Can someone please help me?

polarscribe
Sun, 03 Nov 2013 03:42:22 +0000

A degree in anything is not an end in itself - it is a tool to get you where you want to go. Outside academia, most people don’t hang their degrees in their offices. It’s a credential, but the minute you earn it, the most important thing for you becomes what are you doing with the knowledge and skills you acquired?

You need to understand what you’re going to sacrifice if you want a Ph.D for a “trophy” - for one, several years of real-world work experience outside academia.

More to the point, nobody is going to admit you to a doctoral program unless you have a clearly-established goal that involves using that degree, either toward an academic career or other research/practice-related professions in your discipline. Graduate admissions essays are not called “Statement of Purpose” by accident.