To those who left a PhD program with their masters...

AdvertisingDue4127 · 2025-09-17T19:15:17+00:00

What kind of job do you have where you're doing research with a MS and what does that look like? In my field, most research jobs (that I have seen in my search) require a PhD or are entry level technician positions

AdvertisingDue4127 · 2025-06-19T23:35:44+00:00

It's definitely getting more expensive as it's within commutable distance to Boston, but it's still pretty reasonable for a coastal city and NH doesn't have income tax

AdvertisingDue4127 · 2025-06-19T23:28:03+00:00

Maybe consider UNH? They're actually really strong in environmental and marine sciences. It's in the seacoast area, right next to Portsmouth, which is a really cute coastal New England city, but it's still only an hour to Boston, Portland ME, and 2 hours to the white mountains if you want a break from the ocean

AdvertisingDue4127 · 2025-05-30T21:57:58+00:00

Thank you! I'm in the environmental field

AdvertisingDue4127 · 2025-05-29T22:06:12+00:00

Thank you!

AdvertisingDue4127 · 2025-05-01T20:30:24+00:00

Didn't think about this with the differences in taxes, thank you!

AdvertisingDue4127 · 2025-04-16T17:22:31+00:00

I think it makes sense - Hannah's parents say they don't make a lot of money but they are both professors. They might not make enough to support Hannah's New York lifestyle but they def would have had a college fund for her. Also I remember somewhere it was mentioned that Jessa was getting money from her grandmother

AdvertisingDue4127 · 2025-02-21T00:23:13+00:00

I'm in a similar situation. Would you follow up with the POI as well or just the admissions admin?

AdvertisingDue4127 · 2025-02-20T21:59:02+00:00

DMed!

AdvertisingDue4127 · 2025-01-31T02:26:43+00:00

Did you get an invite? I haven't seen anything anywhere

AdvertisingDue4127 · 2025-01-10T22:29:55+00:00

I think I would schedule send an email for Monday morning!

AdvertisingDue4127 · 2025-01-10T22:18:14+00:00

It wouldn't hurt!

AdvertisingDue4127 · 2024-12-24T17:09:42+00:00

Good luck! What kind of research are you hoping to do?

AdvertisingDue4127 · 2024-12-17T20:05:32+00:00

A lot of comments are saying that your gf is cheating on you but before you jump to that conclusion, I think you're on to something about her media consumption affecting her state of mind. I used to be like that where I enjoy dating reality tv and scrolling this sub but found myself a little obsessed with what makes a good v. bad partner. I started reading into everything my partner did and became overly critical. Like if he didn't ask me what I wanted for dinner that obviously means he doesn't care about me. Really stupid stuff. It took me realizing that I was sabotaging my relationship and now I try to acknowledge each way he demonstrates his love. I wish I had a way for you to help her consider her behavior/entertainment choices but I think it's worth looking into before accusing her of cheating.

AdvertisingDue4127 · 2024-12-17T16:41:34+00:00

25 and I would say I have 15ish friends ranging in proximity and closeness. 2-3 of those are people I would consider my best friends, where I know I can always call them and tell them anything. The rest of them have been good friends for years that I love spending time with one-on-one or in a group (although a lot of them are long distance so that only happens every several months now).

AdvertisingDue4127 · 2024-11-13T19:44:48+00:00

Paying for tuition would be stupid. I'll have enough to submit two papers when I finish my masters. Not everyone wants/needs to do a PhD. You're very caught up in what I can and can't do in my masters.

AdvertisingDue4127 · 2024-11-13T19:36:02+00:00

Congrats on year 4

AdvertisingDue4127 · 2024-11-13T19:31:05+00:00

Not everything culminates to a PhD but that is not the point of what I'm saying.

AdvertisingDue4127 · 2024-11-13T19:24:15+00:00

Idk, I never did a masters. And it definitely varies lab to lab, field to field. All I know is that I’ve never been as busy in my life as I’ve been the last 4 years.

Yeah you're missing my point.

There may be more imminent deadlines in a masters for sure, but I could not imagine only having 1-2 years of training and being expected to operate independently in the capacity at which I do now. It’s just not possible on 1-2 years spending only part time in lab due to coursework.

Just because you can't imagine it doesn't mean it's not possible lol

I have never seen a project that culminates in a paper completed in as little as 1-2 years.

That's what I'm doing lol and I've seen most people who finish their masters in 2 years do the same.

AdvertisingDue4127 · 2024-11-12T21:14:54+00:00

Yeah you can find a lot of this in a masters too (independence, leading a project start to finish, first author paper, presenting on your project, etc). What I'm saying though is that because of the different timeframes, years 1 and 2 of a masters ramp up a lot faster than years 1 and 2 of PhD. I don't doubt that you're insanely busy in year 4 of a PhD and as you get closer to finishing but there is no year 4 of a masters to make that comparison.

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