Big Announcement
Alright. I hinted at this in my New Years post and Graeme bugged me about what it could be. Well, here it is.
I'm now a PhD student!
hehehe. No, I haven't finished my Masters yet. I'm going directly to PhD. Crazy, huh?
A year ago, my supervisor asked me if I wanted to go directly to PhD. The thought never crossed my mind, mainly because I didn't think it was possible. But he said it was and that got me thinking. After some deliberation and bouncing the idea off a few people, I decided that I was going to go for it. Reasons being (and in no particular order but what's coming out of my head first):
Many of you would probably say that I could do a PhD after my Masters. But let's be realistic here. I've been in school way too long as it is. I want to be done. I'm doing one more degree and that's it. Whether it be Masters or PhD, I want only one. So it might as well be a PhD since the opportunity is here.
Whether or not the reasons really seem all that legitimate to you, please don't try to make me feel like I'm doing the wrong thing. It's hard enough having everyone question my decision for the past year, and make me second-guess myself for the past year. Now that I'm finally in, I don't really want to do that anymore. Even though I think I made the right decision and I do want to do it, I still have doubts too. The future is too scary.
My supervisor has been planning what I'm going to do for the last year. I mean, he's even considered and tried to make opportunities for me regarding jobs after I graduate. I would get an opportunity to maybe work with international standards or have a job here in Saskatoon. I'm not saying I'll be doing those but the opportunity is here. It's just been a crazy ride. Hope I can stay on it.
Anyways, that's my big news. =)
I'm now a PhD student!
hehehe. No, I haven't finished my Masters yet. I'm going directly to PhD. Crazy, huh?
A year ago, my supervisor asked me if I wanted to go directly to PhD. The thought never crossed my mind, mainly because I didn't think it was possible. But he said it was and that got me thinking. After some deliberation and bouncing the idea off a few people, I decided that I was going to go for it. Reasons being (and in no particular order but what's coming out of my head first):
- I've always wanted one.
- I personally am not overly worried about getting a job afterwards. The tech industry is always changing directions that by the time I graduate, who knows what the heck it wants. Maybe by then you need a PhD to get a job. Who knows. Either way, it wasn't a good enough reason for me to really consider not doing a PhD.
- The project would be something interesting that I would actually want to work on.
- The opportunity came up and how often does that happen?
Many of you would probably say that I could do a PhD after my Masters. But let's be realistic here. I've been in school way too long as it is. I want to be done. I'm doing one more degree and that's it. Whether it be Masters or PhD, I want only one. So it might as well be a PhD since the opportunity is here.
Whether or not the reasons really seem all that legitimate to you, please don't try to make me feel like I'm doing the wrong thing. It's hard enough having everyone question my decision for the past year, and make me second-guess myself for the past year. Now that I'm finally in, I don't really want to do that anymore. Even though I think I made the right decision and I do want to do it, I still have doubts too. The future is too scary.
My supervisor has been planning what I'm going to do for the last year. I mean, he's even considered and tried to make opportunities for me regarding jobs after I graduate. I would get an opportunity to maybe work with international standards or have a job here in Saskatoon. I'm not saying I'll be doing those but the opportunity is here. It's just been a crazy ride. Hope I can stay on it.
Anyways, that's my big news. =)