I was sat in a lecture the other day and the lecturer was giving information out about the next assignment due. He asked if anyone had any questions regarding the essay to which one misunderstood student at the back asked without irony...

"What percentage of the essay is allowed to be plagiarized?"

Can anyone top that?

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I am currently a part time masters student due to finish Sept 2010. How early should i be sending out PhD applications if i want to go straight into a PhD after my masters? Presumably studentships advertised on here now are to early for me to apply for now, so should i wait until the beginning of my second year for example?