How do Math graduate students find advisors at the University of Minnesota?
First, a survey we conducted indicated that the strongest part of our program is the relationship a student has with their advisor. Our students are very happy with their advisors, almost without exception. The process of finding an advisor is, for the most part, handled informally, but there is a bit of a system upon arrival. Incoming students are assigned an initial advisor by the DGS (Director of Graduate Studies), with some effort made to match the advisor to the student interests. This advisor will guide you through the Preliminary Written exams and related coursework, which typically takes about two years. These exams and courses cover our core material. As a result, it’s perhaps most important for the initial advisor to have a good understanding of the requirements, and not so important that he or she is a specialist in your areas of interest. After completing Prelim Written exams, Mathematics graduate students are expected to find a new (interim) advisor who will work with them
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