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There's a pragmatic issue involved: A PhD student faces a high risk of getting knocked off of their track and leaving without a degree due to circumstances enti
by analog31 2y ago
There's a pragmatic issue involved: A PhD student faces a high risk of getting knocked off of their track and leaving without a degree due to circumstances entirely outside of their control. Delays are super costly, both financially and by adding to the risk. This is a hugely asymmetric burden, and overshadows all other considerations. For this reason, the top three priorities of the PhD student are:
1. Finish
2. Finish
3. Finish
- mrktf 2y agoI would extra: avoid any activities which does not add any value to your thesis and obviously weight it against potential conflicts. Having PhD year earlier is better value, than year later with "better experience" (depends on situation, but having written thesis makes things little easier)
- analog31 2y agoIndeed and if you feel that theres more work to be done along the lines of your thesis, funded advisors will often let you stay on for a while as a post doc. This can also help if you end up finishing without a job offer.