Comments | general_xanith: Its that phd question again

general_xanith

Its that phd question again

May 03, 2005 20:36

Well I had my doctors appointment in the morning. As i haven't got well enough, fast enough, gotta stay on moderate dose of my meds until my exams ends, as I can't risk getting bad until they are over. Decided to have a nice day today, so took painkillers for once (i guess thats what they are there for), no pain, however I don't think i was quite ( Read more... )

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_arnamentia_ May 3 2005, 23:19:13 UTC

Sorry you haven't been feeling well :(

I reckon the PhD thing sounds like an ace idea, especially as the money will be similar to what you'd be earning anyway, and you get a shiny new qualification to boot.

Good luck with it all :)

general_xanith May 4 2005, 10:14:14 UTC

Thanks, I'm thinking about it long and hard. Called up mum, and going to speak to my uncle tonight and see what he thinks. Must interrogate entire family and see what they say. Everyone seems to be saying go for it so far... so scary tho!

keletkezes May 4 2005, 06:28:24 UTC

I say go for the no more exams option; after you've done a PhD no-one gives a monkey's what your degree was, probably (unless they need extra reasons to employ you over someone else). And as it's linked to industry, you might be able to get a job with RTW (whoever they are)!

See you tomorrow :D

general_xanith May 4 2005, 10:16:16 UTC

Yeah, i could go into making cars that transform into robots! with lasers and everything. Its quite exciting, but so much to think about before i decide, as its signing up for 3 years!

keletkezes May 4 2005, 10:32:34 UTC

No, no, no, only three years! In Germany, you'd do the 4-year course (they're all shocked here I don't have to write a proper dissertation or anything as my last year project, what would be my 5th year if I did) and then 5 years PhD with maybe a third of that in work. It's all so very different; we get really good degrees for much less time-consuming work (though the work is of a better standard in Britain, they tell me...).

ltcmdrjim May 4 2005, 08:16:02 UTC

If you can get all the required qualifications from the PhD, I don't see why you shouldn't jump straight in. OTOH, I suppose the final year project is good practice for doing a PhD, but they woldn't be offering you one if they didn't think you could do it.

general_xanith May 4 2005, 10:17:11 UTC

Yeah, could really do with more practice of building stuff, probably going to do some reading over summer and get a bit of a head start and vaguely know what i might be letting myself in for.