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Actually, it's not that remarkable to have a PhD by 24 in the UK. Our university system's much more intensive than the American one; three years to your bachelo
by adw 17y ago
Actually, it's not that remarkable to have a PhD by 24 in the UK. Our university system's much more intensive than the American one; three years to your bachelors', three years of flat-out research for the PhD. (We don't do quals.)
I was slower; I was 26, which was pretty typical. Four year undergrad because I did a Masters, four year PhD because I overran a bit and started my postdoc before I'd finished writing up.
- jojo79 17y agoUK PhD's are not as intensive or valuable as American PhD's. The lack of a qualifier and the relatively lax criteria on which a PhD is awarded are two reasons for this.
- adw 17y agoGot a source for that? I'm pretty sure that the institution I went to you (hint: it's got more Nobel Prizes than yours) would disagree.
- jojo79 17y agoHere you go: http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=404928 http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=40...
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