Is Earning Your Phd Right For You? By: Art Gib
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ou’ve always wondered if pursuing a PhD might be the right decision for you, but perhaps you’ve been
putting off giving it serious consideration for years. There’s no better day than today to look into it, there’s no better time than right now. Time is fleeting, after all, and you won’t want to spend your golden years regretting not getting your doctorate if that’s what you were meant to do. Here are some things to think about as you ponder this big decision. Earning a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) is ex-
tremely time-intensive and requires a great amount of dedication and work: after all, it is the highest research- oriented degree available. In fact, earning one necessi- tates such a commitment of self that less than 1% of the population achieves this goal. Because of its rarity, having a PhD carries a great of
prestige with it and such graduates open up an even broader possibilities for employment within their respec- tive fields. However, earning more money is not (nor per- haps should it be) the main reason for earning a doctor- ate: most people study because they are passionate about their field and have an unquenchable thirst to know more and understand more. Society needs as many passionate and educated indi-
viduals as it can possibly produce in order to effect posi- tive change in the world: if you want to be a part of that change, earning such a high degree may be for you. There are many reasons that people choose to earn a
PhD other than passion alone: there are often more prac- tical considerations for wanting to do so. For example, if you are an English teacher with a Masters Degree in Education, you may wish to teach in an even more chal- lenging environment such as a college or university. Most institutions of higher learning require a full professor to hold a doctorate in his or her chosen field of teaching, and so earning such a degree would make good sense in such a case. If your profession does not demand a PhD in order for
you to advance to where you want to be in your career, you need to do some soul-searching and decide whether or not the sacrifice which earning it entails comes at too high a cost in your personal and/or professional life. But it’s important to remember that many people choose
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to continue with their higher education merely for the love of learning and because of a desire to drench themselves in knowledge. There are many educational options out there for work-
ing adults to choose from, but many potential students sim- ply don’t think they can fit school into their daily schedules. Online accredited universities have been filling this vacuum since the inception of the internet and have made it possible for adults to earn their degrees at their own pace and on their own schedule. Is earning a PhD right for you? Only you and your family
can decide for sure, but it’s comforting to know that should you decide to go for it, you can!
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