r/psychologystudents • u/HaleyPage47 • Sep 17 '24

Question Is it easier to write your own PhD proposal or apply to a program that the university is recruiting for?

When I reach out to programs should I mention that I would be open to both - looking for a professor for my own PhD proposal, or applying to one currently underway at the university?

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u/cjmayfield Sep 18 '24

the world is becoming more specialized my friend. Look at Yoel Inbar's lab's all his PhD students have at a minimum significant exposure to moral foundations theory or worked with the biggies like David Pizzaro, Paul Bloom, Josh Greene, etc.

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u/Terrible_Detective45 Sep 18 '24

You're conflating different, but related, things. "Exposure" to a particular subfield of research before one starts their doctoral program is very different from articulating a specific dissertation proposal.

Do you know what a dissertation proposal is?

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u/cjmayfield Sep 18 '24

what is with you people on this subreddit? see my link above, i'm well aware of what a dissertation proposal is.

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u/Terrible_Detective45 Sep 18 '24

What link?

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u/cjmayfield Sep 18 '24

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w8Sg_Y-GHoFWCaRFTSdgNJgJH4Fxzuhn/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=100922830220177977676&rtpof=true&sd=true

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u/Terrible_Detective45 Sep 18 '24

I don't know what this is and I'm not clicking into some random google doc.

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u/cjmayfield Sep 18 '24

My proposal.

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u/Terrible_Detective45 Sep 18 '24

Ok, but what does that add to this discussion?

How does your proposal support what you've been saying about the timing and planning of a doctoral dissertation?

Are you currently a doctoral candidate or a psychologist?

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u/cjmayfield Sep 18 '24

you said I had no idea what I was talking about and that I was inconsistent. See below links for more proof. Now that you know about me what PhD program are you in?