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The University of California and workers reached a tentative deal to end strike
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48,000 UC graduate student workers go on strike
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This 33-year-old made more than 1,000 Wikipedia bios for unknown women scientists
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Canadian colleges: Lethbridge vs. Manitoba for Computer Science?
Hi everyone, I recently got accepted into University and Lethbridge and University of Manitoba for Computer Science second degree. Both of them have co-op programs, but I don't know which would be...
Hi everyone,
I recently got accepted into University and Lethbridge and University of Manitoba for Computer Science second degree.
Both of them have co-op programs, but I don't know which would be better for me. Ideally, I want to go the uni with a better job market for CS, so Lethbridge seems to be the winner since it is close to Calgary. But I am also looking to immigrate to Canada in the future, and I know that Manitoba has easier requirements for Permanent Residence nominations.
I am in a bit of a bind, and I am trying to gather as much information as I can before I make a decision. Anything you have to share would be much appreciated. Thanks!
P.S. I know Toronto and Vancouver are much better places for jobs, but sadly I missed the deadline to apply to most of the colleges there. I do plan on applying for jobs in those cities though.
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My college students are not ok
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A look inside the first HBCU police academy
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How an Ivy League school turned against a student
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MIT is reinstating its SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles
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US lawsuit says sixteen elite colleges are part of price-fixing cartel
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Notes on work
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Why I'm tired of hearing about wokeism
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Goodbye, MIT
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America will sacrifice anything for the college experience
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“I feel that the future I’ve been working towards my whole life is gone now” — What United States college students have to say about the coronavirus
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GWU investigating whether White professor invented her Black identity
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US universities seek ways to protect students and faculty from being prosecuted by Chinese authorities
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How men’s rights groups helped rewrite regulations on campus rape
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National trends in grade inflation, American colleges and universities
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US Justice Department says Yale discriminates against Asian, white applicants
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ICE announces modifications to international student policies amid coronavirus pandemic
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Higher ed: Enough already
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Colleges face student lawsuits seeking refunds after coronavirus closures
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Michigan Governor Whitmer announces plan for free college tuition for front-line workers battling coronavirus
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Joe Biden adopts part of a tuition-free public college proposal as a nod to US progressives
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Demoted and placed on probation
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ICE creates fake US university, lures international students, collects money, arrests them
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Student tracking, secret scores: How college admissions offices rank prospects before they apply
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An unseen victim of the college admissions scandal: The high school tennis champion aced out by a billionaire family
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What college admissions offices really want - Elite schools say they’re looking for academic excellence and diversity. But their thirst for tuition revenue means that wealth trumps all
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Alaska defunds scholarships for thousands of university students ahead of fall semester
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The UA Regents were wrong to think help was on the way—and this weekend proved it
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Alaska fears 'brain drain' after forty-one percent proposed cut to university system
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Combined BA + MA degrees
Have any of you done these degrees? I'm switching disciplines for my MA, and I want to collect information on this alternative method should I fail that this summer. I'd have a more complete grasp...
Have any of you done these degrees? I'm switching disciplines for my MA, and I want to collect information on this alternative method should I fail that this summer. I'd have a more complete grasp of the field and proceed to a PhD equipped with better knowledge. The price to pay being some time, but I'll probably already have to do my MA---if I manage---in three years b/c the school might want me to take an extra preparatory year going through some undergrad classes.
So, any experiences, any comments, any links highly appreciated!
P.S.: EU information appreciated, that's been significantly harder to get at.
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How does a rural Colorado county with three people per square mile send thirty students to an Ivy League institution?
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How did/do you fund your graduate education?
If you're doing a master's or a PhD, how do you pay for it? Or if you will be doing in near future, how do you plan to pay for it?
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Elite colleges constantly tell low-income students that they do not belong
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US fake university racket: Students had no way to check Farmington's authenticity
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Wright State faculty ends one of the longest strikes at a public university in US history
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Middle-class San Francisco tenants are moving into dorms for reasonable rent
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Poor English, few jobs: Are Australian universities using international students as 'cash cows'?
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Why is my university forcing me to see colleagues as "customers"?
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Has anyone done an on the job/industry PhD?
Tildes, I'd like some opinions please! I work in a genetics lab as a research assistant and I've got the opportunity to pursue a PhD under the supervision of the lab director whilst maintaining my...
Tildes, I'd like some opinions please! I work in a genetics lab as a research assistant and I've got the opportunity to pursue a PhD under the supervision of the lab director whilst maintaining my current position and salary, with work I'd probably be doing anyway contributing to my thesis.
I feel like this is a pretty good opportunity: I'm not getting any younger and I have a young family, so going back to school to do this on a studentship is not an option, and my employer is willing to fund half the tuition fees and cover materials/ reagents etc. Word in the media is that there is a glut of PhDs at the moment, but I don't have my heart set on an academic career, so I won't be crushed if I end up in industry. I'm based in Europe, so would be looking at taking 3 years for the whole degree, which is coincidentally when my current contract is up.
Has anyone pursued a PhD under similar conditions? What was your experience like? Was getting your PhD worth it (especially in the life sciences/biotech)?
Thanks!
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From professor-in-waiting to florist: Why some PhDs are quitting academia for unconventional jobs
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