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  1. The paper you linked is really useful! Such interesting findings. Do you think the best schools for social psychology differ to the best schools for developmental psychology or are they about the same? My SO is applying for developmental psychology this fall.
  2. Quick question: is there a way of finding out what kind of placements graduates from a particular college have gone onto, if the school themselves doesn't publish it. Trying to decide between 2 choices and neither of them have it on their website...
  3. Thank you for the advice. And it is definitely is not under fire, it's really solid and valuable work, just perhaps a little less technologically advanced than a lot of the work I'm seeing published at the moment. I suppose I need to look into whether I can change that while I am there, be a trendsetter. Thank you for this as well! I think with this advice ultimately it comes down to pragmatism. School #1 on paper is the better bet on paper, for a myriad of factors but ultimately that's not what a decision made by a human and not a robot needs to be solely about. I need to think about that. Shame April 15th is coming round fast!
  4. Hi, thanks for the comments hh0505, that's really helpful. I appreciate you taking the time out to do that. RE: School #1 , it's purely change of scenery reasons, I feel like I did that and am reticent to go back, it doesn't excite me or feel like progress even though the rational part of my brain says I should be really happy about it. My adviser was my undergraduate adviser and we get along really well. If I had a slight criticism it's that he is maybe a little too hands off? He definitely would be open for me branching into more relevant work and I'm not sure about tenure track positions, that's a great thing to ask. The honest answer about the financial issues, which are also great points, is I don't know why the budget is low. I don't know if it's an issue with this school or this adviser. I need to look into that. RE: School #2, the first time adviser to me seems like a double-edged sword. On one hand, he has little experience and few contacts, on the other hand, being his first ever student and he is pre-tenure, surely how I do as a student will impact his tenure in the future and he would be motivated to do his best for me? His area of research is currently very niche but I am certain by the time I graduate it will no longer be, and it has lots of transferable skills. And yes, School #1 is in a super high COL area. There is no doubt that #1 prestigious... but #2 excites me more. I don't know which matters more.
  5. Hi everyone, looking for advice on which graduate school to pick... I've been very blessed (and extremely lucky) to be accepted to two schools, but I have no idea where to go. I don't know anyone doing a PhD at all, don't know anyone outside of my professors who have ever done a PhD and all my knowledge of PhDs is from this website! So I would love your advice. My field is social psychology and my long-term plan is to stay in academia. School #1 - Top 5 in the world, top 5 in psychology, household name - Well known, well-established adviser - Where I did my undergrad and I am not excited at the idea of going back - Research topic I personally find interesting, but one that is no longer very relevant or popular - Low research budget and stipend. I can live on it, but only just School #2 - Top 25 in the world, top 10 in psychology, still very good but not as well-known, especially internationally - Really enjoyed my recruitment visit, loved the city and the students, had a great time - First time adviser who has never studied a student before. Which to me is not ideal in terms of connections but possibly a good thing as he is incredibly enthusiastic for me to be there - Research topic is not currently my personal preference, although it is very cutting edge - Great research budget and reasonable, although not high, stipend
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