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the problem is at the majority of institutions you will not get the phd experience you are expecting. Most of phd work is doing what your professor tells you un
by marme 13y ago
the problem is at the majority of institutions you will not get the phd experience you are expecting. Most of phd work is doing what your professor tells you until he decides you have essentially apprenticed him long enough that you can graduate. If you really enjoy your subject you will become a master of the topic but just as many people go through the motions just enough to graduate but dont really care that much about their subject and end up being bad researchers
- ylem 13y agoI have to comment on this--my advisor told me very early on not to become a technician--to understand what I was doing and why. At least in physics, the usual pattern is to give a student a project to work on--as they advance, they gain more independence. Sadly, some people never reach this stage...
- rtpg 13y agothink that depends on the field though. At least in CS, the experience seems to have been a lot more open.