Up-close and Personal with the Ph.D. Program
This chapter discusses two main information about a Ph.D. program that can help you to decide on getting a Ph.D. degree. These pieces of information are the description of a Ph.D. program and Ph.D. financial aid options. A comprehensive description of Ph.
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Up-close and Personal with the Ph.D. Program
No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess. —Isaac Newton
Before you decide to get a Ph.D. degree, you may need to find out more about Ph. D. program and whether a Ph.D. program would be suitable for you. You may have a dream career to become a professor in a top university in the world. You are committed to put 100 % effort to achieve it by taking all necessary steps including to get yourself a Ph.D. degree. Or, you just finish your undergraduate and now you are looking for a new challenge. Or, you may be in a limbo right now, and you are not sure what you want to do. You are stuck in your current job and you want to a break through it by getting a Ph.D. degree. Getting a Ph.D. degree may not be the answer to all your problems. If you are not careful, entering a Ph.D. program may only bring you more problems than you already have. On another side, Ph.D. degree can be your golden ticket to fortune and fame. To avoid the troubles of making a bad decision, it is wise to broaden your understanding of Ph.D. program and find out whether a Ph.D. degree can help you in reaching your goals before you commit yourself to it. There are myths about Ph.D. degree [1, 11, 13]. Some are good myths that may not be totally true. One may say that a Ph.D. graduate would certainly win a noble prize as a result of his research during his Ph.D. program. Unfortunately, it is not completely true. Only a few Ph.D. graduates won the noble prize. Others may also say that as a Ph.D. graduate, you will earn a lot of money. Considering current job market, there is always uncertainty regarding job opportunities. Having a Ph.D. degree does not mean that you will get all the money that you want. Likewise, there are also some negative myths about Ph.D. degree and many may not be true as well. Some may say that Ph.D. equals to “Permanent Head Damage” while others say that Ph.D. students and graduates are too serious, too “nerdy,” or too weird. Some even say that if you are already in your Ph.D. program for ages, you would lose your human touch and would not be able to communicate properly with other people. Obviously, these myths are not totally true. Many Ph.D. students and graduates are still quite healthy and able to socialize well in their communities. © Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2017 Lindawati, Cracking a Ph.D., DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-2152-7_1
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1 Up-close and Personal with the Ph.D. Program
A Ph.D. program may take a long time to finish and would require your full attention; thus, decision to enter a Ph.D. program cannot be taken lightly. Many factors need to be considered. At the end of the day, joining a Ph.D. program may be your biggest decision so far and you need to consider all factors and ask yourself if you are ready for a Ph.D. program. This chapter is intended to help you to make this tough decision. It would discuss two main issues about a Ph.D. program, namely description of a Ph.D. program and Ph.D. financial aid options. A comprehensive description of Ph.D
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