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Dino

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  1. Hey..thnx for d details...but how do I tell Prof B know that I want to join Prof A , when Prof B is the guy who recommended me first ( about a week before A did ) and might be the reason I got the PhD in the first place, as A might have actually been too late to recommend??? Any suggestions ?? Wont B feel kinda cheated when I join A, as B too has clearly mentioned that HE NEEDS a PhD candidate ??
  2. Ya...the website still says "awaiting program decision" ...and its already the 15th.....
  3. hey,,thnx for the views... the reason i feel a bit of moral obligation is that, when profs make a reco to the grad committee after having some conversation with the student ensuring that the research interests match...dont they expect us to work with them ??? and also very importantly...when are we exactly officially obligated to work with a particular prof ?? i mean...i guess i initially have to do the graduate coursework, and only then a supervisor will be allotted to me right ??
  4. Hi all Here is my situation. I had applied for an MS degree to some schools. Now, at one particular school, two profs contacted me to ask me if I wanted to go for a PhD right now, and they would recommend me to the graduate admissions office for the same. Prof A had contacted me earlier saying that he wishes to recommend me for a PhD provided a guy he has already offered will turn the offer down.I liked the prof's profile and thus said OK, I will do it, Then he asked me to wait for about two weeks till the other guy responds. In the meanwhile, another Prof B had asked me for the same, with immediate recommendation offer. I said yes to him, as I was interested in PhD anyways now. And he did his recommendation. Now, the Prof A has got back to me saying that the first guy he offered has turned it down. I would personally prefer to work with Prof A. So...should I tell him that already Prof B has made the reco, but I would prefer him over B, so kindly make your reco as well ? should i let B know that I am more interested to work with A, and if so , how ? Will it be a negative point for my application if both profs report to the admissions committee that I have said I wanted to work with them ? Or should I just wait for the committee to decide on B's reco and the rest of my profyl...and then choose A at the time of selecting an advisor? How wrong is it to change the choice of advisor after you have been selected based on one of their recommendation in the first place? Please help !!!!
  5. I am an international student, having applied to the physics dept, at MichTech, I havent heard from them yet. Does that mean that I have been rejected, and they are just sending notifications to the guys who got in before?? Also, I had applied for the regular deadline ( Mar 1st) . Do let me know if any of you has heard from them after applying on this deadline. Secondly, I have an admit from a more prestigious program, but without any funding. Michigan Tech has significantly reduced tuition fees, and a lot of work in my relevant field, which makes me want to wait to hear from them before I respond to my first offer ( which btw..I have to do by 15th ) . Also, further funding opportunities seem likely to arise from michigan tech, but at a bit later stage. Right now, I am just worried about an initial response from the DGS before I am "forced" to accept the offer I already have, which is more prestigious but less preferred personally . Thus, do let me know if anybody has already heard from the dept,. despite filling in on the march 1st deadline. Also, any other form of suggestion regarding waiting out before giving a "yes" to the more prestigious offer ARE WELCOME.
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