Academic Research Thread, MPhil/PhD candidate/holder welcome!
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 Sep 15 2011, 12:04 AM
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hey guys. since most of you have or had experience with master or phd.
could you tell me briefly what is it really like? somehow when i hear this 2 words master and phd. I just feel intimidated. is it really hard like what people say? some people take master and phd for the wrong reasons. |
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Sep 15 2011, 01:16 AM
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QUOTE(seanwc101 @ Sep 15 2011, 12:06 AM) If you're interested, patient and self-motivated, it's not that hard. Actually I've never been exposed to researching before so I won't know whether is it my cup of tea or not. So what happens after you've done your research? You get to patent your findings? If the research meets a dead end what then? Will I be able to graduate?Life in masters by research/phd can be lonely cos you're doing your own research and majority of your friends already left student life. No need to attend classes like undergrad. Even if got class, it's very few. Only master by coursework/mba will attend class like undergrad.  Are you sure you will be doing your own research? Based on other post here, most of them seem to be stuck in stage 2 (grad student) . Just saying  This post has been edited by lopo90: Sep 15 2011, 01:17 AM |
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Sep 15 2011, 10:31 AM
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currently in my degree now. 1st sem only hahahhaa. long way more to go.
doing pharmacy. |
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Sep 15 2011, 11:17 PM
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QUOTE(seanwc101 @ Sep 15 2011, 11:50 AM) It's alright. I bet at the final year you need to write a thesis in order to graduate. By that time, you can experience how it feels like of doing a research and writing a thesis. Masters/PhD research will follow almost the same procedures as bachelor degree, it just that they are much more rigorous. Just had a talk with my lecturer about masters and phd. He said I can do a attachment once my 1st sem ends. hmm sounds interestingYou're now in stage 1. After bachelor, you'll go to stage 2 for masters/phd...and so on.... |
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Sep 16 2011, 01:54 AM
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QUOTE(seanwc101 @ Sep 16 2011, 12:05 AM) What is the attachment? A research assistant or something? just to get an exposure to what is researching really about. btw ... you took master/phd? |
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Sep 16 2011, 11:44 AM
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QUOTE(seanwc101 @ Sep 16 2011, 01:57 AM) Just completed masters by research. gratz  |
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Mar 24 2012, 12:48 AM
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Hmm, I'm just wondering. Is it true that some people who are doing their thesis only take references that supports their research and not those that may be able to disprove their research?
That was what my lecturer told us during a lecture. |
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