Your PhD Admissions Decision | Choosing a PhD Program

You've been accepted into a PhD program! Actually, more than one! CONGRATULATIONS! But now what, how do you choose a PhD program?! The real answer is that this will be really different for everyone, depending on your goals and situation. But hopefully this video will give you some things to think about, from research fit to culture and community to funding to location. And this might give you some ideas for questions to ask at a PhD interview or admissions visit!

00:00 Congrats!
01:31 Who will your advisor be?
02:20 What do you think of the faculty overall?
04:21 What is the structure/requirements of the program?
05:23 How is the culture/community?
07:25 How much do you care about prestige (and should you)?
09:16 Does location matter to you?
10:53 How is the funding package?
11:45 How to think about this overall

If you haven't seen them and you're at this point in the process, you may want to watch these:
+ Choosing a PhD advisor https://youtu.be/z3It3oRYGMU
+ PhD funding models (funding, stipends, fellowships, etc.): https://youtu.be/IjdtQOTXPi0​
+ What PhD admissions visits/interviews are like: https://youtu.be/OugQPPVM-wc​
+ PhD Admissions Q&A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaJQxankhCM

Feel free to ask questions in the comments and I'll do my best to answer! But as always, also make sure you're getting advice from people in your discipline!

And now, stick around! Hopefully I'll have good advice for once you're settled into your PhD. :)
Advice for new PhD students: https://youtu.be/Hh5b5wZzgBA

Видео Your PhD Admissions Decision | Choosing a PhD Program канала Casey Fiesler