Not passing the comps is embarrassing. Here is some advice: First, let it be know that some students that have not passed UCLA's comprehensive exams have gone on to become leaders in their field (including an assistant professorship at MIT straight out of graduate school). Therefore, not passing is not a measure of your innate ability, but merely an instantaneous measurement of your training status. Therefore, do [more training][]. The best training strategy for your next attempt will probably involve some modification of your last strategy. Therefore, try to identify your mistakes from last year. Some common mistakes involve, but not be limited to:
General advice:
Hallo! Below is a list of problems that I completed in preparation for the Fall 2014 comprehensive exam.
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EM 210A E.g.'s | L2.1 | L2.2 | L2.3 | L2.4 | L2.5 | L3.1 | L4.1 | L8.3 | L15.4 | L16 | |||||||||
EM 210B E.g.'s | #1070 | L6.1 | L14 | L8 | |||||||||||||||
CM L=T-V | 1026 | Chicago Q18 | |||||||||||||||||
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StM/QM | 2.11[3] | StM 2121 | StM 2122 |
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