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nubby
It took you 9 years to finish your PhD? Sorry about that.
Posted by
James Bond (aka Igor) (aka Igor)
Oct 19 '10, 20:36
And orthopedic surgeon goes to school for 9 years, 13 if you include undergrad.
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it's not unusual at all. -- nm
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loosilu
Oct 19, 20:43
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Well that really blows. From my understand most of the PhDs at my undergrad finished in 5 years. I would hate to be doing a PhD for 9 years. -- nm
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James Bond (aka Igor)
Oct 19, 20:49
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it varies wildly according to the field and the specific program, and it matters if you have your master's yet or not. -- nm
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loosilu
Oct 19, 21:08
my dad got his masters in one (Toronto) and his phd in four (Cambridge) (in engineering science, geophysics option) -- nm
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zork
Oct 19, 21:04
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outside the US it tends to be much more structured. -- nm
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loosilu
Oct 19, 21:07
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he also started university at 16 at a time when we had grade 13 here (avg. was 19), so he had the phd at 23. -- nm
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zork
Oct 19, 21:15
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that's freakishly rare in the US. the first in my cohort of 25 PhD students was 28 when she finished. She was a year ahead of everyone else.
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loosilu
Oct 19, 21:21
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