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People straight out of a 4-year degree into PhD usually gets a year to decide what they want to work on in their PhD program. So it can be like: (1) One year tr
by runeblaze 3y ago
People straight out of a 4-year degree into PhD usually gets a year to decide what they want to work on in their PhD program. So it can be like: (1) One year trying out projects and topics (2) Four year doing a PhD on the topic (3) One year postdoc potentially on a different topic (4) Tenure-track faculty on likely somewhat a different topic
Passion helps, but people's passion does change over time.
- Fomite 3y agoHell, in the current department I'm faculty in, 0 years or 20 years of experience coming in, you're spending a year doing rotations. There's a huge amount to deciding your topic (and your PhD advisor) that needs to be decided on the ground.