<p>D didn’t get to choose her STRIDE professor as she is international and couldn’t go to admitted weekend. On the other hand, her program was chosen to fit her specific qualities and to fit the needs of the professor. As a result, she has worked very closely with him on translation, editing and research (not science). She will very probably get credit in the resulting book, but more than that she has had the opportunity of understanding more of the demands and techniques of academia than I could have imagined. Some students may look upon STRIDE as a steady student job rather than the above, but I believe this is more related to the student’s own motivation and involvement than the professor’s attitude. D’s advisor was very good at understanding the need to adapt to college for the first month or so, letting her set her own pace at first. As for most things, including college itself, STRIDE is neither a garantee for the future or an end in itself, but rather a key which can be used to open doors or else be left in one’s pocket.</p>