Will it look bad on my resume/be detrimental if I decide to pursue a career in academia if I take a relatively long time to get my degree
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I cant really respond to your questions, but I just wanted to ask where you are studying in Germany? I am originally from Bad Hersfeld and spent a year at Heidelberg between my BA and MA.
I'm originally from the Netherlands and I'm in Cologne. For some reason a lot of American students seem to come to Heidelberg; I haven't been there yet.
Yeah, but it's different if life puts things in your way. I don't know whether I can justify it on account of "extracurricular activites" when there are plenty of people who manage to juggle that and cramming big-time.
I was just on a hiring committee and this logic was plain to see. We didn't look at how long it took them to get their PhDs, but the PhD/job gap was noticed.
so long as you're making progress...jjr1993p2February 12 2007, 05:36:13 UTC
Hi, my name is John, and I, too, am a recovering Academic.
I'd say so long as you're making progress to your degree, and staying academically active...e.g. publishing, going to conferences, TEACHING, etc, you should be ok. Don't just spend all your time taking classes, etc. If you want to become a professor, you have to start *acting* like one while still in grad school. And don't just attend conferences, but PRESENT there. (this advice makes me into one big hypocrite, but it's because I wished I'd learned these lessons myself back when)
I agree that graduating then having a gap probably makes it harder to re-integrate back into academe. Humanities PhDs just plain take longer anyway--and that's ok.
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If you can explain why it took longer than expected, people generally understand.
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I was just on a hiring committee and this logic was plain to see. We didn't look at how long it took them to get their PhDs, but the PhD/job gap was noticed.
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I'd say so long as you're making progress to your degree, and staying academically active...e.g. publishing, going to conferences, TEACHING, etc, you should be ok. Don't just spend all your time taking classes, etc. If you want to become a professor, you have to start *acting* like one while still in grad school. And don't just attend conferences, but PRESENT there. (this advice makes me into one big hypocrite, but it's because I wished I'd learned these lessons myself back when)
I agree that graduating then having a gap probably makes it harder to re-integrate back into academe. Humanities PhDs just plain take longer anyway--and that's ok.
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