Asking your faculty advisor the following types of questions can help guide you through the faculty-student advising process:
- Can you give me any advice about how to find a summer internship?
- How did you choose your major as an undergraduate?
- What experiences did you have as an undergraduate that led you to pursue a Ph.D.?
- Where did you attend graduate school? How did you choose that school?
- What kinds of work experience did you have before becoming a professor?
- What can I do as a HSSEAS undergraduate that would make me competitive for internships and jobs?
- What is the best way to find a faculty member to do research with?
- What are some top graduate schools in my field that I should target?
- What are some top companies in my field that I should target?
- Would you recommend going straight in to graduate school or working first?