![]() How does the advisor respond during those times? Angry that you aren’t producing enough, or understanding from their own time as a PhD student? Also important, do students feel respected? PhD “students” aren’t actually students or trainees. You will fail time and again (that’s science). What about support? PhD programs are notoriously long and difficult. Do students feel supported? Do they feel respected? What’s his/her style like? Hands-off to a fault and hard to get in touch with, classic micromanager, or somewhere in between? You should know at this point which style you’ll work best with. Like for the PhD department, I and others recommend never joining a lab without getting a sense of the state of current PhD life. If you love this post and/or other content on the blog, please consider helping keep the Authentically Average dream alive by supporting me on Ko-Fi! Okay, now let’s get to it.Īre students in the lab happy? What is the advising style like? Finally, I love running this blog, but it is far from free. If you’re feeling it, please also subscribe to get updates on new posts. Have thoughts about the post or something you’d like to add? Please add comments at the bottom! I love engaging with readers. Let’s close out this PhD series! Quick plug, then on to the content: Comment, Subscribe, Support ![]() It’s critically important to choose someone that takes their work seriously, supports their students, and has a mentoring style that matches what you need. Your advisor will be your boss for the next 5 or so years. Now, how the heck do we go about choosing a PhD Advisor? This is the biggest decision of all. We’ve refined by finding good department fits. We’ve sifted through different universities. ![]() Okay y’all, we’ve made it to the most important stuff.
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