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I think your revised assessment is accurate. Outside of academia, the skill sets in demand tend to be quite specific and driven by...

For what it's worth, admission committees do tend to take into account poor performance due to illness, particularly when there is...

For what it's worth in my experience, admission decisions are largely independent from one year to the next. Consider: - large pools of...

Some things to consider: Are you actually taking a 4 year degree? Beware that some schools offer 3 year undergraduate degrees that...

<<Emphasis added>> * The passages I've highlighted are the most telling as to why you shouldn't rush through your undergrad in 3 yrs...

Well you should always actively look for new papers in your field. You can for example use Google Scholar to set alerts for keywords of...

You're a freshman in high school and you're interested in astronomy... that's awesome. At this stage, this isn't the kind of thing that...

It's going to vary from program to program for sure. Technically anything that's part of the core curriculum from a CAMPEP graduate...

Once you have your PhD, the work you do as a post doc often comes about through a combination of the skill set you have and the...

That's a lot of schools to apply to. Make sure you take the time to research each one in detail.

I share some of the concerns raised in this thread, but I'm afraid it is "shoveling against the tide." The ever-present media (TV...

Well, it sounds like you've already started on some of the reflection regarding why you were not as successful as you would have like to...