<p>I was recently assigned an advisor for the coming terms at Caltech. The advisor is a CS professor that focuses on developing graphic representations but I'm an EE major (possibly Applied Physics too), so it looks odd to me. Should I ask for a different advisor?</p>
<p>I'd wait until you know more about the profs so you can actually make a good decision about who you want as your advisor. It is very easy to change advisors, I did it. My advisor is Axel Scherer btw... since his lab is EE/APh you might be interested. </p>
<p>nanofab.caltech.edu (under reconstruction though)</p>
<p>My current advisor is Peter Schroder. I initially wanted Jehoshua Bruck to be my advisor. Your suggestion makes sense, I'll wait untill I'll get to meet some of the professors. I'm interested in nano electronics. Are you double majoring? EE major Aph minor?</p>
<p>I was like, Jehoshua who? He goes by Shuki, I think. Anyway, he's IST--nothing to do with nano so I'm a little perplexed as to why you'd want him as your advisor.</p>
<p>No, I'm not double majoring or taking a minor in APh. I suppose I could, but I don't know why I would...I would much rather just take courses in APh that I'm interested in without having to take courses that I'm not interested in.</p>
<p>It's not like a minor is going to give you any increased marketability.</p>
<p>The reason that I wanted Shuki is because we've already met, and he is from my country which I thought would make communication easier. Does your advisor gives you the time to ask him questions or is he more annoyed by that?
A mionr isn't going to increase your marketability (some would argue that maybe it would have a slight increase), but if you are already taking most of the classes b/c you like it why don't you take another class and add the title (and another reason is that tuition isn't paid per class)?!</p>
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My current advisor is Peter Schroder.
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Is that the "Schroder number" guy? Mwahaha I saw a chart for that at my prefrosh weekend and nearly blew calzookie out my nose.</p>
<p>...are there any current students left who know about this, or was that before your time?</p>
<p>I was under the impression that the California Institute of Technology was established twenty one years (in 1891) after that (Ernst) Schroder published his paper in 1970 about Schroder numbers. Now, Snowcapk let's see how you do math-- Caltech was established in 1891, it's twenty one years after Schroder published his paper. In what year (Ernst) Schroder published his paper? ;-)</p>
<p>I forgot one thing.
Thank you Lizzardfire for your advice.</p>
<p>Btw, since it has been said yet, Caltech only has minors in humanities and one in control systems.</p>
<p>Amitalon, you aren't "in" on what I mean by Schroder number. That's okay, it might not be going around campus at all anymore.</p>
<p>Legend has it that years ago a professor named Schroder (allegedly!) slept with a female student who had a well-deserved reputation for getting around. This professor was (allegedly!) so revolting that anyone would be horrified to learn that they had indirectly shared bodily fluids with him. To help their peers avoid this situation, some students developed a chart and a numbering system. The "Schroder number" is the smallest number of sexual relationships separating a given person from Schroder. Schroder is number zero, that girl is number 1, anyone else she slept with is number 2, etc. Your Schroder number is probably infinity - no offense. :)</p>
<p>By the time I saw this chart at my own prefrosh weekend it was already into the teens and the gender-even/odd pairing had been broken in at least one branch. I think some darbs who worked in the coffeehouse were keeping track of it. They've graduated and the coffeehouse is now a graveyard for mildewed sci-fi books, so who knows if it's still around.</p>
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I was under the impression that the California Institute of Technology was established twenty one years (in 1891) after that (Ernst) Schroder published his paper in 1970 about Schroder numbers. Now, Snowcapk let's see how you do math-- Caltech was established in 1891, it's twenty one years after Schroder published his paper. In what year (Ernst) Schroder published his paper? ;-)
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I forgot to add that the typo you made defeats the entire purpose of your snark.</p>
<p>ok...point taken, it was 1870....stupid typo (could of been a nice snark).
I wasn't aware of this campus legend, and I'm not even at Caltech yet.
I apologize if you found my earlier post offensive, apparently I didn't understand the true meaning of a Schroder Number...</p>
<p>P.S
I hope that my Schroder Number goes to infinite...lol.</p>
<p>Yes, dLo is correct. I forgot to mention this.</p>
<p>snowcapk, now you make me worry about my girlfriend who was here for undergrad. :( I'll have to ask her what her number is.</p>
<p>Good to know.</p>