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What is a PhD? - Page 9
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Ketch
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DisaFear
Australia4074 Posts
 Nice explanation, loved the pictures  | ||
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Canada988 Posts
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Cpt Obvious
Germany3073 Posts
At least it's that way in physics. We have guys here where not even their professor gets what exactly they are doing, they're that specialized. Some of them do stuff that only 3 other people on the whole planet understand, sometimes they're the only one doing research in that field. On the other hand, it's nice to be able to call yourself the 3rd best *insert ridiculously narrow field of research here* researcher if the competition is that fierce. | ||
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akalarry
United States1978 Posts
On August 04 2011 15:44 taldarimAltar wrote: I know this girl who has a PhD from Harvard after 7 years, now she's hopelessly overqualified for any job and she realised she isn't that into academia, the job she'll most likely be doing. depending on her specialty, she can do A TON of things with a phd from harvard that isn't related to her field. what does she do out of curiosity? | ||
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Perseverance
Japan2800 Posts
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DisneylandSC
Netherlands435 Posts
Personally I find the idea that you can add to the knowledge of all of mankind pretty awesome. No matter how little or insignificant it is / or might seem at the time. As far as this goes, On August 04 2011 15:44 taldarimAltar wrote: I know this girl who has a PhD from Harvard after 7 years, now she's hopelessly overqualified for any job and she realised she isn't that into academia, the job she'll most likely be doing. It all depends on what kind of PhD you are doing as well as how much time you spend on your PhD. I myself am doing a PhD in mathematics and finding a job after I complete it isn't all to hard. Especially not if you only take 3 to 4 years to get your PhD, rather than 7. | ||
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anycolourfloyd
Australia524 Posts
it really appeals to me that i could do research that improves quality of life of the human race.. | ||
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CatNzHat
United States1599 Posts
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Heyoka
Katowice25012 Posts
On August 04 2011 15:44 taldarimAltar wrote: I know this girl who has a PhD from Harvard after 7 years, now she's hopelessly overqualified for any job and she realised she isn't that into academia, the job she'll most likely be doing. I always wonder how often that happens. In some fields you can just go into industry and make good money but there are others where your experience is useless outside academia. Shitty scenario to be in. | ||
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javy_
United States1677 Posts
On August 04 2011 18:17 anycolourfloyd wrote: i've gotta apply for phd scholarships for next year now, contemplating doing one in the biomechanics field (from a mech eng background) it really appeals to me that i could do research that improves quality of life of the human race.. DO IT i'm doing biomechanics research right now with a grad student who is a mech eng phd student. | ||
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jack520
China3 Posts
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dabbeljuh
Germany159 Posts
but I still think it was a good time, you just do not know how science works until you experience it the hard way. | ||
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boon2537
United States905 Posts
Mad respect for those who attempt/achieve it, though. On August 04 2011 18:47 jack520 wrote: YAH QUOTING SPAM URLS IS A SMART IDEA Very subtle commercial >.> + Show Spoiler + I doubt you would last long at TL if you keep squeeze in your website , just saying | ||
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