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Would you guys ever get your phD

chh05chh05
edited November 2013 in General
If money wasn't a problem, would you actually be interested in getting your phD? What about if money was a factor?
No long breaks inbetween each degree

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  • BeAnBeAnBeAnBeAn
    Nope
  • PsychoPsycho
    edited November 2013
    Probably, cuz people who major in psy, they have to get a phd to find a better job T-T
  • Whydoihavetoregister
    No
  • MXC
    I think you should only go for a graduate degree if you know for sure that it will benefit you in the working world more than its gonna cost you
  • ryan
    No I am working after graduation. Might do a masters one day, but I don't see myself ever going for a phd.
  • BeAnBeAnBeAnBeAn
    @MXC It's not always about that though. Some people get their PhD because they really have a burning passion to research and discover new things and develop new theories etc. and shit like that like all the original PhD people we now have to study in our textbooks.
  • iStudent
    If money wasn't a problem, I'd think of it
  • KingdomOfJoy
    Isn't PhD sort of free? You would have to work for your supervisor and TAing but you will get paid.
  • chh05chh05
    Don't you have to get someone to fund your phd research? That's what I thought it was, hence why it's super hard for people in history and the humanities like myself to get phd's without going broke. No one is willing to give us funding as everyone's crazy over science right now
  • Whydoihavetoregister
    ^^That's what scholarships and grants are for...you apply your research to your faculty and they get the funding distributed to you.
  • Annie
    If people are getting a PhD in the hopes of becoming a professor, chances are much slimmer than they used to be.  The attrition rate can be high, over 50% in some programs, and nothing is sadder than an ABD (all but dissertation). 
  • BeAnBeAnBeAnBeAn
    Yes especially with the tenure of all the old folks. Lecturer is different from professor.
  • iStudent
    Yea, it's really hard to become a professor nowadays.
  • BeAnBeAnBeAnBeAn
    Yeah you need to sleep with at least one student preferably twice. Usually easy the first time but second time around gets harder (no pun intended) because you need references.
  • Annie
    " Lecturer is different from professor. "  Definitely! Lecturer = 2x classes and 1/2 pay of professor, plus no job security.
  • Whydoihavetoregister
    ^^Hahahah even universities are trying to maximize profits...how's that education business going, eh?
  • BeAnBeAnBeAnBeAn
    ^^Fact.
  • iStudent
    Ahahhaha

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