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Alkanadi (Погледати профил) 29. октобар 2015. 13.34.50
For example, a PhD in linguistics focusing on constructed languages like Esperanto. Or, a doctorate in Information Technology.
We are all slaves to the corporations. Should I try to become a VIP slave?
Miland (Погледати профил) 29. октобар 2015. 13.50.55
If you do decide to do a PhD, think of it as intellectual prospecting. I suggest that you work in an area in which your supervisor is active, so that you will have a good chance of getting some nuggets (good publications) out of it, which would enhance your prospects.
BTW what connection has this with Esperanto?
RiotNrrd (Погледати профил) 29. октобар 2015. 16.02.27
erinja (Погледати профил) 29. октобар 2015. 16.34.42
BTW - don't get a master's or a doctorate in Esperanto, it's not worth it. But some people have used Esperanto-related studies for their master's or doctorate in another topic (linguistics is a common one but not the only one).
RiotNrrd (Погледати профил) 29. октобар 2015. 16.50.24
erinja:...BTW - don't get a master's or a doctorate in Esperanto, it's not worth it.Heh. I just gave that example to try and tie the thread to EO. I tend to agree that an advanced degree in Esperanto would be quite silly.
Vestitor (Погледати профил) 29. октобар 2015. 17.33.47
In the 'commune' (sounds hippyish, but it's not) where my girlfriend lives more than half the people have a master's degree and they still talk drivel about most things. Too many degrees seems to be an official pass enabling unsuitable people to take up responsible positions when they don't have the tools for it.
Go straight to a PhD, or not at all. My personal opinion is that people should only really be doing this sort of research if it a natural progression of their success so far and not as mere eye-candy on their CV for impressing job interviewers.
jefusan (Погледати профил) 29. октобар 2015. 17.34.10
As tempting as it is to go back to school, I've mostly decided it would make no financial sense for me to pursue this at my age. Many people have written thoughtful essays about whether graduate school is worth your time. This is one of the more pessimistic reads.
Tempodivalse (Погледати профил) 29. октобар 2015. 18.10.17
Off-topic!!!
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The market is so flooded with PhDs these days, especially in the humanities, that it's no longer a good way to "stand out" to employers. I don't know how it is in science-related fields. At the least, I imagine the expenses are onerous.
On the other hand, if you have a specific line of work that you are aiming for which requires a higher degree (e.g. law, medicine) then this doesn't apply.
seveer (Погледати профил) 29. октобар 2015. 22.42.44
Less than half of Ph.D students will make it through the program, and that is already a group winnowed down by undergraduate completion, GRE, and other practical concerns.
The other interpretation of financial value is the idea that you will, after attaining a credential, be able to parlay it into some economic opportunity. This is far more suspect. The U.S. mints far, far, far more new Ph.D's than can possibly be absorbed by academia. And assuming your specific Ph.D is not valuable in private industry, you won't be absorbed by it, either.
I think people very often gravitate toward these programs because, at least in the U.S., all of our institutional routes from training to practical work have been severed over the past 40 years. So people graduate from high school or college and there is no structured path for them to follow, except higher education or the military. But if your goal is simply to make some money, a far better investment is likely to be learning something in high demand like coding or web design. This is a discipline which still recognizes performance rather than credentials. More modest work in welding or oil production can also get you there. I highly recommend you closely examine your own, possibly subconscious, reasons for wanting to go. Be honest with yourself. Then trawl the internet looking for counterexamples to the narrative that higher ed. is propagating. Remember that it is in their interest for you to apply to their program and they have no legal responsibility to get you a job. So called "job placement" statistics are also utterly misleading as a matter of course. Law schools will frequently list people working at gas stations as successfully employed graduates. Be skeptical.
Vestitor (Погледати профил) 29. октобар 2015. 22.47.35
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