I wish I could sit down with every person who believes it’s not the role of government to provide parental leave and tell them about how wonderful materinity leave in Quebec was for my wife and I — a full year, decent pay, weekly nurse visits for the first few months. I know the response would be something about…
This is beyond insane. As a Swede, I do forget how fortunate we are to have such good parental leave, and honestly I just can’t wrap my head around how on earth parents make it work in the US? Or even in other places in Europe - my husband is Spanish and we were considering settling down there. However, they only have…
I agree with thundercatsarego, and add a bit more. Personally, I would go for where you will get the most bang for your buck out of your research. You can focus on other higher tiered schools for your postdoc. Are you planning on going into academia once you’re done? Most of my friends with doctorates have had…
It’s a matter of research vs. prestige and figuring out what matters most to you. I ran up against similar competing urges when I applied to PhD programs. I think there’s a lot to be said for going where your research aligns, and for taking the opportunity you already have rather than holding out for the possibility…