AI lab professor's PhD admissions tip: October is for finding the right advisor, not reinventing yourself
prof_kamilov · x · 2026-10-13
A professor running a computational imaging AI lab at a major US university shares unwritten PhD admissions rules: for Spring 2027 applications, starting a new research direction two months out is too late, but there's plenty of time to find professors whose current problems match expertise you already have. October is for finding the right audience for your research, not reinventing yourself.
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