Alma Mater for Doctorate?

collegemom3717
Sun, 23 Aug 2015 23:05:32 +0000

A different side of your questions is this: do you want to do your degrees in the same place? the answer may change as you move through the process.

For example, you may get better funding elsewhere. My niece just turned down a very nice Masters-PhD package from her undergraduate (JHU) for an even nicer one from UNC-CH.

Or, as your research interests may evolve you may find that you are interested in work being done in another university.

It can even be as individual as preferences in who you work with. A PhD is a long process, and the relationship with your supervisor is absolutely critical. By the time you have gone through undergrad and perhaps a Masters you will know who your potential supervisors are- and you may feel like looking elsewhere!