I love it when life falls in my lap and I don't have to be proactive.
This morning on my way to soil protection class I was chatting with a classmate about our professor. We agreed that he seems a little preoccupied with things other than our class. He said that when he was beginning his Bachelor Thesis (imagine it like a Honors Project or a mini-master thesis) that he considered asking this professor to be his advisor, but decided against it because he didn't think this professor would be a very involved advisor.
Well, at the end of class today the professor said that he had a question for me. He has offered me the opportunity to do paid research work here at the university in soil science. I think it is a lovely idea and I'm very excited that he brought up the offer to me. He suggested we discuss things more after the exam in a few weeks.
Maybe you think I have forgotten the conversation with my classmate this morning and should be wary to work with this professor, but I think it sounds like a good opportunity and I like to give people the benefit of the doubt.
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Congratulations! Sounds like a nice opportunity and it's a nice compliment to you that he thinks you can do the job. (He probably knows what you did last Spring) I hope it works out the way you hope it does and that your fears about him b/c of what he said turn out to be nothing. Maybe he learned from his own experience and decided to be a better advisor/mentor than his prof had been for him.
ReplyDeleteOne question. Do you have time to fit in one more thing into your schedule?
Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI realize that the usage of "he" in this write-up can be confusing, but I think you misunderstood things. I was speaking with a male classmate who said that he didn't want our male professor to be his advisor.
The professor asked me because he noticed that I participate in his class in a manner which shows I am interested in the subject matter. He knew nothing about me besides that.
I make time for priorities.