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notesfromunderground
Profile Blog Joined September 2015
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Last Edited: 2015-10-01 00:05:04
October 01 2015 00:04 GMT
#21
On October 01 2015 08:20 Foolishness wrote:
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On September 30 2015 08:33 notesfromunderground wrote:
On September 29 2015 14:17 banjoetheredskin wrote:
I have a new-found respect for both my professors and the Ph.D students I run into every now and again on campus. I am also attracted to the idea of earning a Ph.D yet terrified by the process and requisite mastery of a subject.


it's not about mastery. it's about endurance.

can I ask... what field?

Being self-motivated is also one of the key factors, as it will help ensure you're not in for 10+ years =P



I'm in no hurry whatsoever being a student is aight
Caihead
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada8550 Posts
October 01 2015 08:48 GMT
#22
I always have respect for people who can put in the hardwork required to get a phd, regardless of how intelligent they might appear or what school they got it from.
"If you're not living in the US or are a US Citizen, please do not tell us how to vote or how you want our country to be governed." - Serpest, American Hero
opisska
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Poland8852 Posts
October 01 2015 08:52 GMT
#23
On October 01 2015 08:20 Foolishness wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 30 2015 08:33 notesfromunderground wrote:
On September 29 2015 14:17 banjoetheredskin wrote:
I have a new-found respect for both my professors and the Ph.D students I run into every now and again on campus. I am also attracted to the idea of earning a Ph.D yet terrified by the process and requisite mastery of a subject.


it's not about mastery. it's about endurance.

can I ask... what field?

Being self-motivated is also one of the key factors, as it will help ensure you're not in for 10+ years =P


If I could be in for 10+ years, I would, being a PhD student is really great But the legal limit is 9 years and is sadly approaching fast
"Jeez, that's far from ideal." - Serral, the king of mild trashtalk
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Foolishness *
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3044 Posts
October 02 2015 01:09 GMT
#24
On October 01 2015 17:52 opisska wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 01 2015 08:20 Foolishness wrote:
On September 30 2015 08:33 notesfromunderground wrote:
On September 29 2015 14:17 banjoetheredskin wrote:
I have a new-found respect for both my professors and the Ph.D students I run into every now and again on campus. I am also attracted to the idea of earning a Ph.D yet terrified by the process and requisite mastery of a subject.


it's not about mastery. it's about endurance.

can I ask... what field?

Being self-motivated is also one of the key factors, as it will help ensure you're not in for 10+ years =P


If I could be in for 10+ years, I would, being a PhD student is really great But the legal limit is 9 years and is sadly approaching fast

There's a legal limit? Is that a school limit or a country/EU limit? In the US, since University's are essentially corporations, you can stay in as long as you want as long as you keep paying (though your advisor has some sway on making sure you graduate in a reasonable amount of time).
geript: "Foolishness's cases are persuasive and reasonable but leave you feeling dirty afterwards. Kinda like a whore." ---- Manager of the TL Mafia forum, come play!
notesfromunderground
Profile Blog Joined September 2015
188 Posts
October 02 2015 05:11 GMT
#25
On October 02 2015 10:09 Foolishness wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 01 2015 17:52 opisska wrote:
On October 01 2015 08:20 Foolishness wrote:
On September 30 2015 08:33 notesfromunderground wrote:
On September 29 2015 14:17 banjoetheredskin wrote:
I have a new-found respect for both my professors and the Ph.D students I run into every now and again on campus. I am also attracted to the idea of earning a Ph.D yet terrified by the process and requisite mastery of a subject.


it's not about mastery. it's about endurance.

can I ask... what field?

Being self-motivated is also one of the key factors, as it will help ensure you're not in for 10+ years =P


If I could be in for 10+ years, I would, being a PhD student is really great But the legal limit is 9 years and is sadly approaching fast

There's a legal limit? Is that a school limit or a country/EU limit? In the US, since University's are essentially corporations, you can stay in as long as you want as long as you keep paying (though your advisor has some sway on making sure you graduate in a reasonable amount of time).


well, in the US there are limits to how long a program will fund you, or for how long you will be able to secure external funding. that said, I am on something like the 9 year plan
opisska
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Poland8852 Posts
October 02 2015 08:01 GMT
#26
On October 02 2015 10:09 Foolishness wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 01 2015 17:52 opisska wrote:
On October 01 2015 08:20 Foolishness wrote:
On September 30 2015 08:33 notesfromunderground wrote:
On September 29 2015 14:17 banjoetheredskin wrote:
I have a new-found respect for both my professors and the Ph.D students I run into every now and again on campus. I am also attracted to the idea of earning a Ph.D yet terrified by the process and requisite mastery of a subject.


it's not about mastery. it's about endurance.

can I ask... what field?

Being self-motivated is also one of the key factors, as it will help ensure you're not in for 10+ years =P


If I could be in for 10+ years, I would, being a PhD student is really great But the legal limit is 9 years and is sadly approaching fast

There's a legal limit? Is that a school limit or a country/EU limit? In the US, since University's are essentially corporations, you can stay in as long as you want as long as you keep paying (though your advisor has some sway on making sure you graduate in a reasonable amount of time).


The fact that there is a limit and some general bounds are Czech law, the specific number varies from University to University, but it is generaly 7-9 years.
"Jeez, that's far from ideal." - Serral, the king of mild trashtalk
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opisska
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Poland8852 Posts
October 02 2015 16:53 GMT
#27
Today we learned that some students are willing to do almost anything to get their PhD. This photo of a first-year PhD student (technically on his second day on the job) was taken at the premises of the Institute of Physics during actual astroparticle-physics-related work activity.

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"Jeez, that's far from ideal." - Serral, the king of mild trashtalk
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