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Having been in the same situation, but much later in my PhD program (4th year), I would strongly encourage you to move with the prof, assuming he is willing to
by mjfern 18y ago
Having been in the same situation, but much later in my PhD program (4th year), I would strongly encourage you to move with the prof, assuming he is willing to continue working with you at the new university. It's very difficult to survive and perform well in a PhD program (and subsequently in an academic career) if you aren't mentored in person by a top notch faculty that works in your area of interest. Good luck with your decision and your studies!
- yummyfajitas 18y agoYour advice is normally good, but I'm a bit concerned by the fact that the original poster is getting this advice from HN and not the adviser. In principle, the adviser should have told patty all of this, and made plans with the new school to bring students over. Most of the reasons I can think of for him not to do this (he doesn't care about his students, or dislikes the original poster) are signs that the original poster needs a different adviser.