what offended me more was her sense of entitlement and her overly careerist approach to the profession. I think it's best these types are weeded out early on personally -- does not contribute much. She emailed me again asked me if I had time to meet her, and to be nice I said yes, and then she emails me back that "because she is busy w/ hw, club obligations, and classes" if I can meet her at a time she will propose later. Do these undergrads not realize that they should work around MY clock, not theirs? Not to mention that actively seeking out professors and melding your research interests to maximize getting into a good school is disingenuous from my viewpoint. My advisor was like a second father to me and I'd be pissed if some undergrad simply viewed him as some letter writing machine to be exploited.
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--You know what's the worst part? She will probably have a very successful application, go into a VHRM and then go on to have a great placement. I agree these people should be weeded out early, but our profession seems to be rewarding these types more and more lately.
--- Tell her that by your estimate her soul-size is too small for an academic career, that she should go into finance or consulting.
--- No. Instead, tell her that she is too smart for academia and deserves a more fulfilling career in IB.
Are you new to this? I get this stuff about 5 times a year, every single year. Just set a meeting, be firm about the date, have a serious 10 min conversation, and be done. And do not discuss these matters over email.
what offended me more was her sense of entitlement and her overly careerist approach to the profession. I think it's best these types are weeded out early on personally -- does not contribute much.
She emailed me again asked me if I had time to meet her, and to be nice I said yes, and then she emails me back that "because she is busy w/ hw, club obligations, and classes" if I can meet her at a time she will propose later.
Do these undergrads not realize that they should work around MY clock, not theirs?
Not to mention that actively seeking out professors and melding your research interests to maximize getting into a good school is disingenuous from my viewpoint. My advisor was like a second father to me and I'd be pissed if some undergrad simply viewed him as some letter writing machine to be exploited.
下面的回帖
--You know what's the worst part? She will probably have a very successful application, go into a VHRM and then go on to have a great placement. I agree these people should be weeded out early, but our profession seems to be rewarding these types more and more lately.
--- Tell her that by your estimate her soul-size is too small for an academic career, that she should go into finance or consulting.--- No. Instead, tell her that she is too smart for academia and deserves a more fulfilling career in IB.
Are you new to this? I get this stuff about 5 times a year, every single year. Just set a meeting, be firm about the date, have a serious 10 min conversation, and be done. And do not discuss these matters over email.
所以有的孩子就是受父母影响，年纪太小，给他们一些时间，好好教诲一下，还是能改的。
要是在小LAC，教授门随时对学生敞开，学生就很容易得到友好奈斯的建议。
你看上面我贴的那两的态度，给你安排十分钟，尽一下义务。
去了后一旦气场不合咋办？
如果著名教授能有时间去了解学生又欣赏，那当然最理想。但著名教授太忙了，流于形式的推荐信没有分量。
我同意这种性格的人容易成功
我只是想说再大的学校，孩子有心，总有可能认识教授的。。。必须孩子自己有心才行啊，这个也不仅适用于学校内吧。。。
她还是觉得这个教授的研究和自己一直在做的东西特别相近。于是又去拿了一堂课，和老师有更多交流的机会。
这次的Office hour谈下来，两人都挺开心。教授说很高兴她还在学校待一年，希望经常听到她的进展。
最后也没提推荐信的事情。
所以我说她太胆小了。性格使然。
她跟了三年多的教授一定会给她写推荐信的。另一个也基本敲定了。这个教授的研究都是教科书级别的，业界名头很响。估计娃是看上这个了：）也不知道路数对不对。
网络时代，隐私是第一位的，哈哈
别说对本科生，连对想进实验室的PhD 学生都是这样的
她看起来genuinely curious , hard working, proactive, know how to work with others这正是top PhD program 寻找的对象。一定能进梦校
去听AO讲座的时候，很多学校都说只要你去联系教授，教授都会跟你谈，就很容易拿到研究机会。算个卖点。
Gpa差的很难有人要。不管公校私校，教授都会根据学生情况,决定是不是值得meet. Lac可能不一样
这个教授在和学生很不熟悉的情况，给这么多建议，同意面谈，已经很不错了。那学生very entitled and arrogant 。
所以要识人。就算这个学生的读博动机不明，作为教授不是有责任给学生指明方向吗？