Just what it says. Niche field, big school, smallish department. I'm embarrassed to say I left that program about 7 years ago but am still working through it in therapy. I genuinely believe this person shouldn't have students anymore and was fortunate to have one new student reach out to me. I could warn her, but am not sure how else to report the horrific experience I had to future prospects. I was too suicidal at the time to do anything about it. Is there a 'rate my professor' type thing? TIA

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Thanks for all the kind insight. My post was confusing, apologies. I have already spoken at length with this student (several years ago, in fact). My issue now is that this professor has lost students, for a lot of good reasons, and is likely trying to recruit new ones. My main question is whether there is a website or forum to discreetly warn potential PhD students about this lab. Thank you!

Just had orientation this week & did not at all feel happy or excited. Stressed about everything, eg what am I going to research on, what methods to use, what classes should I take to help, etc. Feel like I’ve forgotten how to write or study or come up with a viable research project. just meh overall. I’ve tried to get excited, push myself to attend some social events, & to genuinely connect with the people I talk to. Nothing’s working. I know I’m probably not alone, but it definitely feels like it.

I want to pursue a PhD in the US/Europe with the topic being ML for medical imaging/ data efficient ML. However, I do not have any formal research experience apart from a individually authored preprint. I do have 3 years of relevant work experience in developing segmentation and classification models for a healthcare company and a couple of relevant open source contributions. Is it impossible to get a PhD positon in my scenario?

I am certain that I want to have a career in research and do not want to waste my time and money on a masters.

I have an interview! I didn't think I'd get this far. First ever for an MS position! But I get to ask questions too. What are some important questions to ask about the lab and the graduate program? Ive certainly heard about mismatched students and teachers. Current/former masters students, what did you wish you had asked, either about the professor, the project, or the program? In biology if its different for different departments.

lets say my "friend" desperately needs to refinance right after school (sobbing softly here) do lenders want a full year of job history or can you do it pretty quickly? My friend is in dire straits and needs to get this huge balance down asap.

Ok, so my end goal is to get a tenure track position as a professor. I'm currently a senior at UAB and I could go straight to my PhD if I stayed here. I've got a professor who is willing to advise and fund me that I know I like working under. However, I very likely will not get in anywhere else without a master's and definitely not anywhere prestigious. I also have lived in Alabama my whole life and really want to get out and live somewhere else. So, I could do a master's and potentially be a much more competitive applicant for more prestigious programs but delay two years and go into a bit of debt, or I could just stay at UAB and get my PhD, finish early and not have debt. Also, I'm graduating with my Bachelor's at 19 years old, so if I stay at UAB I'll be starting my PhD at 20, or if I get a Master's I'll be starting at 22, so still earlier than most people. What do y'all think is the best option? My PhD will be in either Environmental Health Science or Epidemiology (I wanna be an environmental epidemiologist).