I have applied to a lot of PhD programs in the past 3 years. I am a hematologist but I am more passionate about translational research specially in the field of stem cell engineering and cell therapies. Although I had a rough start at the beginning, I recently have been getting approvals from principal investigators to join their teams. Nevertheless, the graduate programs at the universities that I have applied to have declined my applications because of reasons that are related to either my fitness into the program (as a physician), or issues of competitiveness. My question is: Are there universities out there where the admissions decision lies in the hands of the principle investigator and not (or may be less) in the hands of the admissions committee of the graduate school. I confess that fit is an important issue, but if one is passionate about a research idea, they will work as hard as they can to turn his passion into something tangible and real.
Any insights on that issue will be greatly appreciated.
Best,
Amr
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