Comments on: Question for you proffy bloggers http://wolfangel.calltherain.net/archives/2006/05/16/question-for-you-proffy-bloggers/ this is a wolf angel & it eats the people it's supposed to help. A wolf angel is not a good angel to have looking out for you. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:53:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Bright Star http://wolfangel.calltherain.net/archives/2006/05/16/question-for-you-proffy-bloggers/#comment-38639 Bright Star Tue, 16 May 2006 23:39:24 +0000 http://wolfangel.calltherain.net/archives/2006/05/16/question-for-you-proffy-bloggers/#comment-38639 Isn't there a third option for someone she could work with? Alternatively, isn't there an opportunity to get feedback from Dr. U electronically. My advisor was (literally) in Egypt while I was dissertating -- the most crucial writing months -- but we completely communicated via email about it all and it worked fine, but we had known each other for years by that point, so maybe it wouldn't work for everyone. Isn’t there a third option for someone she could work with? Alternatively, isn’t there an opportunity to get feedback from Dr. U electronically. My advisor was (literally) in Egypt while I was dissertating — the most crucial writing months — but we completely communicated via email about it all and it worked fine, but we had known each other for years by that point, so maybe it wouldn’t work for everyone.

]]> By: wolfa http://wolfangel.calltherain.net/archives/2006/05/16/question-for-you-proffy-bloggers/#comment-38645 wolfa Wed, 17 May 2006 00:26:12 +0000 http://wolfangel.calltherain.net/archives/2006/05/16/question-for-you-proffy-bloggers/#comment-38645 Well, she could work with someone else on a different sort of project. But it's a 1-year masters program, and from what I understand, without giving too much away (unless she comments here to give more info), it requires somewht more talking than just email. Well, she could work with someone else on a different sort of project. But it’s a 1-year masters program, and from what I understand, without giving too much away (unless she comments here to give more info), it requires somewht more talking than just email.

]]> By: Elaine http://wolfangel.calltherain.net/archives/2006/05/16/question-for-you-proffy-bloggers/#comment-38647 Elaine Wed, 17 May 2006 02:21:27 +0000 http://wolfangel.calltherain.net/archives/2006/05/16/question-for-you-proffy-bloggers/#comment-38647 Not knowing much about academia, but just about people, I'd say that it would be time for her to meet Dr. TS ASAP, at least for lunch. Best to find out if *she* finds him hard to work with, and then make the call. Not knowing much about academia, but just about people, I’d say that it would be time for her to meet Dr. TS ASAP, at least for lunch. Best to find out if *she* finds him hard to work with, and then make the call.

]]> By: Victrix http://wolfangel.calltherain.net/archives/2006/05/16/question-for-you-proffy-bloggers/#comment-38648 Victrix Wed, 17 May 2006 02:26:33 +0000 http://wolfangel.calltherain.net/archives/2006/05/16/question-for-you-proffy-bloggers/#comment-38648 It also depends, I think, on the nature of the project and how much supervising the student needs. If she needs an advisor more as a formality than anything, and Dr. TS isn't known to be a a total boor who must insert his ego into every project, then she could take the gamble on Dr. TS. But Elaine is right--they'd need to meet, ASAP. It also depends, I think, on the nature of the project and how much supervising the student needs. If she needs an advisor more as a formality than anything, and Dr. TS isn’t known to be a a total boor who must insert his ego into every project, then she could take the gamble on Dr. TS. But Elaine is right–they’d need to meet, ASAP.

]]> By: sheepish http://wolfangel.calltherain.net/archives/2006/05/16/question-for-you-proffy-bloggers/#comment-39004 sheepish Thu, 18 May 2006 11:57:02 +0000 http://wolfangel.calltherain.net/archives/2006/05/16/question-for-you-proffy-bloggers/#comment-39004 Summerlong project makes me think we're talking undergrad thesis here. Is that right? If so, then in my opinion, the most important thing is to do <i>any</i> project at all to get some experience, and it kind of doesn't matter what and with whom it is. That said, I recommend Elaine's suggestion of meeting and forming her own opinion of Dr. TS. If things seem not horrible after that, then it's hard to imagine things getting intolerably bad in only four months of research. Summerlong project makes me think we’re talking undergrad thesis here. Is that right? If so, then in my opinion, the most important thing is to do any project at all to get some experience, and it kind of doesn’t matter what and with whom it is. That said, I recommend Elaine’s suggestion of meeting and forming her own opinion of Dr. TS. If things seem not horrible after that, then it’s hard to imagine things getting intolerably bad in only four months of research.

]]> By: wolfa http://wolfangel.calltherain.net/archives/2006/05/16/question-for-you-proffy-bloggers/#comment-39007 wolfa Thu, 18 May 2006 13:08:07 +0000 http://wolfangel.calltherain.net/archives/2006/05/16/question-for-you-proffy-bloggers/#comment-39007 No, MA (or MSc, I'm not sure, actually). I disagree that it doesn't matter who you do your undergrad thesis with (though I think it matters less what you do it *on*). Anyways, I think she is going to meet and see what happens. I will post whatever updates are reasonable. No, MA (or MSc, I’m not sure, actually). I disagree that it doesn’t matter who you do your undergrad thesis with (though I think it matters less what you do it *on*).

Anyways, I think she is going to meet and see what happens. I will post whatever updates are reasonable.

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