How do I change my PhD topic?
You can change topics at any time as long as your dissertation advisor approves. Even if your advisor didn’t need to approve, you’d be wise to seek his or her advice on such a decision anyway.
Can you change your PhD thesis?
If you are considering changing your topic for your PhD thesis, you may want to consider this advice. Writing a dissertation can be challenging enough without conflict, and while a dissertation is never easy, the right thesis can make the whole process smoother. …
Is it too late for me to get a PhD?
True, it is never too late to advance your professional career or your personal fulfillment with a PhD. With two important caveats. First, you properly understand the time, cost, and job prospects. Second, that if your goal is to enter elite programs and advance the research frontier, I think this gets tougher as you get older.
Why do PhD students suffer from the ‘second-year blues’?
This is a well-known phenomenon. Following the initial high of being a PhD student and the enthusiasm of taking forward your beloved research project, your morale may slump, causing you to experience the ‘second-year’ blues.
What is the average age of a PhD student?
“When I walk into a classroom of 20-year-olds, I do raise the average age a bit,” he says. While the overall age of Ph.D. candidates has dropped in the last decade, about 14 percent of all doctoral recipients are over age 40, according to the National Science Foundation.
Is it worth getting a PhD?
Yes it might advance you in your field. But most jobs I know would reward six years of intensive experience in many things, not just a PhD. I’m not sure the PhD is rewarded more. You have to want it for its own sake. A lot of people gripe about the terrible options for many PhDs, and the maltreatment of adjunct professors.