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02 December 2022 17h34

Curious to hear your rationale. Sounds a bit like ACL Rolling Review (
@ReviewAcl
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2 December 2022

Grad Student Timeline Incentives Impact Career Readiness

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02 December 2022 4h51

I can see this perspective, but ironically it seems like a negative to me. Incentivizes pushing grad students out the door, whether they feel they're ready to go or not. I'm really thankful my advisor let me stay for 6 years. What side do other folks here fall on?

2 December 2022

arXiv as Definitive Version for Research Publication

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01 December 2022 21h02

For my own work, I view the arXiv version as the definitive version, no matter what conference or journal it's in. No weird page limits, templates, etc., everything is just the way I intend it. It may also be a carry-over from other fields, where proceedings are often closed.

1 December 2022

Student Admission Process: Conversations Before Acceptance Decisions

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30 November 2022 3h15

I of course talk to students after they apply, but before I accept them, and even more before they decide.

30 November 2022

Australia’s PhD Visa Backlog Crisis Impacts Graduate Students

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29 November 2022 22h33

Australia is currently having *serious* issues with visas for grad students. Backlogs of *years* to get a visa to start your PhD. Thanks to @ccanonne_ (featured in this article) for shining a spotlight on this problem.

Faculty Outreach Strategy for University Application Success

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29 November 2022 18h44

You don't have to reach out to any professors. Just apply and mention their name in your application. In most cases, reaching out to faculty will not help your chances.

Personalized emails outperform generic outreach in top 1%

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29 November 2022 15h15

A well targeted non-form email, that shows you read their papers and can engage with it well, probably places you in the top 1% of emails that person receives. 4.5/n

Demonstrate genuine engagement in academic research outreach

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29 November 2022 15h15

3. Show that you're genuinely interested. Emails I get often name-drop a paper of mine and say one sentence about it. This is a transparent form email. If you can instead demonstrate you've engaged with the area and their work, that'll get attention 4/n

Professional Email Etiquette for Researchers and Tech Community

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29 November 2022 6h35

a) Don't email people who ask not to be
b) Use common sense (e.g., send 1 email not 18, don't follow up a million times, don't try to track them)
c) Try to *genuinely* engage with their work (don't just namedrop a paper)
d) Prepare yourself to be totally ignored. Its not personal