Changing graduate schools

Momwaitingfornew
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:02:31 +0000

It’s extremely unusual to switch Phd programs. Sometimes if a PI moves to another institution and a student is already an important part of the research, the PI might negotiate to bring the student along. The exception, however, is rare. In general, academia does not make it easy or even likely for students to switch PhD programs, especially when it comes to the top programs.

As others have pointed out, MIT is a possibility for a post-doc or collaborative work. You won’t have a degree from MIT, but you’ll see that it won’t matter–provided that your research is top notch. Penn is an excellent institution.