Can your masters be different from your PhD?

It may be that a particular organization (or funding source) or person at some particular time nudges you do do something specific; but in general, there are no universal restrictions and people can: Pursue PhD in a different subfield than Master’s thesis (your example)

Can I quit opt?

Abandoning OPT If you decide to abandon your OPT before the end date of your EAD and leave the U.S., you must notify the International Center so we can end your SEVIS record. We will end your SEVIS record effective the date you indicate you plan to leave the U.S. or the date you notify us, whichever is later.

Can PhD student do CPT?

While you are still working on your research during your Ph. D., you are eligible for CPT, which will advise you to gain CPT practical employment training and have a paid or unpaid internship during your CPT before deciding to apply OPT for Ph.

How long is unemployment for OPT?

90 days
Days Allowed: Total number of days allowed for unemployment, during the entire employment period: Post-completion OPT-only: 90 days. Post-completion OPT and STEM OPT: 150 days.

How long can you stay after OPT expires?

Students often find themselves asking “How long can I stay in the US after my OPT expires?” As we’ve mentioned above, you get a 60 day grace period after OPT expires in order to prepare for you to go back to your country.

What would happen if you Quit Your PhD?

One piece comes after another and if you want to be a professional in your field then this is the next step on the path. If you quit your PhD then the entire journey would come crashing down. What on earth would you do? The singular goal would be lost.

Is it worth it to complete Your PhD on time?

It’s a win win for the institutions if you complete. To be fair, it costs an institution a lot of money for you to have the facilities to do your PhD, so completing on time allows them to get some of that expense back. It’s odd that most institutions ignore the mental health of PhD students given how much is at stake.

Is it a waste of time to change fields in PhDs?

If you have reached the level of PhD student you are already in the top few percent performance wise so will likely be highly adaptive to new types of work. The only real waste is the project work that you will have started in your PhD, but if you are going to change fields then why would you care?

What to do when your PhD supervisor doesn’t do their job?

Sometimes that action will be to abandon the approach and move onto something else. These decisions should feel like a partnership between the supervisor and student. If they don’t then the supervisor is not doing their job. The relationships you have in your PhD are very important.