I am in a graduate program that culminates with a final paper and presentation from a research project conducted over some months. My advisor has not been there for me once, never reviewing my work, never helping me work through my ideas. If that normal? Should I only have an advisor to sign off on things but provide no… advising?
I feel lost and sad because the lack of professional insight and support has made this experience terrible and more difficult than it needed to be.
I want to report him, but I wonder if it’s even worth it.
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Mine is like that. I’ve been in this program two years and he hasn’t read one draft from me, ever. I sent him an abstract for a poster than was 192 words and he replied that he’d look at it when he was done with someone else’s draft – then he never looked at it. It’s a sad feeling but if your committee is satisfied with your progress, you’re still getting your degree, and in the long run it won’t matter how much your advisor read of it. Good luck. This too shall pass.
Did you ask? Did you ask more than one time? Did you talk to other students they have to figure out whether that’s you or the supervisor?