Questions tagged [transfer-student]
On starting a degree program at one university, then moving to another university to complete the degree.
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Is transferring to another university an option for an unhappy PhD student?
I've heard of people transferring between graduate schools because of their advisor moving to another school and taking their students with them.
Do students ever transfer for other reasons? If a ...
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Changing PhD programs: should I submit a recommendation letter from my old advisor if it's not purely positive?
I am in the process of changing PhD programs, and my previous supervisor cannot write a letter that is purely positive. The main difficulty is that she wants to include details about what happened at ...
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Hiring a PhD student who left another PhD position
It's the first time I'm recruiting for a PhD student. I advertised the position and have received a dozen applications and there are still 2 weeks left on the 4 week announcement.
What caught my eye ...
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Advisor moving to a different school, should I move with him?
I am currently a PhD student studying robotics at university A in my third year, and I've recently finished my qualifying exams and advanced to candidacy. My professor has been in contact with another ...
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Can I tell my PhD supervisor honestly why I want to leave him
I spent more than half a year with a PhD supervisor, and am not happy with both aspects: relationship and academically. With time, it becomes obvious that our field of research doesn't match. He ...
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Is it bad to apply to one PhD program with the intent of leaving for another (more prestigious) one?
I'm in my senior year of undergrad. I messed up a little bit academically this semester - not seriously, but enough to be confident I wouldn't get into a top 20 math PhD program. So I wanted to work ...
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Going to a different University for part of my PhD
SHORT: Is it normal -or perhaps "is there likely to be any kind of existing framework"- for me to go and do part of my PhD at another institution? For, say, a summer - although I might prefer ...
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PhD advisor switching schools wants me to go with him
I'm a 4th year PhD Student in engineering in the US. I'm in school #19 (ranking). My advisor is moving to #4, and wants me to go with him (promises no delay on time to graduation.) There are no other ...
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Is it dishonest to start a PhD with intent to leave it and transfer to another program?
I just finished my master and am about to start a funded PhD in October. Thing is that the reason I am doing this PhD is because I missed the deadlines for the PhDs that I am truly interested in. I ...
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Transferring PhD Because of Visa Issues
I was an F1-student in the US but because of some issues, my visa was revoked and I have to leave in my 3rd year of my PhD (at a top 5 school). I have done good work so far and my advisor is quite ...
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My advisor has literally no idea what my research is about and I am freaking out (phd student) [duplicate]
I am a PhD student. This is my first month in the program. I met my advisor a while ago. Very nice guy, but as the title says, he does not know what I am writing about. I don't mean it figuratively. ...
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What are some of the serious consequences that someone can suffer if they omit part of their academic record on their application for admission?
What are some of the serious consequence that my friend could suffer if he tries to pretend that he has never gone to a Community college before?
(He thinks that it will make the 4 year college ...
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Transferring PhD programs because of location
I am a first-year PhD program at a certain top-10 graduate school in my field on the East Coast. I wish to transfer to a certain top-10 graduate school in my field on the West Coast.
I have been ...
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Is it possible to continue a PhD program in a different university (PhD transfer)
I am a final year PhD student in a EU country (in bologna). I have already completed my MSc and Advanced studies diploma (MPhil eq.).
I am self-funding my project and I have been doing research since ...
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How to explain in PhD interview about leaving current PhD due to lack of funding?
I am invited to interview for a PhD position. I am very afraid about the questions which will be asked. However I have a big fear, and it is that I am currently PhD student, started 1.5 year ago. I ...
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Can a PhD student transfer to another graduate school after advancing to candidacy?
I am in a PhD program in mathematics, and I am in my last year in the program. This is the last year that they will fund me for. If I need more time, I will either need to pay the tuition on my own, ...
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Leaving a Graduate Program in a Polite and Professional Manner
I'm a first-year PhD student and I plan to leave my current program in order to transfer to another program next year. If possible I will also ask for a master's degree from the program. I am looking ...
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Dealing with poor management, lack of supervision, and the desire to move into a different field
I am halfway through the 4th year of my PhD and I have grown to find that I dislike the direction of my dissertation and the project that I am working on. My supervisor is extremely absent as he is ...
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Possible to return to a PhD years later (at the same or a different uni?)
Here's my challenge: I took a suspension of studies about a year and a half ago from my UK PhD program (in ancient history) and moved back to the US after my funding ran out, and now have to decide ...
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Forced to retake physics fundamental classes even with a master's in Physics
My wife moved from India in 2021. She has a green card and a master's degree in physics. When she got here she decided to study radiation therapy at a nearby community college. She got her foreign ...
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What are the ways to transfer from my current PhD program to another one?
I am currently a 2nd year PhD student at a university in Canada. My PhD program is about environment chemistry. For a long time I wanted to learn computer science, especially machine learning, and I ...
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Grad school - Is transferring to another school for a Master's program (Computer Science) a good option?
I am an international student in the US (important as my stay in US is tied to my student visa, issued to attend my current university).
I joined as a grad student in the MS CS program in one of the ...
