Hi,
I'm a first year PhD student, and my advisor has just been denied tenure. So I'm planning to apply to some PhD programs in the US just to keep my options open. My question is should I describe my experience in my current school and mention that I'm leaving because my advisor has been denied tenure? Or should I include this information somewhere else in the application, or just don't mention it at all?
I presume that if people see my record, they would want to know why I want to leave my current school/program, to join another PhD program? I just want to know if anyone else has had similar experience and how they described in their application materials?
Also, for PhD, there is no such thing as transfer, right? I basically just apply to other schools, and chances are that if I get in, then I can transfer some graduate courses that I've taken here to my new school? Is my understanding correct here?
Thank you very much!
Xixi