This video was so helpful to me, thank you so much! I got admitted to two programs and one is at an extremely prestigious program and the other is less prestigious, but a better fit in several ways. it is so tough to let go of the feeling of i "should" go to the fancier program when all the signs point to the other one. 😬
I am so glad that you found this video helpful! I completely sympathise with this - it is always so so exciting to get accepted into these prestigious programmes and whichever one you choose will undoubtedly be incredible, but I think choosing one that you feel you will personally thrive and be happy in is super important! A PhD is a long long time and you want to be somewhere that you feel happy at! I found that writing it all down really helped me collect my thoughts and physically visualise which programme I should go for - congratulations on the offers and good luck!
I am so glad it was helpful! I thought it was coming around to that time of year so it might be a useful one to post - this is just what I did to try to decide between a couple of schools. And congratulations on landing some offers!!
I’m definitely struggling with this haha because no school is perfect, so I’m having to decide which cons I’m willing to compromise on. I really appreciate your thoughts in the video! I really like the point of “it has to fit you in particular” because I’m noticing that when I visit some schools, the students do seem happy and it seems like a great fit for them but I don’t think I would thrive there at all.
It is SUCH a difficult decision - all schools have their own unique things that make them GREAT and you are so right that no school is going to be 100% perfect. I think that is a super important thing - finding somewhere that suits YOU in particular and where you feel that you can thrive. Honestly my gut and the vibe check were the main things I looked for there! Good luck!
This video was so helpful to me, thank you so much! I got admitted to two programs and one is at an extremely prestigious program and the other is less prestigious, but a better fit in several ways. it is so tough to let go of the feeling of i "should" go to the fancier program when all the signs point to the other one. 😬
I am so glad that you found this video helpful! I completely sympathise with this - it is always so so exciting to get accepted into these prestigious programmes and whichever one you choose will undoubtedly be incredible, but I think choosing one that you feel you will personally thrive and be happy in is super important! A PhD is a long long time and you want to be somewhere that you feel happy at! I found that writing it all down really helped me collect my thoughts and physically visualise which programme I should go for - congratulations on the offers and good luck!
I'm in that place right now haha your video came in an amazing time. Thanks a bunch, it was helpful advice (:
I am so glad it was helpful! I thought it was coming around to that time of year so it might be a useful one to post - this is just what I did to try to decide between a couple of schools. And congratulations on landing some offers!!
I’m definitely struggling with this haha because no school is perfect, so I’m having to decide which cons I’m willing to compromise on. I really appreciate your thoughts in the video! I really like the point of “it has to fit you in particular” because I’m noticing that when I visit some schools, the students do seem happy and it seems like a great fit for them but I don’t think I would thrive there at all.
It is SUCH a difficult decision - all schools have their own unique things that make them GREAT and you are so right that no school is going to be 100% perfect. I think that is a super important thing - finding somewhere that suits YOU in particular and where you feel that you can thrive. Honestly my gut and the vibe check were the main things I looked for there! Good luck!