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What the Professor Is Looking for in a Ph.D. Applicant?

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This chapter is a bonus chapter that tries to provide the perspective of a professor when reviewing a Ph.D. application. It shares some light on the professor’s point of view in selecting a good candidate to become his Ph.D. student.

Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.

—Benjamin Franklin

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  1. Educational Testing Service (1949) Graduate record examinations (GRE). http://www.ets.org/gre/. Accessed 12 Jan 2016

  2. Graduate Management Admission Council (1953) Graduate management admission test (GMAT). http://www.mba.com/. Accessed 12 Jan 2016

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Lindawati (2017). What the Professor Is Looking for in a Ph.D. Applicant?. In: Cracking a Ph.D.. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2152-7_5

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