3nd Ph.D. offer from CS @UMass Amherst

networking 方向，Professor Don Towsley (towsley@cs.umass.edu) is your Recruiting Faculty contact.

想问一下，这里的Recruiting Faculty contact就是定下来的advisor么？无面试，之前陶瓷Towsley没收到回复，只是poi里填了这个老师。

是否有了解UMass cs phd的情况的，据说这个学校导师对phd要求很严格，不少人quit， 甚至有不少读了7年多最后不给学位的，不知道这个传闻是否属实。

另外，我看Prof. Towsley最近的几个phd，都是读了8年多。。。是否有了解的，来科普一下，多谢多谢

按我经验，你毕业就看你师兄。。。8年有点太长，抗日战争都打完了

同录UMass...纠结中

ypx814 发表于 2018-2-16 15:38
同录UMass...纠结中

我应该不去了……毕业太可怕

l_yuanyuan02 发表于 2018-2-24 22:10
. 1point3acres.com 我应该不去了……毕业太可怕

听说六月份才会确定老师，你可以选别的老师的吧

ypx814 发表于 2018-2-24 22:14
听说六月份才会确定老师，你可以选别的老师的吧

看了一下其他看中的老师，好像普遍毕业很迟。层主怎么看待这个offer的？

l_yuanyuan02 发表于 2018-2-24 22:18
看了一下其他看中的老师，好像普遍毕业很迟。层主怎么看待这个offer的？

我是申的IR组结果录到DB组了。。不知能不能换组

1. Recruiting faculty is NOT your advisor, but he is obligated to answer any questions you have. So feel free to ask Don your concerns.
2. There is a period during summer for you to determine your advisor. Some professors with funding will likely contact you during that time. You can also reach out to professors that you are interested in.
3. The official answer we got about the average graduation time on the orientation is about 6.5 year. But that number varies a lot across groups. Some professors are really nice while some other professors have a bad reputation. So choose your advisor wisely.