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Category: Graduate School
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In our January “how can we help you?” thread, a reader writes: I am so sorry that the OP is going through this. I would hope another program would welcome them, but I haven’t worked in a department with a graduate program in nearly 20 years and have no experience with the kind of situation…
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In our January “how can we help you?” thread, a reader writes: I’d be curious to hear about this. I would hope that in the OP’s case, admissions committees would give much greater weight to the applicant’s more recent record (i.e., their publication in Synthese and GPA in their Masters program). Then again, I’ve never…
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In our January “how can we help you?” thread, a reader writes: I suspect that this may depend on the departments one is applying to and who serves on their admissions committees. Why? Because some philosophers (and departments) seem to value interdisciplinarity, whereas others may not. What do readers think?
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In our new "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I had a strong track record until my master thesis, which got a C; and my university doesn't use GPAs. In some programs it means it is not even worth applying (criteria of B minimum to be eligible). Should I try to re-take…