On Thu, 2 Sep 1999, Maxwell Gwynn wrote:
>
> I'm not sure if this hasn't been stated simply because it's obvious, but I
> would never advise a student to apply to a graduate program without first
> contacting the potential advisor. There may be many reasons why the
> advisor would not be accepting new grad students, including sabbaticals,
> full complement of advisees, or poor match between current research
> interests of the student and advisor.
>
> One wouldn't want to discover this only after having applied (along with
> having paid the application fee and/or requesting referees to send
> letters).
>
This raises an interesting issue I would like to know more about. Do
graduate schools expect applying students to make preliminary contact
with a potential advisor beforehand, or is this usually arranged after
acceptance?
I agree, though, that whether or not this is routine, it's probably a
good idea if the student can manage it.
-Stephen
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