A Few Good Reasons to Switch Graduate Programs
("The Professor is in" column)
"Buyer’s remorse is a rite of fall in graduate school. The start of a new academic year means some students return to a Ph.D. program they feel dubious about, while others arrive for their first year worried about whether they picked the right place.
How do I know that? Because this past summer, as usual, I heard from graduate students seeking advice on whether to switch to a different Ph.D. program. They ask things like: When is it wise to change programs? And how can I tell if I should stick it out?
Obviously, the circumstances behind such questions vary considerably from discipline to discipline, campus to campus, and person to person. But I can describe some general scenarios in which it’s advisable to consider moving to a different Ph.D. program."
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Karen Kelsky is founder and president of The Professor Is In, which offers advice and consulting services on the academic job search and on all aspects of the academic and postacademic career. She is a former tenured professor at two universities. Browse an archive of Kelsky’s previous advice columns here.