query: Is it normal/advised to finish your masters to get a better PhD offer?
positive_passages.docid: 86873
positive_passages.text: Apply for PhD before finishing my Master's degree
negative_passages.docid: 58817
negative_passages.text: Is getting a second masters frowned upon?
negative_passages.docid: 80385
negative_passages.text: If supervisor has no expertise in your research work, is it possible to do a PhD under that supervisor?
negative_passages.docid: 37606
negative_passages.text: Postdoc before PhD completion
negative_passages.docid: 26377
negative_passages.text: May a PhD be more practical than theoretical?
negative_passages.docid: 79770
negative_passages.text: Is a PhD the highest degree?
negative_passages.docid: 130697
negative_passages.text: is it possible to have different research topics for the MSc and PhD?
negative_passages.docid: 64630
negative_passages.text: How to choose between multiple math postdocs offers?
negative_passages.docid: 119335
negative_passages.text: Do you not belong in a PhD program if you don't live and breathe your field of study?
negative_passages.docid: 107084
negative_passages.text: How is it perceived to withdraw an application to graduate school?
negative_passages.docid: 85296
negative_passages.text: How can I make up for weak grades while applying for a masters?
negative_passages.docid: 21104
negative_passages.text: Does choosing not to submit GRE scores look bad (particularly for CS PhD programs)?
negative_passages.docid: 53094
negative_passages.text: Strategies to overcome "academic-apathy" in the final stages of the PhD?
negative_passages.docid: 39083
negative_passages.text: Inquiring about PhD status and mentioning standing offers
negative_passages.docid: 116182
negative_passages.text: Applying for post doc position when letter of recommendation from PhD advisers not available
negative_passages.docid: 145452
negative_passages.text: Is it possible for someone to get into a PhD without a thesis in Masters-level?
negative_passages.docid: 118313
negative_passages.text: How do the completion of online courses impact a Master's application?