the committee

[nibot]

According to some flyer I recently received from the department:

The dissertation committee can be one of your most valuable sources of advice, mentoring, scholarship, and professional development.

As far as I can tell, grad students in this department communicate with their committee exactly four times:

1. to schedule the general (oral) exam
2. at the general exam
3. to schedule the defense
4. at the defense

Grad students of LJ, what is your experience?

Comments

[tomtomtomtomtom.livejournal.com]

I probably could have done that, but I chose to meet with each member of my committee more than that to actually discuss my work. They're there and willing to talk to you, so might as well take advantage of them.

[nibot.livejournal.com]

That seems like the best idea, of course.