Very true for the field of study. In Biology, there is a very different way of managing projects and students depending on whether you work in Molecular & Cellular Biology, or rather in Ecology & Evolution. I’m in the latter, and while it’s not without problem, it’s the land of fluffy bears compared to what some of my university friends who worked in cellular biology…
To put in in perspective, my graduate experience was at Georgia Tech (top 10 at the time, now top 5 in the US) in chemical engineering. My postdoc was at the university of Minnesota (top 2 at the time, still top 10). So pretty elite programs in engineering.
I think it depends heavily not just on the PI and student, but the field of study and department as well.
And the country!
Very true for the field of study. In Biology, there is a very different way of managing projects and students depending on whether you work in Molecular & Cellular Biology, or rather in Ecology & Evolution. I’m in the latter, and while it’s not without problem, it’s the land of fluffy bears compared to what some of my university friends who worked in cellular biology…
No doubt.
To put in in perspective, my graduate experience was at Georgia Tech (top 10 at the time, now top 5 in the US) in chemical engineering. My postdoc was at the university of Minnesota (top 2 at the time, still top 10). So pretty elite programs in engineering.