So, it's been a really bizarre day so far. I'm currently in my final year of Business Information Management (Business IT in a nutshell) and I had a one to one meeting with one of my tutors. I was there to inquire about a position on a Master's course, following the completion of this BSc.
She then told me that I should skip doing the Master's and go straight for a Ph.D, and now I'm short of words.
I'm trying to contemplate if I should stay with what I was planning to do, a 1 year Master's course or leave with a first class BSc and get work industry experience before deciding exactly what I want from my career.
OR.
If I should go for a Ph.D (This speaks for itself, really).
Here's my two cents on the situation:
[B]Advantages of Ph.D:[/B]
- Incredible, top end qualification.
- Opportunity to branch out into seriously high paid career paths at a young age.
[B]Disadvantages of Ph.D:[/B]
- Become overqualified for jobs that I aimed for during the last few years.
- Cost.
So, Facepunch... Ideas?
I would go for it.
I would give an advice of sorts but it looks like i'm going to fail my first year at uni so I'm incredibly jelly.
Hope that was a good informative post.
I would rather be educated than not in any circumstances.
I'd slip on my spaghetti and cry my eyes out
Well, it's a lot of extra money, and depending on where you live, a lot of extra money to pay is not good in a time like this. But in the end, it could end up benefiting you majorly. But also, getting a Ph.D is really just about getting paid more at a job. It's whatever your first instinct and desire tells you you should do.
I think you should go for it only if you think you can do it or will at least give it all you can, because it is expensive.
Once you have your PhD you could probably quite easily pay it off.
Luckily my adviser told me for my major I would not really need a Ph.D unless I want to teach, but I think in business the higher the degree the better so I would go for it.
Thanks for your responses, guys. I'm really thinking long and hard about this one. Any other suggestions you might have I'm open to ideas.
[QUOTE=qwerty000;38601406]I would give an advice of sorts but it looks like i'm going to fail my first year at uni so I'm incredibly jelly.
Hope that was a good informative post.[/QUOTE]
Qwerty, don't give up. Just spend a little more time researching and reading and you'll have your first year over and done with in no time!
[QUOTE=Chubbles;38601486]Well, it's a lot of extra money, and depending on where you live, a lot of extra money to pay is not good in a time like this. But in the end, it could end up benefiting you majorly. But also, getting a Ph.D is really just about getting paid more at a job. It's whatever your first instinct and desire tells you you should do.[/QUOTE]
I agree, the outcome would be fantastic. But I'm unsure whether or not I'd enjoy what I do if I became something like a chief information officer. If I applied for an IT manager position or something similar with a Ph.D the chances are I'd be turned away. It's almost not worth adding it to my CV if I did that.
Well it depends on area, most would say its worth it but sometime not.
Ive been wanting to become a research scientist and i would require a PHD in philosophy in most case.
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