Comments on: A typical PhD student is like the A-team so there is no plan B

By: Tosin

Tosin — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:39:09 +0000

I did a PhD program for a few years, ran away, and I’ve spent the last few years “living” – you know, with an environment where I can solve problems and feel successful instead of getting criticized and feeling like crap as in grad school. Now I want to go back (not for the suffering, but for the learning and the feeling of accomplishment and maybe the diploma and for ppl’s expectations sake, and maybe because it’s nagging on my to-do list.)
Like you asked, why can’t “living” be an acceptable part of doing a PhD? A PhD after you’ve worked a bit, a PhD along with interaction with the world, etc. ? Who knows? Maybe it’s just tradition and no better reason?

By: vicmiclovich

vicmiclovich — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:53:59 +0000

A typical PhD student is like the A-team so there is no plan B- by Fisheye Perspective http://bit.ly/b469zY

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By: victor miclovich

victor miclovich — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:53:59 +0000

A typical PhD student is like the A-team so there is no plan B- by Fisheye Perspective http://bit.ly/b469zY

By: shiv

shiv — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:03:59 +0000

A typical PhD student is like the A-team so there is no plan B- by Fisheye Perspective http://bit.ly/b469zY @abhishektiwari

By: shiv

shiv — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:45:34 +0000

A very interesting post Abhishek. I have noticed that more and more younger crop of people are choosing to complete their PhDs. I think about 20 years ago a bachelor’s degree was considered an accomplishment. 15 years ago (around the time i completed by bachelor’s), having a masters was considered a great accomplishments and today the trend is to complete your PhD. Perhaps the next trend as you say could be getting multiple postdocs.

As you suggest, the job market will follow the traditional demand and supply. When i completed my bachelor’s i had to get a job to support my family and continue to do so. So i really didn’t have the option to do a full time master’s far less a PhD (and i wish today i could’ve). At the time supply of candidates with a Bachelor’s degree far outstripped the demand. So i had to take the job i could get which paid bare minimum at the time. But by doing that i was able to get a foot in the door and have been able to build my career over time. It is alarming to me to know that the same fate awaits a PhD holder today.

By: Natalie Stanford

Natalie Stanford — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:33:38 +0000

A typical PhD student is like the A-team so there is no plan B- by Fisheye Perspective http://bit.ly/b469zY

By: Anil Thomas

Anil Thomas — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:36:10 +0000

A typical PhD student is like the A-team so there is no plan B http://bit.ly/cJsZNJ #science

By: sysbio

sysbio — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:36:10 +0000

A typical PhD student is like the A-team so there is no plan B http://bit.ly/cJsZNJ #fisheye

By: Abhishek Tiwari

Abhishek Tiwari — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:36:09 +0000

A typical PhD student is like the A-team so there is no plan B http://bit.ly/cJsZNJ

By: Agathe VIALLE

Agathe VIALLE — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:09:16 +0000

RT @abhishektiwari: A typical PhD student is like the A-team so there is no plan B http://goo.gl/7V4L