vivaldi Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 (edited) My supervisor told me the opposite, but who knows. European grad studies are typically less course-based and more thesis-based, similiar to Canada. As a result, we probably come out of our MSc./PhD. with more publications than our American peers. But, of course, American schools are considered to be number one around the world, so they have that going for them. Your supervisor is not aware of the situation then. I know at least 10 phd students in France for example, I've been in France myself at one of their most prestious engineering schools ( Ecole des mines de paris ) , and believe me, the number of publications is incomparable with the publications in Canada or the USA. In addition, in european countries, it's typical to find 8 authors for the same paper !! lol everyone puts their names , it's really silly !!!! Maybe you should consider Cambridge and Oxford as good universities and researchers, the others are not that performant ! Edited March 27, 2012 by vivaldi
stud007 Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Any news of NSERC letter today? Ppl arnd Ottawa and maybe Montreal, u shud also ask ur grad department. Its strange havent heard frm anyone abt NSERC result today?
francophd Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 I have my NSERC PDF letter now. Succès! Montréal letters are arrived! francophd and faming 2
Bubu Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Your supervisor is not aware of the situation then. I know at least 10 phd students in France for example, I've been in France myself at one of their most prestious engineering schools ( Ecole des mines de paris ) , and believe me, the number of publications is incomparable with the publications in Canada or the USA. In addition, in european countries, it's typical to find 8 authors for the same paper !! lol everyone puts their names , it's really silly !!!! Maybe you should consider Cambridge and Oxford as good universities and researchers, the others are not that performant ! Correct. And most of the time they complete thier PhDs in three yrs. It is reall harder in North America to do PhD than in Europe.
Bubu Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 I have my NSERC PDF letter now. Succès! Montréal letters are arrived! congrats! can let's us know how many publications u had and which area?
silicon Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Any news of NSERC letter today? Ppl arnd Ottawa and maybe Montreal, u shud also ask ur grad department. Its strange havent heard frm anyone abt NSERC result today? I think some applicants received the letter but do not have enough time to update us. :) My waiting time will be much longer since my current address is outside Canada.
vivaldi Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 I have my NSERC PDF letter now. Succès! Montréal letters are arrived! I am in Montreal and didn't receive anything. When do you usually receive letters in the afternoon or the morning time ?
jimntonik Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Nothing in Waterloo today - mail has come and gone. Should be tomorrow, according to Canada Post's delivery standards.
QueensCS Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Anyone from Queen`s? Heard anything about PGS D?
GradStd Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Is there anyone anywhere received a letter notifying the PGS D result today?
mattboud Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 I'm in Montreal - the mail just arrived, but did not contain the response notification for my PGS-D application.
vivaldi Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Everybody's waiting in Montreal !!! woooohaaaa ! You didn't receive any notification from the grad studies office ?
mattboud Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Nope no emails from them, and I don't feel like contributing to filling up their busy inbox with my impatient questions about it either
vivaldi Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Nope no emails from them, and I don't feel like contributing to filling up their busy inbox with my impatient questions about it either They get paid to do that, don't you think so ? Everytime I mail a faculty member, they reply kindly. It's their job !!!
mattboud Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Just because a custodian gets paid to clean doesn't give me a right to throw garbage on the floor seebee 1
MTL18 Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Just because a custodian gets paid to clean doesn't give me a right to throw garbage on the floor Agreed. In Montreal as well and nothing yet. They said March 31 and outside of a select few, the majority are still waiting. Patience! It will come.
vivaldi Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Just because a custodian gets paid to clean doesn't give me a right to throw garbage on the floor It's a legitimate inquery ! didn't say we must flood their inboxes with our emails. You're giving the wrong example !!! When we talk about rights and duties, we talk about laws and not morals ;-) Agreed. In Montreal as well and nothing yet. They said March 31 and outside of a select few, the majority are still waiting. Patience! It will come. I can't understand why some people got the privilege to receive their letters first :-/
MTL18 Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 It's a legitimate inquery ! didn't say we must flood their inboxes with our emails. You're giving the wrong example !!! When we talk about rights and duties, we talk about laws and not morals ;-) I can't understand why some people got the privilege to receive their letters first :-/ That's fair. But take a look at last years McGill stats. 50% of the NSERC quota received funding. I wouldn't lose sleep over this because you could be stressing out to get a No. I hope not, but that's the reality. Have a beer and keep yourself busy.
Bubu Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 That's fair. But take a look at last years McGill stats. 50% of the NSERC quota received funding. I wouldn't lose sleep over this because you could be stressing out to get a No. I hope not, but that's the reality. Have a beer and keep yourself busy. Have a beer and keep yourslef busy....i like that...keep yourself busy with the beer?
Bubu Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Guys, Anybody knows a job for a mechanical engineer...as a research engineer preferably....if not a conslutant would do...
vivaldi Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 That's fair. But take a look at last years McGill stats. 50% of the NSERC quota received funding. I wouldn't lose sleep over this because you could be stressing out to get a No. I hope not, but that's the reality. Have a beer and keep yourself busy. I do not drink alcoholic drinks anymore :-) If 50% of Mcgill NSERC quota received the scholarship last year, it doesn't mean it will be the case for this year, and it also doesn't mean that you won't be from the 50% that didn't get the scholarship. Anyway good luck dude !
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