I’m thinking of possibly looking at going to college for many PhDs. Mainly in the following. Business (Business Management, Advertising, Marketing and Accounting), Psychology, communications, forensic science and psychology, developmental biology, healthcare, biology, and more.
As someone who is aiming for a PhD after my BS, why did you decide on a doctorate instead of a Masters? A PhD requires years of research, it’s not just time in a classroom. Also a PhD program is usually 4-7 years, while a Master degree is usually 2. Then there are certifications you can get outside of a degree program.
It’s also not easy to get accepted into a PhD program (at least not in biology, AFAIK because that’s my field) without undergraduate research already completed, or some other aspects outside of grades to give you a competitive edge. (Or as my professors love to remind me “everyone else there is also a 4.0 student, what do you bring to the table?”)
Id answer the professor: Professor I bring an odd and rare prospective into the deepest darkest corners of the human mind or aka a psychopath.
Well for a multitude of reasons. One if my genetic modification works and my body completely heals and if it works even farther and I become immortal. I got a lot of time a head of me and I’ve always wanted to help many people. Also learning is something I love and if I go for a masters why not finish it? I mean phew god damn trust some parts I may struggled for sure but some of these like medical very rarely Ami probably gonna get into that much but if I become rich enough start a psychiatrist office mixed in with a cannabis dispensary.
Masters are compete degrees. And that’s what you want if you’re trying to get a job outside of research or teaching. What you’re learning with a PhD is more niche, like you’re becoming an expert on nutrient exchange between plants and fungi, instead of something more general like plant physiology.
You mentioned wanting to be a psychiatrist, so I’m just going to gently point out that you’d want an MD, not a PhD. The MD will train you for treating patients, while the PhD would be focused on researching (for example) new treatments for certain patients.
Interesting so they don’t become anything more beneficiary? Since like when I hear they are the experts and more and like if I want to learn things why not become the most knowledgeable?
Computer science then pivot into cyber security. Get $100K+ a year to tell companies to move to the cloud, enable MFA, and use Intune as a mobile device manager.
Interesting what do people do with 100k+? Honestly I’m just doing it to do it and to help ppl. I only need like 2.8-5k a month to live
Live in more expensive cites than you are in.
Plus if something goes wrong then their job is on the chopping block.
Would you keep a $100K employee who was hired to prevent a ransomware event costing you tens of thousands of dollars per hour?
Are you already involved in a career or studies in any of those? What are your goals?
I am involved in sales and customer service. While I’ve been study psychology and sociology for months now and just started Yale free courses. Also there is no goals exactly. Just learn as much I can and help as many while making the most I can. I love learning.
Beneficial in what way?
I mean I’m thinking like Communication would help and focus in customer service also as Psychology could. Then business could work into sales and or management. Allowing to me maximize profits while benefits the overall happiness of the community/consumers and our business.
To be blunt, you don’t just decide to get “many PhDs”. Even a single PhD requires an excruciating amount of time and money to earn, and you definitely aren’t going to be earning multiple unless you dedicate your life to academia, and certainly not “many”.
If you don’t want to spend all of your time in front of a classroom underpaid, overstressed, and spending years and years paying off your loans, don’t bother getting an advanced degree unless your employer is paying for it.
Not to mention, depending on what you want to do for work, it reaches a point where they become more of a hindrance than a help when it comes to getting job offers.
Can I ask what do you mean a hindrance? I only need about 28-45k a year to live and I’d end up making 70-80 up to 100k or more. I could use the rest of the money to study more and help more people.
If you apply for a job with a PhD, it had better be related to your field. If not, the employer will think one of two things:
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This person will quit at the first opportunity when they find something better.
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This person demonstrates poor judgment for spending all that time and money on something they aren’t willing to use.
Wait so people aren’t allowed to study just because they want to? Like psychology and communication could work in a retail setting creating better customer relationships and bettering their service. While Business, Advertising and marketing. Promoting products to people while business management whether or not you move up or become in management it’s still important for you.
You are “allowed” to do whatever you want. People here are telling you that what you are asking kinda doesn’t make sense, and seems like you did no research on your own. (Weird, considering you say you love learning)
Going for PhD is not about learning, it’s a career move, to move into research or a specialized field. If you are not trying to do either, you don’t need to formally go for a PhD. No one is telling you what you can and can not learn, they are telling you you don’t seem to understand what you are asking.
Ahhh ok. I was curious because you know I do research into topics I like or find useful but I just kinda thought like a PhD was for guaranteeing you know everything like the last step. Though I didn’t know it affected work as such. Though if for job wise I only need a masters then i don’t see why a PhD matters exactly. I just thought you learn more than a masters getting a doctoral degree.
The only thing formal education will really teach you is work habits and how to find quality information. Bachelor’s and Master’s are not meant to teach you “everything” about anything, they are meant to teach you the bare minimum required to do your job. PhDs are about research (as long as someone is willing to pay for it of course) and thus navigating budgets and politics. Degrees are completely instrumental: Tools to get the job you want and make more money. Learning is optional imo, I’ve seen plenty of people get to the end of their degrees having learned very little.
If you want to learn, learn. But be aware that there is no “end” to learning, and no one has the capital T Truth.
You can always just keep learning if you want, and school is part of that, but a small one, they are means of learning, a path, not the end.
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You’re starting on the wrong end of the equation.
What type of career are you pursuing afterwards? Usually a PhD is a gateway to academia. Do you want to be a professional researcher, lecturer, professor…?
In case you want to work in a company, choose something at least partially related to your past career and academic history. Changing course radically after a PhD is possible, but still a new start that comes with setbacks in regards to (perceived) seniority.
If you’re more keen on the title but intend to stay in the same career you’re in now, maybe opt for a DBA (doctor of business administration) instead. The structure is generally the same, only that you’ll be researching a problem directly related to your industry. It’s more about applying existing theories/research in a new field than about novel research, so the theory/practice part is reversed (~30% research, ~70% application) when compared to a PhD.
I just want to learn.
