Timeline for How well should one understand a PhD's topic when applying for a PhD?
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| Jan 15 at 10:18 | comment | added | 20-roso | I just want to add that your topic may not really matter if you end up with a toxic supervisor who may change your topic completely. It's important you nail that down first I would say. Your idea about what you will do in your PhD will also change drastically before, after one year and after two years in your PhD. I would say have a look, but don't get too hanged up on it. | |
| Jan 9 at 0:25 | comment | added | cag51♦ | I edited to removed the phrase "moral issue" -- while you have a legitimate academic concern, the phrase "moral issue" usually means a concern related to something like ethics or religion, which does not seem to be the case here. | |
| Jan 9 at 0:23 | history | edited | cag51♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 8 at 21:18 | vote | accept | Waaal | ||
| Jan 8 at 20:38 | comment | added | Ander Biguri | I wikipediaded the topic of my PhD my first day.... | |
| Jan 8 at 15:38 | comment | added | Agnishom Chattopadhyay | "How well should I understand the topic in these cases?" Why not just apply and let the admissions committee figure it out? | |
| Jan 8 at 15:28 | answer | added | Per Alexandersson | timeline score: 7 | |
| Jan 8 at 10:58 | comment | added | Stef | Note that one of the most favourite questions asked of candidates in PhD interviews is "Can you describe our own research topic to us?" to see if the candidate has done some effort to try to understand it. | |
| Jan 8 at 8:39 | answer | added | TimRias | timeline score: 23 | |
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| Jan 7 at 16:26 | comment | added | Jon Custer | All PhD topics need further study - that is pretty much the point of getting a PhD. Even if you think you know the topic, you really don’t. | |
| Jan 7 at 14:55 | answer | added | Buffy | timeline score: 21 | |
| Jan 7 at 14:37 | history | edited | Buffy |
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| Jan 7 at 14:33 | history | edited | Buffy | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| S Jan 7 at 14:25 | history | asked | Waaal | CC BY-SA 4.0 |