Triple-Jount Degres? Getting 3 degrees concurrently?

sky
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:50:53 +0000

While I am not going to deny that there exists some people who will eventually go on to get multiple advanced graduate and professional degrees, it is MUCH more common that the people asking these types of questions are simply misguided. 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?”

There are many people who think that getting as many majors, minors, and advanced degrees are some how a recipe for success and wealth. There are very few people who need or would actually benefit from getting multiple professional degrees. It would certainly be common for a patent lawyer to hold a JD and a graduate science or engineering degree. 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.

That is a very foolish path. It is an extreme waste of time and money. The path to success is not getting every possibly degree.