Thank you all for the encouraging words! I will never regret going through this, despite the sacrifices...
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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
Congrats Z! I'm halfway through mine, 4.0 thus far (fingers crossed).
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Keep at it -- and enjoy the journey as well -- that enriches the study experience and makes it go faster as well!
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Originally Posted by Hugh R
Long hard slog, but you did it and no one can ever take that away from you.
I know we're not in PARF, but doesn't it tick you off, when you do well in life through hard work and perseverance and some people call you "Lucky"?
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Think long and hard about the Ph.D. Look at the salary comps, unless you're in R&D in corporate or want to be a professor in Academia, they usually don't have a very good P:E ratio.
Welcome to the Club!
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Yep - my boss kept telling me that too - if my company ever outsources our IT operations department, they can take my job, but they can never take away my MBA! Incidentally, I was very fortunate in that my company funded a large percent of my tuition -- most companies have taken tuition reimbursement away after the economic downturn - fortunately, company didn't.
Regarding feeling lucky --- I truly believe that hard work does pay off -- granted, I won't make millions on Kayne West or Kim Kardashian (two talentless idiots seemingly made for each other), but I can't compare myself with others -- and there are plenty of down-trodden people that are far worse off than I am...
Regarding the PhD -- I agree - gotta look long and hard at that option before jumping in. BTW: My dad got his PhD at age 86. Since then, he has written a couple of books, and continues to ask himself, "What's next?" I guess that's where I got that mentality.
Incidentally, my 93 year old dad will be attending my graduation in a couple of weeks!
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Originally Posted by scottmandue
Congrats!
Now reward yourself and buy a real Porsche!
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Already looking at Cayman S's -- does that count as a real P-car???
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Originally Posted by kach22i
Do you have an interest in teaching?
Congrats, now get some sleep.
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Funny you should say that -- I have been looking into opportunities to teach...