Tuesday 31 July 2018

graduate school - What is the optimal number of times one should meet one's PhD. advisor?


I see sad students who meet may be once in a month and they complaint of not having enough progress. I have seen systems where the prof meets almost every few hours on weekdays and the prof is basically continuously working with the students. I see students who meet every 2-3 days or every week.



So what is the "right" frequency if at all? What is the good frequency?


Once the weekly(instant) gratification of getting full scores on the course homework is removed it is quite a challenge to keep a gauge of whether one has made any progress during the week. How does one measure progress during the week during one's PhD?




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