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Honestly, I partially disagree. I think the "need" for a PhD is completely dependent on your field. For me, in Chemistry, PhD's are basically the standard, whereas for my Engineering friends, their BS from Virginia Tech can basically land them a nice job anywhere. Heck, our fields aren't all that dissimilar, but that's the way it is. Honestly, I can't say what it's like on the liberal arts side of things as I'm not sure what kind of job you get as a liberal arts major. My political science major friend with his Bachelor's ended up with a nice sales job, oddly, and it's just fine for him.
Really, doing a PhD or not is the kind of thing you need to make up your mind about once you get to college, do some internships, and get a "feel" for things. I had no idea whether or not I wanted (or needed) a PhD before college, and now that I've had an internship and gone through two years, I've found the answer is a resounding yes.
| Originally Posted by Csidinim /img/forum/go_quote.gif undergrad degree is the new high school degree. really consider a masters or phd if you are looking for a high tier position. good news is you get to enjoy and work hard towards your personal subject of interest in undergrad. distinguishing marks and awards will get you into a good grad program. bad news is your education is going to be much more costly, and your career will be postponed. but should be worth it, and is often necessary. |
Honestly, I partially disagree. I think the "need" for a PhD is completely dependent on your field. For me, in Chemistry, PhD's are basically the standard, whereas for my Engineering friends, their BS from Virginia Tech can basically land them a nice job anywhere. Heck, our fields aren't all that dissimilar, but that's the way it is. Honestly, I can't say what it's like on the liberal arts side of things as I'm not sure what kind of job you get as a liberal arts major. My political science major friend with his Bachelor's ended up with a nice sales job, oddly, and it's just fine for him.
Really, doing a PhD or not is the kind of thing you need to make up your mind about once you get to college, do some internships, and get a "feel" for things. I had no idea whether or not I wanted (or needed) a PhD before college, and now that I've had an internship and gone through two years, I've found the answer is a resounding yes.
