Answer by thb for How do professors view a student who has good grades but...
Stupid questions exist. There is the occasional student who often asks those. Do not be that student!Fortunately, most questions are not stupid. For most questions, a significant, silent fraction of...
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Speaking as a professor, the problem may not be "stupid" questions but rather "too many" questions. When a student interrupts the flow of a lecture, it can be annoying, but when it is the same student...
View ArticleAnswer by Jenny Singh for How do professors view a student who has good...
It is simple. Tell the professor you're thinking of applying to Ph.D and ask his opinion. If he suggesting Yes, you can go for and ask.
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I find that if a student is brave enough to ask a question, there will likely be at least one other student that has the same query but lacks the confidence to ask. Also, I am not perfect, sometimes I...
View ArticleAnswer by Kate Gregory for How do professors view a student who has good...
First, even if your questions annoy your prof intensely, you may still get a good letter. And conversely even if your questions demonstrate your commitment to learning and are actually welcomed, you...
View ArticleAnswer by Kimball for How do professors view a student who has good grades...
While jakebeal's answer is good for what you should do, I'll expound on your titular question:How do professors think of a student who has good grades but always asks stupid questions?First, there are...
View ArticleAnswer by J.R. for How do professors view a student who has good grades but...
Although I do well in most of my classes, I do have a "bad" habit of asking stupid questions frequently. I can see from the faces of professors that they dislike students who always ask stupid...
View ArticleAnswer by jakebeal for How do professors view a student who has good grades...
Students often have a highly distorted perception of themselves with respect to the feelings of their professors. The differential in both power and experience between student and professor is just so...
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I am planning to apply for Ph.D programs in mathematics in U.S. and I am thinking about which professors I should ask for letters of recommendations from. In order to get "strong" letters, I need to...
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