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PI Rating Scale

• 1 - Bad
• 2 - Poor
• 3 - Fair
• 4 - Good
• 5 - Excellent

Five Dimensions & Questions

• How often does the PI meet with you? 1:1 or all together? Daily guidance by PI or post-doc?
• Do you consider the PI more of a ‘hands-on’ or ‘hands-off’ advisor?
• Is the PI fairly accessible to you? Is the PI reachable and responsive to your questions? How long does it take for the PI to reply to students' emails?

• How many academic papers does the PI expect PhD students to publish before graduation?
• Does the PI expect students to work late or on weekends? Or only before deadlines?
• How long does it usually take for PhD students to graduate in your lab? How does it compare with the department average?

• Are you financially supported by the PI? Do you often worry about your funding and have to search for other financial sources (TA/grader)?
• Is the PI supportive of academic activities outside the lab? How often does the PI send students to conferences or visiting other institutions?
• Is the PI supportive of other aspects of students’ lives? Such as Visa problems and living difficulties during the pandemic.

• Do you think that your research field in the lab is promising? Is the PI an expert in this field? Does your research topic change frequently?
• Does the PI tend to give students projects or have them select their own? How much freedom do you have in selecting your own projects?
• Does the PI assign authorship appropriately and honestly to credit contributions of members when publishing papers?

• How do you describe the culture of your lab? Do members interact frequently in academics and in life?
• How often do students drop out of the lab? What are the reasons? How is the rotation retention in this lab?
• Will it be acceptable/encouraged to intern in industries during the summer?

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