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• 01 Nov 09
  

  Todd Finley

  There's huge variety in professor types. Some professors are micromanagers and are going to want to know everything you're doing at every moment in time. Others are going to ignore your emails, sweep in every 6 months, and want to see what you've done. There are advisors who are good at mentoring you through the thinking to choose your project and there are others who expect you to come to them with fully formed ideas. There are those who are going to want you to follow every rule in the book and make conservative leaps; there are also those who are hoping you will find a new way around every wall out there. There are professors who are trying to build their dominion and you will be tasked to do work on their projects; others are curious to see which crazy direction you'll take. For each possible mentor and student, there are styles that work and styles that don't. The key is to find compatibility. And that's damn hard given that you can't really do a trial run so easily.

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• 29 Oct 09
  

  Brett Boessen

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• 28 Oct 09
  

  Novica Nakov

  Choosing where to get your PhD is not the same as choosing where to get your undergrad. The reputation of the school matters and the awesome-ness of your peers matters, but the MOST significant factor in your sanity and success is your relationship with your advisor. I cannot say this loudly enough.

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