Mentors have a far greater influence on you than the leaders you meet after work, because mentors are much like the ancient mentoring system, and there is no perfect performance appraisal mechanism to restrain mentors, but under such an imperfect system, you are firmly bound by him. Binding for three years, some people can mix a few SCI with a good tutor, and some people criticize the teacher and may postpone it if they don't make tools.
1, a mentor with academic ability but bad personality, and a mentor with average academic ability but good personality, you must give priority to personality. Remember, the tutor's character and personality, especially his attitude towards students, will always come first, and the tutor's academic ability and research ability can be compromised appropriately. It's simple. The academic level of the tutor does not represent the academic level you can get from him. On the contrary, if you deviate, you may become a low-level tool for your mentor, not to mention being forced to be depressed. When you choose a mentor, it means that you will be with this person. Please be sure to inquire about the tutor's character. You can ask more seniors and sisters. If the seniors tell you that they have a good personality, then there is no problem. However, if the seniors are prevaricated, you should be vigilant at this time. Sometimes not answering is the best answer.
2. Students with academic pursuits should not look for teachers who are busy with administration, because teachers are likely to be busy with administration and will not care too much about your academic problems. However, if you have no academic pursuit and just want to graduate or spend more spare time practicing, then this teacher is your first choice. Such a teacher will not interfere too much in your personal life, and you will have a very happy time. Besides, if you pay more attention to him, you may even be recommended.
If you don't have academic ideals, then I suggest you carefully choose some older tutors who are still associate professors. Of course, this can't be generalized, only that the probability will be greater. This kind of teacher may prefer to force you to help him with some academic content. Even if you don't like doing academic work, he may not care much about your feelings and force you to help him. You can check the list of new associate professors on the school's personnel website, which says the age. If a new associate professor is over 40 or 45 years old, you'd better ask him more about his character.
4. Do you want to choose a mentor who is about to retire? In fact, this tutor is generally divided into two situations. The first is a real academic master. They are about to retire. At this time, they have been studying under their door for three years and become their closed disciples. That's really beautiful. However, most senior professors are basically holding an attitude that they will cross the bridge when they come to it, so they may not be very good at managing students. Basically, when they are about to graduate, they should contact and restrain students quickly, which is basically ignored at ordinary times. This is actually the majority. If you want to live an easy life, this is also a good choice.