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SOP and C.V.

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by johnhero2010 » Tue Nov 27, 2012 6:04 am

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Whether to include advanced courses or not?

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by StewieVader » Thu Nov 08, 2012 2:47 pm

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Bad Grade in area of interest

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by StewieVader » Tue Oct 09, 2012 11:11 am

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Statement of Purpose Question

Last post by shebaiscool « Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:33 am
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by shebaiscool » Sat Sep 15, 2012 3:15 pm

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Explaining Content of Vaguely Worded Courses

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by Minovsky » Tue Sep 04, 2012 10:25 pm

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applying for a phd with a girlfriend

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by postman » Mon Sep 20, 2010 4:35 pm
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by retrospectacles » Sat Aug 18, 2012 5:15 pm

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Do we mention bad GRE in SOP?

Last post by midwestphysics « Fri Mar 30, 2012 6:48 pm
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by mhazelm » Fri Dec 12, 2008 7:11 pm

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Fri Mar 30, 2012 6:48 pm
displaying research question

Last post by grae313 « Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:32 pm
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by kemistree » Sun Jan 08, 2012 7:32 pm

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Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:32 pm
CV and Statement and Purpose Overlap!

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by AriAstronomer » Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:15 am

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Thu Jan 05, 2012 1:19 pm
Is it a good idea for me to put Dr. before prof names?

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by InquilineKea » Mon Jan 02, 2012 4:33 pm

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Academic Statement

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by mgk123 » Mon Dec 26, 2011 8:52 am

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Tue Dec 27, 2011 8:58 pm
Single or double spaced?

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by phrygian777 » Mon Dec 12, 2011 6:02 pm

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Tue Dec 27, 2011 8:01 pm
Mention spouse @ the school in PS

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by CurseTheseFactorsOf2 » Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:21 pm

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Fri Dec 02, 2011 6:56 am
CV tex

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by phrygian777 » Sat Nov 26, 2011 1:49 pm

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Sun Nov 27, 2011 12:03 am
Another "should i mention this" post.

Last post by grae313 « Fri Nov 25, 2011 10:40 pm
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by dfeld31 » Fri Nov 25, 2011 6:11 pm

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Fri Nov 25, 2011 10:40 pm
Mentioning about unpublished paper in application

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by kolahalb » Mon Nov 15, 2010 2:42 am

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Tue Oct 25, 2011 9:57 am
personal statement error

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by rockwhj » Tue Dec 23, 2008 3:23 am

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Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:34 am
Research objectives essay

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by vvega » Sat Sep 05, 2009 6:42 am

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Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:16 am
listing high energy theory in sop: is it a trap?

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by drkatzin » Wed Jul 27, 2011 3:39 pm

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Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:44 pm
What is the difference between a personal statement and SoP?

Last post by HappyQuark « Thu Jun 30, 2011 11:19 am
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by toex » Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:25 am

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Thu Jun 30, 2011 11:19 am
Is this inappropriate?

Last post by HappyQuark « Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:49 pm
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by hamadahoda007 » Fri Nov 19, 2010 1:54 pm

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Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:49 pm
Worth mentioning unproductive researhc ex. in SOP?

Last post by InquilineKea « Mon Apr 04, 2011 12:18 pm
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by axiomofchoice » Sun Dec 05, 2010 2:50 am

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Mon Apr 04, 2011 12:18 pm
Are there any examples of exemplary personal statements?

Last post by YodaT « Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:27 pm
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by InquilineKea » Fri Mar 11, 2011 6:59 am

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Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:27 pm
Showing independence+hypercuriosity as a character trait?

Last post by zxcv « Tue Feb 01, 2011 5:19 am
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by InquilineKea » Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:36 am

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Tue Feb 01, 2011 5:19 am
Citing the research literature in the SOP?

Last post by InquilineKea « Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:43 pm
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by InquilineKea » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:19 am

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Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:43 pm
SOP help

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by KTH » Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:52 pm

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Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:57 pm
Length of SOP

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by eddiemon » Wed Jan 05, 2011 12:28 pm

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Introduction to SoP

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by notnaps » Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:07 pm

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Sun Jan 02, 2011 3:33 pm
sop word limit

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by skk » Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:58 am

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Wed Dec 15, 2010 1:09 am
Whether/How to cite paper in SOP?

Last post by signminus « Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:52 pm
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by axiomofchoice » Fri Dec 10, 2010 7:56 pm

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Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:52 pm
Research detail in SOP

Last post by satyad18 « Wed Dec 08, 2010 3:35 am
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by RobC » Tue Dec 07, 2010 2:59 pm

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Wed Dec 08, 2010 3:35 am
Resume as "additional file"

Last post by grae313 « Mon Dec 06, 2010 12:31 pm
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by rims » Fri Dec 03, 2010 10:31 pm

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Mon Dec 06, 2010 12:31 pm
mentioning excuse for lack of research?

Last post by admissionprof « Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:43 pm
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by larry burns » Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:27 am

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Last post by admissionprof
Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:43 pm
Attaching resume to SOP?

Last post by kroner « Sun Oct 31, 2010 1:38 pm
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by vttd » Wed Oct 27, 2010 3:48 pm

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Sun Oct 31, 2010 1:38 pm
How to convey my situation in SOP?

Last post by satyad18 « Thu Oct 21, 2010 12:58 pm
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by satyad18 » Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:28 am

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Thu Oct 21, 2010 12:58 pm
Naming a professor

Last post by grae313 « Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:42 am
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by pymtab » Tue Oct 19, 2010 3:42 pm

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Last post by grae313
Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:42 am
Level of specialisation

Last post by kroner « Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:52 am
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by Philippppp » Sat Oct 16, 2010 6:09 pm

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Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:52 am
what not to include.?

Last post by satyad18 « Sat Oct 16, 2010 11:45 pm
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by satyad18 » Sat Oct 16, 2010 2:46 am

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Military rank in resume

Last post by WhoaNonstop « Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:12 pm
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by schwiss » Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:55 pm

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Last post by WhoaNonstop
Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:12 pm
"Months of Academic Work Experience"

Last post by WhoaNonstop « Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:43 pm
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by DHam » Wed Oct 13, 2010 5:57 pm

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Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:43 pm
Mentioning research experiences in SOP

Last post by geshi « Tue Oct 05, 2010 11:36 am
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by srijal » Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:14 pm

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Last post by geshi
Tue Oct 05, 2010 11:36 am
Non Physics-Related extracurriculars?

Last post by admissionprof « Sun Oct 03, 2010 3:06 pm
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by DHam » Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:59 pm

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Sun Oct 03, 2010 3:06 pm
Double trouble with SOP: NEED HELP

Last post by grae313 « Sun Oct 03, 2010 1:49 pm
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by sumith85 » Sun Oct 03, 2010 1:37 pm

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Sun Oct 03, 2010 1:49 pm
Conference Proceedings in resume

Last post by HappyQuark « Thu Jul 08, 2010 1:31 am
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by YodaT » Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:45 pm

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Thu Jul 08, 2010 1:31 am
Can naming professors occasionally hurt an application?

Last post by grae313 « Fri Jun 11, 2010 12:19 pm
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by InquilineKea » Wed Jun 09, 2010 3:39 pm

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Fri Jun 11, 2010 12:19 pm
Complicated case - explaining might take up a lot of SOP

Last post by grae313 « Thu Apr 01, 2010 6:38 pm
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by InquilineKea » Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:40 am

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Thu Apr 01, 2010 6:38 pm
what's up with "rejection due to SOP"?

Last post by geshi « Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:42 pm
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by blackcat007 » Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:28 am

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Last post by geshi
Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:42 pm
Personal Statement Format

Last post by geshi « Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:04 pm
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by coreycwgriffin » Tue Dec 02, 2008 3:33 pm

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Last post by geshi
Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:04 pm
Whats's up with these 300-500 words?

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by blackcat007 » Sat Nov 28, 2009 6:22 am

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