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Hey guys, I am currently junior who have long been interested in the md/phd path. I need some help as to decide whether to pursue research at my home institution, something I have done for over four years (started in HS) or go to another school or the NIH summer program.
Both my advisor and professors think that staying at my home school (Penn) is the most rational choice because there is no need to go anywhere else with our abudant resources and Faculty in the Neurosciences (my intended area of research). Also it may be advantageous for me to start my senior thesis in the summer and have one more thing to talk about during interviews next fall.
However, frankly I have been here too long and am very enthusiastic about going elsewhere for a summer to expand my horizons. I understand that starting fresh somewhere new, and the short 10 weeks that most summer programs span is not enough to do substantial research let alone getting published. Does the expanded perspective of going extramural overweigh the advantage of productive research at home?
I have one 3rd author paper, one first author publication in the university journal, and am current working on a first author paper. Do you think it's better to try to add to this list or to go to another insitution and try something new?
Both my advisor and professors think that staying at my home school (Penn) is the most rational choice because there is no need to go anywhere else with our abudant resources and Faculty in the Neurosciences (my intended area of research). Also it may be advantageous for me to start my senior thesis in the summer and have one more thing to talk about during interviews next fall.
However, frankly I have been here too long and am very enthusiastic about going elsewhere for a summer to expand my horizons. I understand that starting fresh somewhere new, and the short 10 weeks that most summer programs span is not enough to do substantial research let alone getting published. Does the expanded perspective of going extramural overweigh the advantage of productive research at home?
I have one 3rd author paper, one first author publication in the university journal, and am current working on a first author paper. Do you think it's better to try to add to this list or to go to another insitution and try something new?