Triple-Jount Degres? Getting 3 degrees concurrently?

mathtastic_nerd
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:54:16 +0000

“I think getting PhD is time consuming, and three PhDs is, well, triply so.”

LOL, a master of the straw man. No one is talking about 3 phds (i doubt severely that schools even consider a person with 2 phds when many schools don’t even consider a person with one). I am speaking about three advanced degrees, not three phds.

“Keep in mind that PhDs also study several subfields.”

Yes, but zoom in on that word. SUB FIELDS. These are areas that are very related and will not contribute to an overall education. For example, if I enter graduate physics with intentions to go into the subfield of elementary particles and on the way i also learn about cosmology (in the early universe) I am not really learning outside of my field because it is still physics. In other words, learning subfields does not count in becoming a well educated individual. But if i were studying a subfield of physics and then pursuing literature or philosophy, that would be considered truly learning about a vastly different field where i could become a well-educated person.

“…it’s fine to pursue that education outside of grad school.”

Sure, but best education, by far, would be in school. Try teaching your self upper division or grad level physics on your own, not easy. You could read philosophical texts by yourself, but you would be missing out on many things that you would get if you have an expert at the front of the room and a room full of intelligent individuals who could possibly think of something you didn’t.

“However, it is quite clear that the OP, and many other people, are simply asking these questions because they think it looks good on their resume to list as many degrees as possible.”

It is far from “clear” to whether the OP is interested in being extremely educated or just wants to extra degrees for a good-looking resume. S/he could really be interested in many things. Why don’t we hear from the OP before we make such judgments.

“It is an extreme waste of time and money.”

Well if that is your view you sound more like one of the people you described
here –> “The number one thing that these people want to know is ‘if I get my PhD, MD, JD and MBA degree, how quickly will I get 250k/year?’” Why is becoming educated a waste of time?

“The path to success is not getting every possibly degree.”

No one is saying anything about getting every possible degree. What if your goal is not going out into the workforce, but staying in school and learning as much as you can, across many, disparate fields?