Thanks for taking the time to reply back, I really appreciate it. Would you recommend working hard as hell and focus on getting my Master's cum laude, or get i

Thanks for taking the time to reply back, I really appreciate it. Would you recommend working hard as hell and focus on getting my Master's cum laude, or get in some work experience on the side? How long did your PhD take? I recently talked with an actuary PhD graduate and he did his in 3 yrs in The Netherlands, I also spoke to a graduate who did his at Cornell in 5 yrs.