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Guinness World Records for PhD Applications?

  • 22-06-2010 09:47AM
    #1
    natterer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭


    How many applications did you send for a PhD, or master's degree? It looks as if I make more than 20 PhD applications this year, and still counting! Difficult to find a right supervisor though.


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  • #2
    El_Drago
    Closed Accounts Posts: 462 ✭✭El_Drago


    I'm in the exact same boat buddy.It's tough with the lack of funding available and the colossal number of applications.Keep trying though;)


  • #3
    natterer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭natterer


    El_Drago wrote: »
    I'm in the exact same boat buddy.It's tough with the lack of funding available and the colossal number of applications.Keep trying though;)

    Well, it's not really about funding, but about finding a right supervisor, etc. Good luck!


  • #4
    Alliandre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 129 ✭✭Alliandre


    And I thought I was bad with 6! I would have applied to a few more, but I didn't want to keep bugging my referees since they usually had to write a new reference each time.


  • #5
    brianthebard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,165 ✭✭✭✭brianthebard


    Did all those applications not cost a lot of money?


  • #6
    Red Alert
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 7,486 ✭✭✭Red Alert


    Wow that's a lot! I went the more informal route of approaching my now-supervisor after a lecture.


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  • #7
    natterer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭natterer


    brianthebard wrote: »
    Did all those applications not cost a lot of money?

    Most of the PhD (on-line) applications are free, particularly in the UK.


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