of a grant or an extra assistantship helping with, say, a faculty journal editor position. Those are what negotiations work with- the possibility of some small amount of extra pay on top of the base stipend that everyone gets.

Fuzzy nailed it. Interestingly, Beal is getting sued for a billion dollars by one of the India publishers on the list. Because that's going to help their reputation, going after a blogger.

Saw this posted on the CHE forums, and though it would be good to share it here as well: http://scholarlyoa.com/2012/12/06/bealls-list-of-predatory-publishers-2013/ Shamelessly taken from the CHE forums at: http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php/topic,141657.0/topicseen.html Discuss, or file away for future use.

I didn't use the study guides at all, I just went over my notes from Inorganic/Organic/PChem, and skimmed the books from said classes over the summers. They actually turned out to be pretty easy, even if doing them all back-to-back made for a long day.

I'd say used, but as I mentioned I'm biased towards solid older bikes. Most cities, you can probably pick up a very serviceable old racer/cruiser, or an old steel framed mountain bike that will be great for commuting for 60-150. Any new bike you get for that price will be pretty poor. As you get into riding, you can figure out exactly what you want, and use that to inform your next purchase more specifically.

TakeruK's department seems very similar to mine. All of the grad students try to go to any defense, and the defenses are usually given such that any grad student in the department should be able to follow most of them. Rarely do family come, outside of spouses/significant others. Following the general presentation and questions, they committee grills the candidate, usually as much on the dissertation as the presentation. I've seen some last 3-4 hours. Then there's champagne, and we take the new doctor out for a long night on the town.

Sounds like a difficult situation to be in. I would definitely use it as a learning experience for a few things in grad school, though: 1) Rarely, if ever, are graduate advisors responsible for informing you of degree deadlines. Most of them don't know when they are. 2) Having to track down your advisor is often a way of life. Your work is way more important to you than it is to them, and it's up to you to make sure you're getting what you need from them to keep going. 3) You can't let harsh criticism on a paper keep you from working on it for 5 months. I've gotten scathing critiques from reviewers, faculty, etc. It's part of academic life. 4) Degrees often take longer than they should. I know a lot of 3rd & 4th years MS students, because their thesis research just wasn't working out like it should, or as fast as it should. Good luck finishing up the Thesis this summer!