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Ph.D.'s are not just bachelor-level. A Ph.D. teaches you the ability to learn to become an expert. A bachelor's teaches you how the field thinks, which is not t
by prewett 5y ago
Ph.D.'s are not just bachelor-level. A Ph.D. teaches you the ability to learn to become an expert. A bachelor's teaches you how the field thinks, which is not the same thing. I tried doing research for my Master's, it was (in retrospect) total amateur hour. My professor suggested I write a summary paper of the literature the next semester, and I learned how I didn't know a thing. Recently I've noticed that my dad (Ph.D.) goes about learning things completely differently than me; I just bumble around and read stuff, he figures out who the important people are and reads that (among other things).
- ozim 5y agoHow it is different from what I described as a career choice? I chose career in building web applications, this is what I am proficient at and I learned it on the job/on my own. If I would choose to follow Ph.D. I would optimize different things just like your father. Well I believe your father is not proficient at building web applications and I don't think he could be as proficient as me in 6 months. The same for other things I could not become professional football player in 6 months or conduct research in proficient way.