Timeline for What to do if I only want to study master not PHD with a professor
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| Jan 14, 2015 at 4:13 | vote | accept | John | ||
| Dec 11, 2014 at 0:37 | answer | added | Ben Bitdiddle | timeline score: 3 | |
| Dec 10, 2014 at 17:36 | comment | added | Davidmh | @JohnZHANG there you have one! You have the full year to work with him, while others would have coursework too. If he sees you with good chances of getting into the international scene, it may be beneficial for him too. | |
| Dec 10, 2014 at 16:47 | comment | added | John | @Davidmh Yes, this is the question I am keeping asking myself. I think having taken all the necessary graduate courses (and get a grade) will give me some small advantages over other candidates. And I am not sure from the point of view of a professor, whether a student he supervised goes to a better program will bring him some benefits compared with a student who will stay? BTW, the master is a two-year program. | |
| Dec 10, 2014 at 16:38 | comment | added | Davidmh | He has many candidates and limited time. Why would he choose you, that will leave next year, over any other that will remain? You have to ask yourself this question, and have very clear what can you offer in return that most of your peers don't. Maybe you are an expert (for a masters) in some related subfield? Or you have a lot of experience programming? | |
| Dec 10, 2014 at 16:15 | comment | added | John | @user3209815 I agree that for graduate study, supervisor is more important than the university or department. But there are several reasons I want to leave. First I say the professor is famous but only in this region, I am not sure whether he is famous in the area if including the people in US. Also the department is not strong in the worldwide (if I only look at those academic ranking, which I think can partially reflect the truth). The last reason is I don't feel quite comfortable living in the city. I think living two more years is OK, but I don't want to live 5 more years. | |
| Dec 10, 2014 at 16:02 | comment | added | user3209815 | You say that the professor is a real authority in the area of your interest, but the university is not good enough. In my opinion, it is more important to do research in a good department / with a good adviser than to be at a "good" university. | |
| Dec 10, 2014 at 15:40 | history | edited | John | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 10, 2014 at 15:26 | history | asked | John | CC BY-SA 3.0 |