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The government is offering advanced degrees; what do you study? (reddthat.com)

submitted 1 year ago by PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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You can get any graduate degree, masters or Ph.D. in whatever you want. What do you choose?

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[–] PetDinosaurs@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It gets like that.

Once you're a few years in, you can't really leave without starting over or being ABD, which is a really bad resume blemish (because it usually happens to people who aren't smart enough for a PhD and get kicked out with the consolation prize).

Although, there is a really prominent researcher in my field who only has a master's. It's like, you know if I were on your committee, you could just staple a few of your papers together, and I would sign off on a PhD.