I almost forgot:
Ask the advisor, grad students in the group, and grad students not in the group what the group’s financial situation is.
I don’t know how I missed this after my story about being promised money that didn’t exist in Part 1, but anyhoo, this can’t be stressed enough. It should be complimented with:
Apply for [...]
In Part 1 of How to Pick a Group I described my first graduate adviser. In this part, I’ll describe my second and current graduate adviser and research group.
Newbie is an apt name for him because he is not only my new adviser, he’s a brand new professor. Some graduate students cringe when I even [...]
It’s that time of year: visiting weekend, website surfing, the sweet smell of springtime flowers, and a huge decision waiting to be made. This is a post for those entering grad school that have the ever-important decision on their plates of picking a graduate adviser.
Let me start by relaying my experience with graduate advisers [...]
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