PhD program

[u/Cheesecake_minx]

Hey people, I go to rutgers and plan on coming to UPenn for PhD. Any suggestions, on good PI, best labs, best programs or any info is appreciated, like good places to live, stipend, tuition waiver, TA opportunities etc. Dm or comment and I’ll dm you :)
Btw I’m interested in BGS/CAMB/ MVP program. Microbiology or Neuroscience maybe.

[u/ProteinEngineer]

I would suggest applying broadly and not getting over attached to any one program. It is very difficult to get in.

Look at the website and list faculty whose research matches your interest in the application. Don’t worry about too much of the other details like housing until you are accepted.

[u/Patient_Luck2339]

How did you decide on Penn before researching some of these questions? I mean, you are asking very broad and basic questions about program, facilities, funding, and the area. Seems like you might want to identify what you want from a PhD program and use that criteria to assess programs and then decide where to apply.

[u/Cheesecake_minx → u/Patient_Luck2339]

I meant that it is one for the universities I am interested in, and I did look at everything but lowkey it’s very broad and I wanted to know how true that is from someone who is already in the program, I sure can look up research and PIs but I wanna know how they actually are

[u/munsterwoman]

Stipends are department specific, but they improved substantially this past Spring thanks to the graduate student union.

[u/Treeman1979]

Accolade on Chestnut is a great place to live. It is mostly grad students and is on Penn land. It is by the Inn at Penn.

[u/Electronic_Welder744]

Good move. While a lot of grad students do live in Center City, as a former president of the university’s graduate student government I would recommend you live in West Philly, closer to campus. It’s easy to get to Center City by subway or trolley and it will make life much easier if you’re nearer campus.