Free time

[slickdeals]

Do life sciences graduate students have a lot of free time? And what do you do with your free time?

[ak48]

I'm sure it varies hugely from person to person, depending on:

 

-Individual project (some projects are more time consuming than others, skill and luck is a factor here too)

-Motivation (stay in lab all day to finish in 4 years or less? or decide for more balanced life)

-Advisor/lab environment (some places are more intense than others)

 

You should ask the specific graduate students in the programs and labs you are looking at. It can vary significantly from person to person, and definitely from lab to lab even within the same school.