Timeline for What to do when you want to research something your advisor does not want you to?
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| Oct 20, 2017 at 17:12 | comment | added | JeffE | I want to research graph theory but my advisor researches in computational geometry — These two fields have a huge overlap. (I work in both.) — every problem I proposed to him he dismissed as being too difficult — Yep. In my experience, most open problems in computational geometry and graph theory are open for a reason. That's what makes it fun! All that said, if you're unhappy with your advisor, despite your good-faith efforts to meet halfway, find a new one. | |
| Oct 20, 2017 at 4:36 | history | edited | bnoite | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 20, 2017 at 1:46 | answer | added | user63725 | timeline score: 3 | |
| Oct 20, 2017 at 1:00 | comment | added | Captain Emacs | An ultimatum is very rude. A supervisor presented with an ultimatum I would expect to show the student the door and never wanting to have anything to do with them ever again. But, if you do not like the topic, then look for another supervisor. It's not a good idea to spend your time on a topic you do not like. A sensible supervisor would understand that. | |
| Oct 19, 2017 at 18:59 | answer | added | Fomite | timeline score: 4 | |
| Oct 19, 2017 at 7:31 | answer | added | Mark | timeline score: 6 | |
| Oct 19, 2017 at 4:15 | answer | added | Elizabeth Henning | timeline score: 1 | |
| Oct 19, 2017 at 4:05 | comment | added | nengel | You don't need to give him an ultimatum to look for another advisor. Just quietly check if there is a faculty member doing work in graph theory and talk to them. They may be willing to take over as your advisor, in which case great, or they may not, in which case no need to get confrontational with your current advisor. | |
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| Oct 19, 2017 at 2:44 | history | asked | bnoite | CC BY-SA 3.0 |