On September 14 2010 12:41 AppleTart wrote:
But who cares, all of us are working together to push the boundaries farther. The only field where I am sorta even remotely meh about is PHD in History....

We need historians to explain the mistakes of the past. Then we can repeat them!

Navi

5286 Posts

September 14 2010 03:51 GMT

#62

That's quite hillarious

my phd dad also thinks that its quite relevant lol

MangoTango

United States3670 Posts

September 14 2010 03:55 GMT

#63

For those who are PhD students like me, PhD comics are funny, because they are our lives.

newvsoldschool

428 Posts

September 14 2010 03:58 GMT

#64

So a PhD is like a soring pimple on your face wanting to break out. Duly noted. :p

Anyways, with that said, I am doing pretty well with my BA in Economics (yes, they are actually useful in this time, but I've been hired for jobs only on a seasonal basis, on a steady stream of gigs, but stable either way). I find that some acquaintances of mine are pursuing/pursued PhDs because they can't get enough of the nourishing environment that graduate schools can provide. I very nearly decided to take graduate school myself, but I really wanted to take on the world for what it is as soon as possible. And because I was offered a job before I even graduated.

rally_point

Canada458 Posts

September 14 2010 04:00 GMT

#65

wow that's a really good visual explanation

chem engg grad here, but don't think I have the passion nor smarts to pursue anything post grad in this field. (right now I'm looking at the possibility of switching to... iPhone programming haha)

tryummm

774 Posts

September 14 2010 04:01 GMT

#66

PhD automatically classifies you an expert in your niche. It depends on what you want to accomplish and what your line of work is, really.

snorlax

United States755 Posts

September 14 2010 04:01 GMT

#67

My PHD Math teacher says a PHD means two years alone :3

Zzoram

Canada7115 Posts

September 14 2010 04:03 GMT

#68

Grad school is awesome, seriously. Every educational environment is awesome, and the higher up the more awesome. For many people, high school is the best time of their life because they don't get more education and their jobs suck. Undergrad is way better, but grad school (or sometimes professional school) is unmatched. You get a more enriching environment than undergrads, with smaller classes than high school, it's great.

Madcatcf

Vietnam77 Posts

September 14 2010 04:03 GMT

#69

PhD = Pretty hard degree
Great pictures & explanation in the OP btw.

Mora

Canada5235 Posts

September 14 2010 04:08 GMT

#70

i want to go to school. :o

Subversion

South Africa3627 Posts

September 14 2010 04:08 GMT

#71

On September 14 2010 10:59 Aberu wrote:
Just looks another teacher trying to justify to themselves all of those years they spent getting a PhD. It's an interesting illustration, but it also runs off of this presumption that those with PhD's simply know more than those without PhD's. There are computer programmers I know that have far more knowledge having worked in the field for 30 years than these new young "whipper-snappers" could gain with a PhD in Comp Sci (if anyone even goes for that).

wow dude, you completely missed the point of this.

if anything, this guy was illustrating the LACK of significance of a PhD.

Roe

Canada6002 Posts

September 14 2010 04:09 GMT

#72

this guy has a phd :d

illu

Canada2531 Posts

September 14 2010 04:14 GMT

#73

On September 14 2010 13:09 Roe wrote:
this guy has a phd :d
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91IAiaoFZLg

Damn it. I watched it until the end hoping he'd say he has a PhD in English or something.

Terranist

United States2496 Posts

September 14 2010 04:25 GMT

#74

looking at the pictures now i understand what kanye meant when he said a PhD means pretty huge dick.

thedeadhaji

39489 Posts

September 14 2010 04:26 GMT

#75

On September 14 2010 11:56 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:
a PhD is where u give science a pimple

kind of fitting when thinking of science's growing pains

cgrinker

United States3824 Posts

September 14 2010 04:33 GMT

#76

I'm going to start applying to Grad Schools this fall for my PhD. I'm going straight from BS (well BA/BS cause my school wanted to make up a bigger degree or something.) PhD in either CS or CIS (I for information)

My motivation is that I'm not done learning yet, or more so that I'm not done learning in a colligate atmosphere. A masters doesn't really interest me except in the sense that if I need a break after this year I'll go that route.

I sort of associate all master's degrees as professional degrees, and I'm not really interested in going into the industry.

DrTJEckleburg

United States1080 Posts

September 14 2010 04:34 GMT

#77

On September 14 2010 12:51 Chelmar wrote:

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We need historians to explain the mistakes of the past. Then we can repeat them!

Haha, history doesn't repeat itself, but similar things do happen. I'm simply exercising my mind, doing lots of reading and writing, learning how to be ridiculously persuasive whether or not the facts support my thesis, and on the side I'm interpreting the past. Yes indeed, I am one of the "used-car salesman of academia", a historian.

Crushgroove

United States793 Posts

September 14 2010 04:34 GMT

#78

What an excellent visual adaptation to put it into perspective!

dybydx

Canada1764 Posts

September 14 2010 04:42 GMT

#79

my friend who is a phd student told me that phd = permanent head damage

Slaughter

United States20255 Posts

September 14 2010 04:49 GMT

#80

As they say the higher your education the more you know about less.

Im currently working towards this goal myself in Bio Anthropology. Its really a time sink but damn it is really cool and interesting. Seriously a lot of dedication though and I salute anyone who can maintain a normal social life for any extended period of time heh. PhD comics is awesome because its true (though not quite for me as im in the social sciences so its a different atmosphere at times).