How detrimental is a large lab cohort to a graduate students’ success?

Asked Mar 08 '18 at 08:42

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A PI I might potentially apply to is planning on making three or so offers. Said PI only has a few students at present which I think is the reason for their doing so.

I worry that I will not get my hands on very many projects and will not have enough time with the PI. So my question is: How detrimental is a large lab cohort to a graduate students’ success?

I think it is important to mention that this is a social-sciences PhD program with cohorts of around ten or fewer. This situation seems unique as the PI needs students this year. Most labs only take one student per year.

edited Mar 08 '18 at 08:56

Wrzlprmft

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asked Mar 08 '18 at 08:42

Sam

It depends a lot on how things are set up, what the culture in the "place" is. If students work effectively as a team, this can be advantageous and better than having a single student who is left alone with a research topic. – DetlevCM Mar 08 '18 at 08:56
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Related, but not necessarily a duplicate, given that it is about a field with potentially very different group dynamics: How many students are typical for an advisor? – Wrzlprmft Mar 08 '18 at 08:58

How detrimental is a large lab cohort to a graduate students’ success?

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