For anyone pursuing and/or successfully doing hep-th research in grad school and beyond, it is necessarily a collaborative process? What is the extent of the collaboration required?
I've noticed that a lot of the research being done seems to either happen as part of large groups or at the very...
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I recently found out that there are various "bridge programs" designed to ease the transition from a bachelor's to to a PhD and help the student fill in gaps in research and coursework. These programs sound like the perfect fit for me due to my academic background, but apparently...
Wouldn't that also apply to people applying to PhD programs? It's my understanding (and correct me if I'm wrong) that it's common practice to introduce yourself to people who may potentially be your advisors at schools to which you're applying and ask them a few specific questions about their...
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I'm planning to apply to a few terminal masters programs this fall, with the goal of doing a thesis option and applying to PhD programs after the masters. (I have various reasons for wanting to go this route instead of applying straight to a PhD). I know it's good to seek out and...