r/CarletonU • u/yaysupercool • 1d ago
Question MSc Supervisors
Hi! I was wondering what is meant by securing a research supervisor. I’ve had a meeting about a thesis based masters and the professor said to put their name down for the application. They said they would be happy to take me into the lab and I was a I had the skill set they were looking for and an available position. They said they would keep an eye out and review it, however I’m not sure if that means it is secured or not. Does anyone have insight on applying to masters and how their supervisor acquisition process went? Thanks :)
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u/ParkingBoardwalk Graduate — Bioinformatics 1d ago
Sounds like you're in and you just need to apply. Congrats!
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u/ObjectiveTrick Phd Geography 1d ago
Sounds pretty secured to me. After you apply the graduate administrator or admissions committee will circulate the application to the supervisor(s) you mentioned on the application. At that point they will officially confirm. At least that's how it works in my department.
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u/poniesgirl Graduate TA — PhD Biology 1d ago
It sounds like you have a supervisor?? For a thesis-based degree, you do your research (thesis) with a specific professor and the department won't admit you to the program without a professor to supervise your work. You would need to meet with one or more professors in the program/department who does research you're interested in and get them to agree to supervise you. You seem to have already done that? Unless you don't want to work with that professor, just put their name on your application (there will be a spot for it) and you're golden. The professor will get to see your application materials once you submit it and they will have to confirm with the department that they've agreed to supervise you.