Timeline for Choice of adviser
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| Dec 2, 2009 at 0:25 | comment | added | Ben Webster♦ | @davidk01- Ah, I see. This is where threading would be handy. I didn't mean to suggest that you hadn't thought about, just that you are reasonably likely to overestimate your ability to know these thing, and that having a good advisor, one who gives you good advice and looks out for you, as opposed to having one who does exactly what you think you want to, may be more important than you think. | |
| Dec 1, 2009 at 21:58 | comment | added | Ben Webster♦ | I think the point was that he (? I'm assuming that's not short for Davida) doesn't love stochastic equations. It mostly just hard to believe that those are the only practical options. On ther other hand, you could always take a reading course if there's a professor you like who does stochastic equations, and see how you feel at the end. | |
| Dec 1, 2009 at 19:08 | comment | added | John Goodrick | @davidk01: Probably for every subfield of mathematics X, there is a subfield Y such that starting to work in X will make it harder to move to Y. True, some subfields are more "central," but that doesn't necessarily make them a better choice for you. If you love stochastic equations, then go for it! | |
| Dec 1, 2009 at 17:25 | comment | added | Ben Webster♦ | Are analysis and stochastic equations your only options? | |
| Dec 1, 2009 at 16:11 | history | answered | Ben Webster♦ | CC BY-SA 2.5 |