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  • solarpower03
    solarpower03 Posts: 12,160 Member
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    I feel pretty confident there must be more than just three of us... :-)

    I guess nobody wants to admit they spent a decade of their adult life in college... :laugh:

    What you mean a decade ? I got mine 10 years ago and still stuck in college :-)
    PhD Neuroscience in France, Molecular biology in Italy, PostDoc in Florida, and in Utah..... running out of grant money, tired to spend my days writing grants for money..... considering just giving up and changing career...

    That's why I changed!
  • Titanuim
    Titanuim Posts: 337 Member
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    I finished my Master of Laws (LLM) last week specialising in Mining, Energy.

    I just don't think I am smart enough to do a Doctorate in Juridcal Science (the Phd for Lawyers in Australia) but I could just be in recovery mode. Another Masters seems like a lot less pressure.

    Well done to all the Doctors in the house.
  • stephaneb74
    stephaneb74 Posts: 151 Member
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    I finished my Master of Laws (LLM) last week specialising in Mining, Energy.

    I just don't think I am smart enough to do a Doctorate in Juridcal Science (the Phd for Lawyers in Australia) but I could just be in recovery mode. Another Masters seems like a lot less pressure.

    Well done to all the Doctors in the house.

    Being a doctor has nothing to do with being smart..... it has to do with being stupid enough to pursue a degree that is not much better than tthe value people want to give .... if I had known, I would probably have stopped at a master and find a job there....

    Now if having a doctorate is absolutely necessary for you or your career, by all means go after it..... but think a lot before taking that step :-)
  • Titanuim
    Titanuim Posts: 337 Member
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    I finished my Master of Laws (LLM) last week specialising in Mining, Energy and Natural Resources.

    I just don't think I am smart enough to do a Doctorate in Juridcal Science (the Phd for Lawyers in Australia) but I could just be in recovery mode. Another Masters seems like a lot less pressure.

    Well done to all the Doctors in the house.

    Being a doctor has nothing to do with being smart..... it has to do with being stupid enough to pursue a degree that is not much better than tthe value people want to give .... if I had known, I would probably have stopped at a master and find a job there....

    Now if having a doctorate is absolutely necessary for you or your career, by all means go after it..... but think a lot before taking that step :-)

    Hmm. Another Masters in a different area might help with career progression but I am not that fussed as my current job pays six figures plus other benefits. If I go higher up the food chain I would be expected to put in longer hours which means less time for family and fitness goals. PhD probs can wait till I am bored with career stuff and am just doing it for "fun
  • Bentley2718
    Bentley2718 Posts: 1,690 Member
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    I have a Ph.D. in Sociology, that I use extensively in my exciting career as a statistician.
  • YokoJ
    YokoJ Posts: 253
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    Currently working on my master's. I want to eventually go back for my doctorates. As of right now I need a serious break from school! So when I graduate next fall I will prob enter into the workforce.
  • scs143
    scs143 Posts: 2,190 Member
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    I finished my Master of Laws (LLM) last week specialising in Mining, Energy.

    I just don't think I am smart enough to do a Doctorate in Juridcal Science (the Phd for Lawyers in Australia) but I could just be in recovery mode. Another Masters seems like a lot less pressure.

    Well done to all the Doctors in the house.

    Being a doctor has nothing to do with being smart..... it has to do with being stupid enough to pursue a degree that is not much better than tthe value people want to give .... if I had known, I would probably have stopped at a master and find a job there....

    Now if having a doctorate is absolutely necessary for you or your career, by all means go after it..... but think a lot before taking that step :-)

    Do you want to be a lawyer? I have a JD, as I am a lawyer and I have to tell you, anyone could get one, if you are willing to do the work. It isn't so much about being smart, although that helps, as it is about wanting it bad enough to read thousands of pages a night.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
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    I finished my Master of Laws (LLM) last week specialising in Mining, Energy.

    I just don't think I am smart enough to do a Doctorate in Juridcal Science (the Phd for Lawyers in Australia) but I could just be in recovery mode. Another Masters seems like a lot less pressure.

    Well done to all the Doctors in the house.

    Being a doctor has nothing to do with being smart..... it has to do with being stupid enough to pursue a degree that is not much better than tthe value people want to give .... if I had known, I would probably have stopped at a master and find a job there....

    Now if having a doctorate is absolutely necessary for you or your career, by all means go after it..... but think a lot before taking that step :-)
    I guess that's a matter of perspective. A Ph.D. is worthwhile to some and not worthwhile to others. It was the BEST career and personal move for me at the time. I've not regretted it for a moment.
  • tayteetots
    tayteetots Posts: 114 Member
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    I would continue school but it's so expensive and I can't justify spending the money. Perhaps once my husband is a professor somewhere or we have an exorbant amount of money, I'll return.

    I'm well aware of the horrendous expenses related to education and the terrible job market, but if you want your Ph.D.., don't put it off. I'm sure your husband's great, but you and he are not one person. Things change. I assume that in a competitive job market, they'll want Ph.D.s, not M.A.s. It won't get easier.

    (You opened the door.)

    It's untrue that people want PhDs and not MAs. A lot of places don't want to pay to have a PhD on staff if they can get away with someone at the Master's level.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
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    I would continue school but it's so expensive and I can't justify spending the money. Perhaps once my husband is a professor somewhere or we have an exorbant amount of money, I'll return.

    I'm well aware of the horrendous expenses related to education and the terrible job market, but if you want your Ph.D.., don't put it off. I'm sure your husband's great, but you and he are not one person. Things change. I assume that in a competitive job market, they'll want Ph.D.s, not M.A.s. It won't get easier.

    (You opened the door.)

    It's untrue that people want PhDs and not MAs. A lot of places don't want to pay to have a PhD on staff if they can get away with someone at the Master's level.
    Generalizations.
    It depends on the job market, the profession, the requirements...These things can't be generalized.

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