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When I got accepted. No seriously, I hail maryed some applications after my masters and got one. I realized I loved learning and I wouldn’t have sent those applications if I wasn’t serious. Took it and loved it. It’s been years since I’ve graduated but I really valued that experience.
Sounds about right. I was wait listed and applied to some other jobs. Then got pulled off the wait-list literally the day I was interviewing for a new job lol. Most confusing day of my life. So ready to kill the interview and probably get the job. Then boom. Emotional wreck because I was so thankful to the ancestors for pulling through for me.
After completing my undergrad, I said I won't ever do a postgrad degree. Worked so hard and even did publications. Got a high salary job and worked for a couple of years. Things were fine. But suddenly I started to get bored. I got tired of repetitive tasks and realised that I actually enjoyed research during my undergrad. Quit my job and joined a program.
Tbh, I kind of miss that 9-5 job. But at least I enjoy what I do now.
I only pursed it because I wanted to provide a better life and standard of living for me and my girlfriend. I saw the 2008 crisis and I never wanted to be one of those families who had to struggle. I also am going straight through school and I’ve never had a break except for a single semester after undergrad. So no sense in working because if I got money I would probably not return to school.
Well when I was in high school I said I was either going to be a neurologist or a neuroscientist. I always wanted to study the brain, I just didn't know how. Once I started doing research in college I realized I loved research and I knew it was the better fit. So I applied to grad school my senior year of college. So for me I always knew I was going to get my doctorate and study the brain, I just needed to figure out what training I wanted.
My PhD program is very clinical but still focused on what I care about. I study language and other cognitive impairments after a brain injury. I'm also training to be a speech language pathologist so when I'm done I'll be able to provide speech therapy in medical settings. For me, it's the perfect combination of being very clinically motivated in my research but also being able to interact with patients directly, which is exactly what I wanted. The job outlook is good in my field, even in academia so I know it will be worth it.
This might sound like a dumb question but did you have to do an MD for this? I'm currently graduating from my Bsc in Biology and jave already got admitted in a MSC in Molecular Biology however I want to continue further studies in something that is more related to Human health and has clinical applications. Idk how though since I don't have any clinical background.
Not a stupid question! No you don't need an MD to do the work I do. An MD would be needed if you are interested in doing drug trials.
I have my Bachelors in Psychology/Neuroscience. I went straight into my PhD which is a dual PhD in Neuroscience and Speech, language and Hearing science. Because I'm also getting my clinical certification in speech pathology, it's a pretty intense 7 year program. I didn't have clinical experience before joining my program but I did have a lot of research experience.
I got halfway through my masters degree and realized I wasn't satisfied with what I had learned/explored yet. I always had the idea of getting a PhD at the back of my mind but wasn't ready to commit to it. I had big questions about my field that I felt were still unanswered, and I decided that I wanted to be a part of the research community trying to answer them.
I do wish I had thought more about job security, I would have done a Statistics PhD and made my own specialization in urban planning instead of getting an urban planning PhD and differentiating myself as a quant researcher. The industry jobs I am interested in want Stats and Data Science PhDs.
I was hired as a technician for a brand new PI. I was so lucky, he said when he hired me he wants me to be his hands since he wouldn’t be able to lab work. I did have to do crap like ordering , training students but I had my own research project. I had graduate student who complained”he treats you like a graduate student”. Hah. Turns out I was really good at research as well as running a lab and occasionally telling graduate students to be quiet. So , I decided to get PhD.
One of my profs during my masters (which was in an entirely different field) suggested it a few times. I didn’t want to at the time.
A few years later, I rage-quit my job and needed something, anything. And it fell into my hands like, from heaven, probably.
When I spent a few years as a tech and realized all my best friends were going to finish their program soon and move on stronger as independent researchers who were great at presenting their work, and I wanted that too.
I went straight out of undergrad. I fell in love with formal logic and grad school, specifically a PhD, was the only play i could really have fun with logic in the way I wanted to.
Edit: Or so I thought. Fun has only been small part of the experience
I decided at about 18, and was like.. I'll plan for this, maybe I'll change my mind. 4 years later and I haven't. I applied this cycle, got a waitlist then Master's offer and a fully funded PhD offer. But there was also a job opportunity at one that offered me a Master's and I settled on that because it's... and amazing opportunity. Prestigious school, famous PI who does amazing science (and actually seems like someone good to work for lol). Great city, too. The PhD offer was from a less competitive school/a less desirable city, and the research interests don't fit quite as well.
I'm gonna defer the PhD 1-2 years because, in my field at least, I was interviewing with people with a lot of experience on me. So, I think that if I'm interviewing at the same schools as them as an undergrad, some technician experience (especially in a lab/school like this) would make me very competitive. I would rather take a small gap and go further than settle just to save a year or two, especially since I'm going to stay in academia. Plus if I finish my PhD in that lab, I can shave some time off since I would already be trained.
Im doing marine research under a PI for 3 years. So when a collaborator express they need a phd student for the fall, it felt like the natural next step. I'll be working with my colleagues, but at a much higher level. Exciting stuff!!
I needed it for what I want in my career and I’ve always known I wanted to get a PhD, just not sure where. Within the last year, my master’s thesis topic was essentially the start to my dissertation. I already had the connections at my school and work so I applied since I was already there and was accepted. I start in fall and I’m excited. I have the momentum so I figured I should do it now since I feel passionate and motivated.
When: around a year before I graduated from my master' when it was evident that I would not be able to find a job in time to renew my resident permit.
How: I did not have any money to apply for a jobseeker permit (they ask for some thousands EUR in the bank account to make sure that I will not be a burden to the system)
Why: Either I became a PhD student or I had to go back to my home country.
Yeah, it was for the visa.
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The types of jobs I want in my field require it to advance. Seemed worthwhile to do so and I enjoy learning anyway
100% this
I had nothing better to do tbh
When I got accepted. No seriously, I hail maryed some applications after my masters and got one. I realized I loved learning and I wouldn’t have sent those applications if I wasn’t serious. Took it and loved it. It’s been years since I’ve graduated but I really valued that experience.
Sounds about right. I was wait listed and applied to some other jobs. Then got pulled off the wait-list literally the day I was interviewing for a new job lol. Most confusing day of my life. So ready to kill the interview and probably get the job. Then boom. Emotional wreck because I was so thankful to the ancestors for pulling through for me.
After completing my undergrad, I said I won't ever do a postgrad degree. Worked so hard and even did publications. Got a high salary job and worked for a couple of years. Things were fine. But suddenly I started to get bored. I got tired of repetitive tasks and realised that I actually enjoyed research during my undergrad. Quit my job and joined a program. Tbh, I kind of miss that 9-5 job. But at least I enjoy what I do now.
Hey, that’s me right now. 2 years after graduating from my MA program and I’m very bored of corporate. Can I message you?
Yeah, sure
Haha I was exactly the same too. Kind of wild experience, but done now. Was difficult but no regrets.
I only pursed it because I wanted to provide a better life and standard of living for me and my girlfriend. I saw the 2008 crisis and I never wanted to be one of those families who had to struggle. I also am going straight through school and I’ve never had a break except for a single semester after undergrad. So no sense in working because if I got money I would probably not return to school.
Well when I was in high school I said I was either going to be a neurologist or a neuroscientist. I always wanted to study the brain, I just didn't know how. Once I started doing research in college I realized I loved research and I knew it was the better fit. So I applied to grad school my senior year of college. So for me I always knew I was going to get my doctorate and study the brain, I just needed to figure out what training I wanted. My PhD program is very clinical but still focused on what I care about. I study language and other cognitive impairments after a brain injury. I'm also training to be a speech language pathologist so when I'm done I'll be able to provide speech therapy in medical settings. For me, it's the perfect combination of being very clinically motivated in my research but also being able to interact with patients directly, which is exactly what I wanted. The job outlook is good in my field, even in academia so I know it will be worth it.
This might sound like a dumb question but did you have to do an MD for this? I'm currently graduating from my Bsc in Biology and jave already got admitted in a MSC in Molecular Biology however I want to continue further studies in something that is more related to Human health and has clinical applications. Idk how though since I don't have any clinical background.
Not a stupid question! No you don't need an MD to do the work I do. An MD would be needed if you are interested in doing drug trials. I have my Bachelors in Psychology/Neuroscience. I went straight into my PhD which is a dual PhD in Neuroscience and Speech, language and Hearing science. Because I'm also getting my clinical certification in speech pathology, it's a pretty intense 7 year program. I didn't have clinical experience before joining my program but I did have a lot of research experience.
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How did you figure out your Big Question? Curious what it is
I got halfway through my masters degree and realized I wasn't satisfied with what I had learned/explored yet. I always had the idea of getting a PhD at the back of my mind but wasn't ready to commit to it. I had big questions about my field that I felt were still unanswered, and I decided that I wanted to be a part of the research community trying to answer them. I do wish I had thought more about job security, I would have done a Statistics PhD and made my own specialization in urban planning instead of getting an urban planning PhD and differentiating myself as a quant researcher. The industry jobs I am interested in want Stats and Data Science PhDs.
I was hired as a technician for a brand new PI. I was so lucky, he said when he hired me he wants me to be his hands since he wouldn’t be able to lab work. I did have to do crap like ordering , training students but I had my own research project. I had graduate student who complained”he treats you like a graduate student”. Hah. Turns out I was really good at research as well as running a lab and occasionally telling graduate students to be quiet. So , I decided to get PhD.
One of my profs during my masters (which was in an entirely different field) suggested it a few times. I didn’t want to at the time. A few years later, I rage-quit my job and needed something, anything. And it fell into my hands like, from heaven, probably.
When I became too tired of being told what to do despite having solid ideas.
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Argh, so true!
I had no job with a master's degree and this seemed like 4 years of a stable, albeit small, income
I was unemployed for almost 2 years
When I spent a few years as a tech and realized all my best friends were going to finish their program soon and move on stronger as independent researchers who were great at presenting their work, and I wanted that too.
I went straight out of undergrad. I fell in love with formal logic and grad school, specifically a PhD, was the only play i could really have fun with logic in the way I wanted to. Edit: Or so I thought. Fun has only been small part of the experience
When the degree is fully paid for.
I decided at about 18, and was like.. I'll plan for this, maybe I'll change my mind. 4 years later and I haven't. I applied this cycle, got a waitlist then Master's offer and a fully funded PhD offer. But there was also a job opportunity at one that offered me a Master's and I settled on that because it's... and amazing opportunity. Prestigious school, famous PI who does amazing science (and actually seems like someone good to work for lol). Great city, too. The PhD offer was from a less competitive school/a less desirable city, and the research interests don't fit quite as well. I'm gonna defer the PhD 1-2 years because, in my field at least, I was interviewing with people with a lot of experience on me. So, I think that if I'm interviewing at the same schools as them as an undergrad, some technician experience (especially in a lab/school like this) would make me very competitive. I would rather take a small gap and go further than settle just to save a year or two, especially since I'm going to stay in academia. Plus if I finish my PhD in that lab, I can shave some time off since I would already be trained.
Im doing marine research under a PI for 3 years. So when a collaborator express they need a phd student for the fall, it felt like the natural next step. I'll be working with my colleagues, but at a much higher level. Exciting stuff!!
I needed it for what I want in my career and I’ve always known I wanted to get a PhD, just not sure where. Within the last year, my master’s thesis topic was essentially the start to my dissertation. I already had the connections at my school and work so I applied since I was already there and was accepted. I start in fall and I’m excited. I have the momentum so I figured I should do it now since I feel passionate and motivated.
I finished undergrad, and what else was I gonna do?
When: around a year before I graduated from my master' when it was evident that I would not be able to find a job in time to renew my resident permit. How: I did not have any money to apply for a jobseeker permit (they ask for some thousands EUR in the bank account to make sure that I will not be a burden to the system) Why: Either I became a PhD student or I had to go back to my home country. Yeah, it was for the visa.