Can a professor admit a PhD student?

students are admitted by individual professors. There may be some basic requirements set by the department or university, but other than that it’s up to the professor’s judgment. In other cases, decisions are 100\% made by a committee.

What percentage of PhDs become tenured professors?

This article from Science indicates that around 20\% of the PhD holders in the job market have a tenure position, and it is slowly decreasing. In CS and Mathematics it is a bit higher, it says, 33\%. In this article, it is said that in the US, each faculty position will have approximately 7.4 PhD students.

Should I read too much into my professor’s comments?

But don’t read too much into the professor’s comments. You should not interpret this as a statement about your chances of admission. Actually, at this point you shouldn’t really speculate about your chances of admission — it’s not very constructive.

Why do you need a PhD to be a professor?

That’s why a PhD is required, at least for tenure-track employment, at most universities in most departments. Being a professor means not just that you repeat memorized facts to anyone who doesn’t run away fast enough.

Can a professor advocate for you in college admissions?

Yes, in many fields, if the professor wants to advocate for your acceptance, the admissions committee will probably go along with that (barring any serious red flags). But even admissions works that way at that school, this doesn’t mean that the professor is necessarily going to advocate for your acceptance.

What is the highest degree a professor can get?

(Note: In some fields, like creative writing and studio art, the Master of Fine Arts or MFA degree is usually the highest degree a professor has—this is normal. The idea is still the same: to get the MFA, you have to write and publish creative writings, create a sizable portfolio of art and show it in galleries, etc.