[Vocabulary] a PhD aspirant

[englishhobby]

Is "a Phd aspirant" a comprehensive translation of a term for a person who is going to get a PhD at university?

 

[Phaedrus]

In the U.S., where we punctuate PhD as Ph.D. and use an article before hospital and university, we speak of Ph.D. candidates.

 

[jutfrank]

Is "a Phd aspirant" a comprehensive translation of a term for a person who is going to get a PhD at university?

What do you mean by "going to get"? Do you mean a student who is in the process of doing their PhD? Or just someone who dreams about doing one in the future?

In any case, don't use the word aspirant.