B.S. and Ph.D. at the same school (what if dept. is #1)?

juillet
Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:33:19 +0000

It’s possible that they will say that, but it’s actually not that uncommon to do your PhD at the same place that you did your BA. If the university is strong in the field and you happen to get accepted there…that’s usually great. And by your own admission, you are doing research that is somewhat different - but even continuing research you started as an undergrad is not bad. You would probably get publications more quickly that way.

I think that if you spent your entire training career (BA, MA, PhD, and post-doc) at a particular school that might raise a red flag, but happening to get a BA in the #1 department and then doing a PhD there makes sense. Just be prepared to seek out something a bit different when you do your post-doctoral research.