So im pretty nervous about sending in applications on time, this program I want to get into is first come first serve and the deadline is before March 1st. I already have 1/2 letters of rec but the other professor i reached out to took a month to respond to me about it, and now that she did she said she would be flexible in the new year to start it. Should i be worried and ask someone else who can do it sooner for me? I really want to get into this school and their admissions are only for the fall.

Hi

I’m looking for an endorsement to upload my preprint to arxiv.org. The paper is titled "AI-Driven WebTV" and focuses on the development and implementation of an AI-driven WebTV system. It automates the entire video content creation pipeline, from conceptualization to broadcasting, leveraging cutting-edge AI techniques.

If anyone in the computer science field is able to provide an endorsement and would like to review the paper, I’d be more than happy to share it with you!

Feel free to DM me if you're interested or have any questions. Your help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance!

Hey everyone, I’m currently 2 and a half years into my masters degree. I’m pursuing the research track in earth sciences instead of the course only option.

I’m struggling with feeling like i’m not making enough progress and should have been done within 2 years. My family and friends constantly ask me when i’ll be done and I’m counting on the answer being within a few more months.

I might also add i’ve been working full time the whole time i’ve been in grad school and have finished all the course requirements- so it’s really just down to me collecting my data and writing my proposal. Should be defending my proposal soon and these thesis defense won’t be far behind it.

Im just struggling with being 26 and feeling like i’m not moving fast enough. Any advice or personal experiences that you all can give or share? i get motivated and then i lose it sometimes.

Just wanting to chat about others experiences with this feeling!

I submitted my application to a University of Washington PhD program. On my application checklist table in the "Date" column, it's showing dates from the past even though I uploaded fresh copies of all of my finalized materials before I submitted.

Does anyone have any experience with this? I just want to confirm that my application has my most recent uploads, but I don't see a way to access my application proof. Thanks!

Hi! I’m an international student studying a mix of PPE as an undergrad in Canada. I have decent grades and decent extracurriculars with excellent recommendations by professors and employers. I’ve spent enough money on my undergraduate studies but I still don’t feel like going into the work force. I’m highly inclined to get into diplomacy and lobbying. I really really want to move to the states but only on one condition that I don’t want to spend more money on my degree.

I had a study abroad in UK for an IR course and thoroughly enjoyed it. I would love to go to UK (not London) for my studies too but it won’t be my first choices.

I have an Indian passport and won’t mind sitting for IFS exam for my country sometime in the future. I’m in the middle of preparing for GRE and DELF A1 as well am writing my final year uni exams.

I’m highly stressed as all of this coincides with the same time when the masters applications are also due.

The school I have in my mind: Fletcher Tufts Elliot GWU American University UC Berkeley Boston University

Far reach - Georgetown Columbia Science Po

It’s a very big decision and I could hear my stomach growling just thinking about it. It’s making me really really anxious. I have two excel sheet named: Masters and Jobs which is why I’m unable to focus on any one. It feels like I’m in two boats and both are sinking with approaching deadlines as well as I have my exams gosh🥲

If anyone have some kind words to help me understand what should I do or how to get clarity, I’ll be very grateful.

I'm writing my dissertation proposal, and my future to be advisor told me I should get it done by last Wednesday. Unfortunately I got sick this whole month got it three times and at one point I even went abroad since it was planned from a long time.

I did write down a lot of it and just need to reorganize it by now and write a little bit more. Now it feels like I have been delaying it the whole time and in my mind he's probably thinking im a slowpoke and im not very eager. But I promise I am. I can't help but feel like this is coming off as an excuse to not do any work even tho I have been unable to do anything and leaving a bad impression.

The two schools have similar names so I had a complete statement for one school that autofilled the wrong school name into one of my sentences when I was writing my statement of intent (thanks grammarly) so I just put down the wrong school name for another school

So I just wasted $90 on a school that I’m probably not going to get into now RIP

Hi all, Applying to different schools in the UK. Is it recommended to alter the CV based on my master course subject? Should the job experiences be based in order around the degree you are applying to (healthcare)?

I have little healthcare experience, mostly just business and analyst positions, with one or two small design/research internships for healthcare companies during studies.

Should I begin the CV how it is currently, having my biggest job first with its current responsibilities. Should I alter them somehow towards being good skill sets for health industry?

Should I pump up the small healthcare internships to the top?

Any quick advice, would be super appreciated.

Thank you Grinch.

I’m an older adult returning to finish the BA in psychology because since I’m a life coach by career, I wanted to do an MFT program to take the EMDR trainings. I’m minoring in communications and I really like it. I think it would be fun to teach interpersonal communication and create a curriculum on some relationship research and write a book on it, since my clients have been asking me when will I write a book of the things I teach them in our sessions. I was all set to apply for the csun MFT program but never made time to study for the GRE. I have a 3.9 GPA and don’t feel like taking the GRE so I was going to apply to CSUSB, CSUDH and CSUEastBay. But then I saw that CSUN’s comms grad program is high on the list of great grad programs (I can teach on a stipend if I qualify, which would be great experience) and now am changing my mind. I need to apply this week; can anyone tell me if I’m making a mistake by doing a COMM masters? (Not the speech therapy program)…or give opinions on which they feel is better?

Hi everyone,

I submitted CGS-M recently and realized that I stupidly made a typo in the Memberships section. I was an outreach coordinator for a student club from 2020-2021 but I accidentally put 2023.

Can I get in trouble for this? I know there’s no verifiers or anything but i still feel horrible.

Hi everyone.

I posted on here a while ago, where I said that I was broken, I lost two people in my life, I had an engagement end, I had a project change and that my supervisor had left. Two weeks after that I lost my grandmother and then the day before I submitted my thesis I lost someone to cancer. To say I was completely broken and shattered was an understatement. My mental health severely declined. My defense was scheduled 3 weeks after that death and I had no idea how I was going to study and prepare for it. There were days where I had several panic attacks. Days where I couldn't get out of bed. Days where I was just consumed with pain and grief. Looking back it was one the worst times of life.

I don't know how I did it but I defended on Friday and I passed with minor revisions. The people on my committee said it was probably one of the best defenses they have seen in a while and I just don't understand how because my mind genuinely wasn't with me.

Regardless, I just wanted to thank everyone on here for all the kind words they gave me a couple months back. I needed that advice to push me through. Whenever things kept getting tough I would go back to that post. Thank you again.

Am I the only one that truly hates some courses and does the bare minimum to get the credit? I'm in an MBA and never plan to do any type of sales or marketing jobs, and I do not enjoy my marketing strategy course. It's so boring. The work isn't difficult so I'm just getting it done and getting the credit, currently have a B with one week left. Is this normal lol

Hi all!

So I was trying to submit my NSERC CGS M application (for Canadian Masters), and the last step mentions validating whether all relevant attachments can be viewed. I can see all the attachments I made directly from my computer.

Am I supposed to be able to see my CCV as well? Because I don't see that or the references in the pdf it gives me.

Just wanted to make sure.

Is there anyone who completed their thesis based Master's in around 1.5 years. Would you give any tips on how to finish early?

I'm overwhelmed and just do not know where to start. First quarter of my grad school is coming to an end and I have not accomplished anything.

I've come with so much hope and worked tirelessly hard just to get here. And now I'm lost. I dont feel just as sharp as before and I find my critical thinking skills atrophing. I am struggling with time management and meeting deadlines. My tasks are only piling up.

Is this normal? I am ready to take any advice at this point. It's not that I lost interest in research it's just I can't seem to find my momentum. I feel dull and tired all time.

Thank You!

CIHR CGS-M app has a CCV component and damn thing’s got awfully-vague instruction coming with it. Anyone knows where we are to include the paid/unpaid internships & credited research courses?

Hi everyone, I'm a researcher currently working on a project about Professor Raymond Dart. I've learned that the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) holds digital archives that include original photographs of him, but I've been unable to access these materials. Does anyone have experience with Wits' digital repositories or know which department or individual I should contact to request access? Any guidance or advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! Matteus

For reference, this is in Canada, and I'm trying to complete an application for the NSERC CGS-M. I have everything complete - and my supervisor has signed off on my part of the application, and has completed his reference.

Now, I'm just waiting on the second reference. I sent an email back on the 21st informing him that he would be getting an invitation for the application to complete his reference through the NSERC website. He did not reply. I emailed him again on the 27th, informing him about the need to complete the reference by December 2nd.

He sent back an email saying, "Thanks for the heads up".

I am hoping not to alarm myself, but I also cannot submit this application until he completes his part. He also did offer to make a letter of reference for me earlier last month, so it shouldn't be unexpected.

Then again, the semester is ending soon, so I gave him the benefit of the doubt and assumed he's just busy and will get to it.

If you were in my situation, what would you do? I worked quite hard on this application and I don't want it to go to waste. Any help or advice is appreciated!

There's more to the post, but feel free to reply to the title. It might actually give me some clarity.

Graduated earlier last year with my bach in science. Been out for a while now and have enjoyed the time. But I've also thought about my current career trajectory and my undergrad and I think I want to steer into a somewhat different path. I studied geographic information systems, but want to pursue geospatial analytics and data analytics. I got to attend a couple classes in my undergrad similar to this. I don't think I did super well in the classes. Got maybe a B+ or something, but would yap about it to my girlfriend and recite what I was learning in the class for that week. I think I'd like to continue learning about this and apply aim to work at a company that let's me pursue this passion in some compacity. I'd prefer to apply it in an urban setting though.

I can't really attend school out of state (funding would require in-state tuition and I also have commitments here). There's a program I'm looking at that I think could provide me what I want. It might not be planning adjacent, but works in the space of engineering which is close enough considering that I work with engineerers looking to build in our town that I work at.

I think the biggest thing holding me back in the worrying fear of not being capable or ready. I mean, is it too late to go back to school? Am I going back for the right reasons? I mean, it feels like it. And I get divided on going back because people say do what you love to do and others that state only go back if you know you're going to make more money (which seems like a pragmatic thing to do, but also a crude one at that). I have a vision on what I want to do with my life; to be a master of my field, but am I really ready?

Hello all - I’m currently a masters student in ethnographic documentary at UCL in London. I’d like to continue my studies afterwards in a visual or social anthropology program. Broadly - I’m interested in studying U.S. imperialism in the Balkans and the Middle East. Does anyone have suggestions on masters or PhD programs? I’d love to go into a PhD but not sure if I can without a traditional anthropology masters. Also wondering if there are programs that do a built in masters into the PhD. I’d love to go anywhere in the world. Thanks 🙏🏼

I (24f) am two weeks away from finishing my first semester of grad school in music education. I am stuck right now trying to finish up assignments and papers, worrying about if I’m going to pass all of my classes. Which is strange because I currently have all A’s, so maybe it’s perfectionism.

Anyway, I’ve been getting down on myself because of this lack of motivation, and keep thinking that I’m not qualified to be in grad school. My husband and I just got married in August right before school started, and I originally was pushing hard to finish everything but now I just feel stuck. Has anyone else experienced burnout or a rut right before finals week? In undergrad, I kept pushing myself hard before finals and I ended up getting motivation to get it all done as soon as possible but now I keep shutting down every time I try.

I’ve been avoiding homework all of Thanksgiving break to clean the whole house and cook, and I’m nervous I won’t be able to get it all done.

Started MS in Biostatistics last year in September. The following has been my experience:

* I blanked out in my exam due to anxiety and got the lowest score of my life (Couldn't write a single thing)

* Led to a full-blown panic and anxiety attack and suicidal ideation, and I had to go to the hospital

* Studying was painful because I got panic attacks and spent most of the time crying and scared

* Almost dropped out. I applied to transfer to other schools and I did get accepted but I decided to stay

Fast forward to now:

* Doing much better

* I excel so much in research, projects, and applied work

* Started taking medications for my anxiety and I am doing way better than the first quarter

* I have become more confident and I love what I am doing

* I have started applying to jobs and I have changed so much

* I am doing well in my exams (no more panic attacks)

* I am happy!

Note: While I'm considering a PhD in the future, I'm not ready to apply right now. For now, I'm focusing on my current progress and job opportunities.

My university is currently having am issue with the recording of grades for a summer course subject, which caused them to not records the grades for everyone during summer. My actual GPA is 2.78 (low I know) including my summer subjects, which is shown in a paperI have. My grades transcript, however, doesn't show the summer course and thus I have a 2.76 on it. I am currently applying to a masters degree, and I am not sure what to do as I must submit both papers (one has my actual CGPA and the other has the required grades scale). What do I do?

I am talking about bio/genetics/pharmacology PhD degrees.

Some schools explicitly states after two years you are conferred with a ms degrees, like Columbia.

Some schools, famously like Harvard and MIT does not confer masters degree. When a PhD student drops out of Harvard or mit or any PhD programs that don’t give a masters, how would they indicate this on their resume? Would the school at least give them some sort of certificate?

my gf just broke up with me during thanksgiving and its been really hard for me the non stop crying, depression, laying down all the time. i have an assignment due monday and i literally just feel incredibly depressed and unmotivated. tomorrow i need to go back to my apartment by uni and all her stuff is still gonna be there and im just scared i dont know how to cope. i dont know who to reach out to who to confide in. i feel hopeless.

edit: i have a lot of love and i wanna give it to you guys for such great advice and support. thank you so much.

My boyfriend began grad school this fall in addition to working full time. We moved in together over the summer, but since he began grad school he’s obviously very busy and there’s been a drop in our intimacy. I keep asking him if he’s okay and I’m afraid he’s losing interest in me/our relationship, but I’m also wondering if he’s just overwhelmed or stressed with balancing everything. Has anyone been in a similar situation/can offer any advice?

I’ve written up the whole dissertation and is scheduled to defend in 14 days. However, as I’m wrapping up, I feel like I keep noticing new things that I feel I need to add— additional analyses, more thoughts on implications, more ideas for future research… etc. So, I feel like I cannot submit it! I’ve read many posts about how the diss doesn’t need to be perfect, just good enough. And my advisor and everyone in my department says that they won’t fail you when you already have a job offer lined up (I got a post doc offer). But I just feel so anxious and stressed because I feel I need to add more content every time I look at it again! I feel it is good enough, but I feel bad it’s not “better” when I can likely make it better.. Is this feeling normal?

Thank you all for reading this. I’m so stressed I needed to come here to post this.

My boyfriend began grad school this fall in addition to working full time. We moved in together over the summer, but since he began grad school he’s obviously very busy and there’s been a drop in our intimacy. I keep asking him if he’s okay and I’m afraid he’s losing interest in me/our relationship, but I’m also wondering if he’s just overwhelmed or stressed with balancing everything. Has anyone been in a similar situation/can offer any advice?