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If you had the choice between working on a project that is highly competitive, but if you get to publish, it will be a high-impact paper, or a lower-risk project that will most likely result in a low-impact paper, which one would you choose?
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PhD Student

Interviewed at EMBL

4.3
Jul 20, 2018

If you had the choice between working on a project that is highly competitive, but if you get to publish, it will be a high-impact paper, or a lower-risk project that will most likely result in a low-impact paper, which one would you choose?

Why do you want a PhD. Literally every. single. supervisor. will ask this. What did you do for your masters/research? Expect also basic questions related to your background. If the study is interdisciplinary, they won't expect you to know everything, but you should know about your field of previous study.
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PhD Student

Interviewed at University of Helsinki

4.1
Mar 28, 2024

Why do you want a PhD. Literally every. single. supervisor. will ask this. What did you do for your masters/research? Expect also basic questions related to your background. If the study is interdisciplinary, they won't expect you to know everything, but you should know about your field of previous study.

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