Questions tagged [transfer-student]
On starting a degree program at one university, then moving to another university to complete the degree.
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Can I transfer to another university after my first year of graduate school? [closed]
The question is this: I have completed the first year of postgraduate studies in Poland. Can I transfer to the second year at another institution in another country? Or will I have to start all over ...
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Transferring to math Ph.D. program?
I am currently a second-year Ph.D. student in CS at a U.S. university. Previously I have completed 30+ credits from the math department as an undergrad and during my Ph.D. years I have 3 math classes ...
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PhD 'transfer' application: What to disclose?
I'm an international student in the US and I have just finished my 2nd year in a PhD program at University A. During my coursework, my research interests evolved significantly and they're not aligned ...
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My PhD supervisor is leaving for MIT and wants me transfer along, which could prolong PhD. What to do?
I'm a third-year PhD student in applied mathematics at a Canadian university, focusing on a particular scientific field. Having nearly completed all my coursework and passed my comprehensive exam, I'm ...
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Change PhD due to reasons unrelated to work?
tl;dr How to handle the situation of transferring PhDs due to living conditions without destroying supervisor relationship? I have already talked to them and they are not happy with the idea.
I'm ...
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Moving with a questionable advisor
I know variations of this question have been asked before, but it's nice to get input on a specific situation. I'll try to keep this as brief as possible.
I am a PhD student at reputable institution A ...
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How to tell new grad advisor that I need to transfer after I just picked his university
So I recently chose between two schools. On the surface they looked really similar but one of them (school 1) was offering my degree in 4.5 years instead of 6 and also had some other specialized ...
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Can I transfer my PhD to another university (the university's offer I had rejected)? [closed]
I am doing PhD (1st year) at University X and my advisor hasn't been finalized yet since the professor working in the field in which I was interested didn't have much funding. Now I am left with the ...
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Picking advisor that you will also ask letters from to transfer
I am wondering whether it is worth asking your advisor for a recommendation letter to transfer right away (*).
Background: I just finished the 1st year of my math PhD and will reapply to transfer to a ...
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Transferring from phd to masters
Have a question. Is it possible to start phd in a particular stream and then transfer to masters in a different stream ? OR if someone is pursuing phd can they apply for other masters program which ...
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Quit and reapply to another PhD before the program starts
I am an upcoming Ph.D. student at some university in US. But I am thinking about reapplying due to the following reasons:
A recent project I am doing made me realize that the topic I was working in ...
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Transferring to another Ph.D. program
I came here to ask some questions regarding transferring to another Ph.D. program.
I am in a top-tier Stat Ph.D. program, under a well-known advisor. However, security problems keep becoming more ...
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How to put time spent self-studying on grad application in a verifiable way
Since my university doesn't have algebraic geometry courses or professors (*), I'm self studying algebraic geometry with the goal of finishing prerequisites before transferring. I've already started ...
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How to transfer to a better math grad school as a 1st year student? [closed]
I'm a 1st year math PhD student and wish to transfer. I applied to transfer fall 2023 to 16 schools but didn't get in anywhere. I'm going to try again, but first I'll answer why I wish to transfer and ...
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Quitting a PhD program for another PhD in Business
I am currently a Ph.D. student of business at University X. Although my professor is great and well-known in the field, their offer was explodable and I had no time to think about it and wait for my ...
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