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That's why I said you have to find a lab that does what you're interested in. I have done just that, and for the last 5 years as a phd student I've been paid mo
by p1esk 8y ago
That's why I said you have to find a lab that does what you're interested in. I have done just that, and for the last 5 years as a phd student I've been paid mostly to do what I would do as a hobby otherwise (read/implement deep learning papers), and try to advance state of the art.
- n1231231231234 8y agofrom my own experience, this is the exception, though. even in CS, if you pick some of the more theoretical problems or a not-so-hot area, you might not get funding - (almost) no matter how good you are. and that's CS. move to other subjects like sociology, linguistics, history, and you will find that barely anyone gets funded.
- p1esk 8y agoI haven't heard about anyone in any PhD program in US who's not funded one way or another. Sure, you might need to TA a class, but it's usually not that hard, and leaves plenty of time to do research.