Do you know where you want to be 5~10 years from now?

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I'm having doubts about whether it's worth spending another 4-6 years getting a PhD... it's a long time to be trapped in university, and I've heard bad things about it.
So in 5 years, no idea. Either a job somewhere, or a PhD.
In 10 years, even less of an idea.

[AzureBlue]

5 years (2015): In third year BComm Actuarial.

10 years (2020): Last year of JD.

Then either become a fully qualified actuary and join a business firm as an actuarial analyst. Or do a clerkship, then work at a commercial law firm, and after a few years take an LLM for specialisation

[Russ]

I'm having doubts about whether it's worth spending another 4-6 years getting a PhD... it's a long time to be trapped in university, and I've heard bad things about it.
So in 5 years, no idea. Either a job somewhere, or a PhD.
In 10 years, even less of an idea.

If it takes you 6 years to do your PhD then you're doing it wrong. Much shorter than that if you have a decent program and you like your chosen topic.

Anyway, in 5 years I'll probably be finishing up PG med but after that I'm completely undecided on where I want to go.

[IntoTheNewWorld]

5 years (2015): In third year BComm Actuarial.

10 years (2020): Last year of JD.

Then either become a fully qualified actuary and join a business firm as an actuarial analyst. Or do a clerkship, then work at a commercial law firm, and after a few years take an LLM for specialisation

if you become an actuary, I realllllly don't see the point of doing a JD, lol.

[AzureBlue]

Because I am interested in both areas, and according to the lecturers, law is applicable to basically all areas - this includes insurance. Keeps options open too.

[tram]

1) AZ, ur just copying me..........

2)

if you become an actuary, I realllllly don't see the point of doing a JD, lol.

this:

Because I am interested in both areas, and according to the lecturers, law is applicable to basically all areas - this includes insurance. Keeps options open too.

moreso the keeping option open bit tho, havign a act stud degree is while highly sought after is rather limting in careers from what i hear tho. And the law bit of course can't exactly hurt ur chances of getting a job in any commercial enviroment.

[crayolé]

um danieltennis... i wouldnt consider that saving the entire world

That baby cousin would have grown on to cure cancer

[andy456]

finished my law degree and making my way to the top

[slothpomba]

Medicine hopefully... but if that doesnt happen... no idea..

[physics]

in hospital

[eeps]

In 5-10 years time from now, I'd like to be doing something that I enjoy and have a passion for = LAW.

LOL.

[Damo17]

I'm having doubts about whether it's worth spending another 4-6 years getting a PhD... it's a long time to be trapped in university, and I've heard bad things about it.
So in 5 years, no idea. Either a job somewhere, or a PhD.
In 10 years, even less of an idea.

I am thinking the same in a sense. Probably unlike you, my issue is whether I have what it takes to do a PhD and whether I would love to do high level research in Mathematics. I can say to everyone now that I love math and I wish to be a lecturer/professor one day but the math I have done so far is nothing compared to what I will be doing next year, so I really don't know at this stage whether a career in academics is for me. I simply don't hold enough knowledge in the field of mathematics to be able to say I 100% want/will do a PhD, but I do know that mathematics will feature heavily in my career, whatever it may be.

Recently I have been re-assessing my career path/goals and I think maybe after doing a bachelor's with honours I could work as an analyst say for the government or do a Master's by coursework first. This would be an interesting career, applying mathematics to real-world situations and working within a team that can have many specialists such as physicist, astrophysicist, statistician, biologist, other mathematicians, etc. There would still be plenty of time to do a PhD and have a long career in academics this way, but you get more life experience and diversity.

This might not even happen, I might go straight on to a PhD after my honours and start a career in academics. Only time will enable me to see where my passion truly lies after I actually have some experience with high level mathematics.

If it takes you 6 years to do your PhD then you're doing it wrong. Much shorter than that if you have a decent program and you like your chosen topic.

Anyway, in 5 years I'll probably be finishing up PG med but after that I'm completely undecided on where I want to go.

4-6 years might be referring to a PhD in the US and that is if you love your chosen topic. The average for completion of a PhD in the US is 7 years with 57% of students who begin a Ph.D. program in the US will complete their degree within 10 years, 30% will drop out or be dismissed, and 13% of students will continue on past 10 years.

For Australia, the average is more like 4.5 years.

If I end up doing a PhD I would love to do it in the US. The reason for the long length of PhD's in the US is because for the first 1-2 years there is a coursework requirement and an entry exam after the coursework so you can start work on your dissertation. The coursework is usually masters level where you can be awarded a master's degree along the way to your PhD. Australia's PhD's have no coursework requirement.

[physics]

working OR living the asian dream ! i wouldnt mind that!

[Yitzi_K]

5 years - Haven't the foggiest. Maybe learning in yeshiva in Israel, maybe in the Israeli army, possibly even started a uni course.

10 years - Probably finishing uni/working, hopefully in finance or economics.

[Noblesse]

Happy.

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