Like most things in academia, this varies widely depending on your advisor. In my time in grad school (physics), my advisor was very fair with my time and my workload was similar to my current workload in industry. However, most of my fellow grad students at my institution that I interacted with had significantly higher workloads and were often working late and on weekends.
When I was visiting grad schools during the admissions process, this was something that I always asked current grad students about, as it was very important to me to find an advisor that allowed a good work/life balance. It is also something I advise undergrads interested in grad school to consider.
Like most things in academia, this varies widely depending on your advisor. In my time in grad school (physics), my advisor was very fair with my time and my workload was similar to my current workload in industry. However, most of my fellow grad students at my institution that I interacted with had significantly higher workloads and were often working late and on weekends.
When I was visiting grad schools during the admissions process, this was something that I always asked current grad students about, as it was very important to me to find an advisor that allowed a good work/life balance. It is also something I advise undergrads interested in grad school to consider.
Very fair. While I would say most of my fellow students had reasonable work loads, there were certainly exceptions.And I’ve heard horror stories.