Loved Fort Collins but the PhD program does not prepare you well for life post-graduate school - Phd Student- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Program Colorado State University Employee Review

5 years of stress, hard work, and long hours.....and when you finish the degree ( if you are lucky enough to finish) job prospects are minimal. Many people failed or drop out each year, and I have a hard time of remembering people who actually enjoyed going to their respective labs. The PIs have all of the control, and basically own you for 5 to 7 years. You are just highly trained cheap labor to them, so they don't want to let you leave.