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Which I find weird; are European/British PhDs generally considered less valuable than American? I didn’t think they were but there’s a lot I don’t know about this.
In Europe the Bachelor is already fully focused on a subject, and you have to get a Master degree before you can enter PhD programs. In the US the Bachelor is much wider in scope and you can get the Master during the PhD program.
‘My students never knew’: the lecturer who lived in a tent https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/oct/30/my-student... I say fuck to those big name universities that pay peanuts to their most overexploited workers. === Edited: no absolutisms is better Do only a PhD if you're sure you can afford it.
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As stated above European PhD are not typically the same as North American PhDs. I've never seen a respected program here that allows for part-time let alone while holding down a full-time job.
PhD is still a PhD in any continent. How academics organize their work is another question.
State of mind is a very important thing.
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Try France, it’s very common to do a PhD inside of a company.
As stated above European PhD are not typically the same as North American PhDs. I've never seen a respected program here that allows for part-time let alone while holding down a full-time job.
This gives me hope. I'm not even half his age, but already worry about my brain going. When I was 17 I could do basic calculus in my head. Today I struggle to carry numbers in long addition problems. It already has me thinking about my career and future - it certainly is downhill from here. Then something like this happens and just makes me feel like a big baby. Hats off Mr Steiner.
‘My students never knew’: the lecturer who lived in a tent https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/oct/30/my-student... I say fuck to those big name universities that pay peanuts to their most overexploited workers. === Edited: no absolutisms is better Do only a PhD if you're sure you can afford it.
I'm 40 now, since the pandemics started studying game development (BA), and talking with my colleagues via discord, I'm quite sure I'm the oldest one. On the bright side, I'm the one with the best notes, delivering always weeks before the deadline, despite the fact that I have a full time job and family. I think what the life taught me at best are time management and context switching. Love to learn and be productive…
In another comment you wrote:
>I dropped to 24 hours/week and have a much better life quality now, working 3 days per week.
Still remarkable, so congrats, but full time normally is considered to be 40 hours / week, 5 days per week.
‘My students never knew’: the lecturer who lived in a tent https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/oct/30/my-student... I say fuck to those big name universities that pay peanuts to their most overexploited workers. === Edited: no absolutisms is better Do only a PhD if you're sure you can afford it.