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I recently spoke with a Math professor of many years. He said that qualifying exams are
a young person's game and that he believed that neither himself nor most professors could
pass these exams without serious preparation. Is he right? If so, what does this say about both the worth of these exams and the necessary preparation to be a research Mathematician?
a young person's game and that he believed that neither himself nor most professors could
pass these exams without serious preparation. Is he right? If so, what does this say about both the worth of these exams and the necessary preparation to be a research Mathematician?