sleeplover

Thanks for your response. The thing is that he has to pay for my tuition fee as well. Is it bad if he pays for me after a year then I leave? That means he wasted his own money. I know I should wait for some time to switch, so I'm still working and trying to like it if possible. Well, it's hard for me. I really appreciate his help and enthusiasm, but I can't be productive if I have to do something uninteresting.

Hello, I am a 1st year PhD student this coming fall. I'm now working for a new assistant professor in my department. This prof admitted me in the program and I just got to know recently that I am committed to working with this prof for my grad study since this prof agreed to support me financially. At first his research sounded interesting but after working for a month this summer quarter, I didn't feel passionate about this research pathway as well as its background and I am thinking about joining another group. Unfortunately, there's no lab rotation in my program or any opportunity to try working in different labs and we have to settle in a lab in the 1st quarter. Should I try to reach out to other profs that I'm more interested in and ask that prof to fund me or stick to this lab to ensure my funding? I don't have money to pay for tuition fees and feed myself. I know it's bad to leave his lab since I am the only member in the group now since he just got hired a few months ago. Grad school is long and hard so I just would like to work on what fits me and interests me the most. I am open to any advice!!!! Thanks