Anyone considered a PhD?

[msagrain]

or are currently doing one?

[flipbjefrox]

Yup then I found out it would cost me 30-40k to do it and that's going to a state university.

[msagrain]

Yup then I found out it would cost me 30-40k to do it and that's going to a state university.

American University fees are extortionately expensive.

[Jay Volcano]

I did considered a PhD in Film and Digital Media.

[msagrain]

I did considered a PhD in Film and Digital Media.

Reason(s) for not pursuing?

[Mooshashi]

I've been called the Doctor of Love on occasion.....

[LoadedWraps]

or are currently doing one?

No, fairly early on it just didn't make sense to me. If you love something like medicine, or law, great, otherwise, depending on the industry, those years you could be working and make similar/comparable income down the road. I know if I manage my career correctly, I can make 200k+ in a few years, and retire making more than that, and that's not counting any secondary income which I am considering very seriously right now, investments, etc. And I only have a B.S.

But more power to you for going for it, I just don't want to be in school for that long, put that much time into it, I would rather use that time for other, equally meaningful or enjoyable things, especially if I was only pursuing a PhD for the money.

[Furn]

I was offered one but did a masters by research instead, the thought of writing a 100,000 word thesis was just too overwhelming.

[paulf]

I have done some classes for my masters, but I think that's as far as I'll ever go (in economics). If I finish the masters, its just so I can teach a few college classes on an adjunct level when I'm older for some extra cash.

[!! Anorak]

Do you mean a dhp, amgsina?