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| === Finding an adviser === | === Finding an adviser === | ||
| - | In due course, you will find a **research adviser** | + | A **research adviser** will be the person responsible for guiding you during the research phase of your education. We do expect that you will find a research adviser before the end of your second year. Although changes can and do occur after that, the ideal arrangement involves you having settled into a particular research group by the end of the second year. |
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| + | The process of finding a research adviser is quite informal in our School, and will require a fair amount of time and attention on your part. You are expected to explore several fields and groups, and to meet with several potential advisers (and perhaps their current students) in order to find a good fit with your interests. On the faculty side, keep in mind that there will be constraints as to whether you will be accepted into a research group, including its current size, or funding expectations. It is also possible that a faculty member may believe that the projects available in the group are not a good match for your background or interests. Therefore you may not be able to settle into the group at the top of your list. | ||
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| + | Make an effort during your first year in our program to contact individual faculty, and to ask them that you want to learn more about their research. Faculty are expecting such contacts, and in many cases they are eager to take on new students. Don't delay. Keep in mind that you need to have a temporary research adviser during the Summer of your first year in order to receive a research fellowship, About 60% of our students continue on to their thesis in the same group they joined during their first Summer here. | ||
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| + | === Financial support === | ||
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| + | In Fall 2025, the graduate assistant (both TA and RA) hourly rate will be \$31.61. This implies that the total academic year (9-month) stipend for the 2025-2026 academic year will be \$24, | ||