I'm getting my phd so that I can patronize people. Especially my own children.

haha this is a valid reason

and your reason for that is ?

Reason of me wanting to get a PhD cause I'm majoring in Psychology, want to go deep into child development, for the sake of my future kids or better environment in related field. Still stuck in degree now.

Work a few years can become CEO already?

this sounds a bit like education essential inquiry , but allow me to ask , what are the job prospects for psychology graduates ?

Mostly professionals like psychiatrist, researcher on particular stuff, head hunter in bank, etc. I don't know why people are doubting the job opportunity for psychology graduates. Just think this way.. Our community is getting bigger and bigger, means higher chances of people getting depression or some other psychological illness. So why are you worrying about your future jobs?

p.s: psychologist is the most needed profession in Malaysia, said by my professor during my times in HELP (2005). Yeah five years ago but the number still never increase cause most of the fresh graduates went overseas.

del.

This post has been edited by CleverDick: Jul 10 2010, 11:37 AM

no I am not a psychology graduate , just curious about the job prospects

Guys, I'm thinking of pursuing a Masters Degree in Economics or MBA, any of you know of any good scholarship out there ? Btw, I'm thinking of enrolling at LSE.

This post has been edited by nabelon: Jul 19 2010, 12:38 AM

try to ask this on education essentials or this thread http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1447870

want to get better salary so every month i can buy new ps3 games also with g27 logitech steering wheel to play with Gran Turismo 5!!

but the pain and suffering i bear right now is very heavy. sometimes do feel regret to continue study due to lower allowance. most of my friends are already have their own house, car and family. but i still in the studying phase.

sigh~ but i know if can finish my study, the future will be brighter for me...
to have a constant n high motivation in study is very important!

Hi happy_pink,
I'm a biotech graduate and now doing master in medical science, majoring in medical microbiology, where my research title is to screen, identify and produce a bacteria protein.
I would advice you to aim for overseas study for your future.
Personally I want to further phd is because I really want to be expert in the field of my study, as well as self achievement. I never think of becoming a lecturer, but I do think of taking as a full time researcher as my career. If there is no vacancy in local, I will go to overseas.
A bio phd? well, is depends on which particular field. I plan to do synthetic biology in my future.


wow highwind85, i do think of crystallizing my new found protein. is it possible i sent to you for x-ray diffraction? This is because I can't find people in Msia doing this. Nice to meet a structural biologist here.

well.. I already got 1 paper done and to be submitted, 2 papers writing up... but damn, i'm still doing my master... ==''

I thought a "cane" will be always the best tool?

how abt DBA ?

I am starting my PhD next year and I can't be bothered to go through the rest of the posts due to my slow connection, so I'll just go ahead and type
(I have done lots of research and asking my PhD friends prior to taking this step)

1. DO NOT DO A PHD THINKING OF THE EXTRA MONEY, except if you are already working as a lab assistant/helper in the academic line and wish to further your career within it (you can probably have a better shot at funding, being an insider). You will earn more money working those 3-5 years and end up in a better salary position at the end of it.

2. "Prestige" is a side benefit - do not go in solely because of that - a PhD is a long and costly road with many nights of hardship - not worth doing it just for that - in the end you are just another scientist

3. you didn't know what to do with life & you had a sponsor - I suspect quite a number of PhD students do this - however, a lot of them also dropped out precisely because they started their PhD for this reason

4. your father told you to - ... not sure what to say to this

5. These are the best reasons for doing a PhD
(i) Wanting to discover something that benefits the world
(ii) (Really) Want a job in the academic line
(iii) Strong interest in your subject + hate having a boss hovering you all the time + hate routine/bodoh-type jobs

In short, a PhD is like a job in research, except you don't get paid in money, your "salary" is the experience, the results of your PhD research project (which may potentially change the world, gain you *ahem* your supervisor *ahem* fame) and of course, your doctorate degree and you can have everyone call you "Dr."

That is all folks

it would be nice to be a able to go back uni and bum around and lepak and stuff.....yeah, i'd do it for that.

why why why...... pursue of knowledge is only available for the rich! degree programs 70k master programs 100k phd i dono how much...... looks like i won't be having any sort of title or the ability to post articles and make intricate research into fields i truly interested just because i only f***ed up once in SPM.... sigh.. despair...

Not if you get a scholarship/sponsorship. And a part time job while you're doing it.

Haha, trust me, when you come back and get into graduate school, there is no time for you to lepak at all. You don't even have time for dating.

Better prospect for promotion. That was the initial reason.

Going through a phd, u get to learn how to do research in a proper and 'acceptable' manner. That is the most important benefit, but only if you work in research/academic. If not, work experience is more important than phd in most kind of professions.