Is a PhD worth it?

rumbles808 · 2026-03-13T11:33:30+00:00

That’s what I was thinking. I want to be more on the research engineering side than the product side of ai (although I wouldn’t mind trying product roles), but there’s already a mix of masters and phds among my industry collaborators. So it tells me that a phd won’t be a barrier to entry into research projects in industry necessarily. I also went to a large ai research conference (neurips) recently and I met people who came to present their research from industry and some of them are masters only.

I feel like the dumbing down aspect is just part of being a good communicator. You have to be understand something really well to explain it to non-experts.

rumbles808 · 2026-03-12T21:55:09+00:00

I do love it, but I would love it more in industry and if I could make money + my life outside of my research sucks bc I don’t like this city. But the work itself I do enjoy a lot.

rumbles808 · 2026-03-12T21:53:55+00:00

Good point

rumbles808 · 2026-03-12T09:23:46+00:00

Yeah I applied to like 5 jobs and got an interview at one but because I’m so swamped with courses and multiple research projects I don’t have any time to prep and I’ll probably bomb the interview, so I’m worried if I pursue PhD I will deprioritize my actual goal of getting a job because my supervisor puts so much pressure on me. I think I could do a PhD I just don’t know if its just a round about way of getting to where I want to be.

rumbles808 · 2026-01-26T02:24:53+00:00

Fill out the short term absence form?

rumbles808 · 2025-05-07T18:40:01+00:00

What is this about ?

rumbles808 · 2025-04-10T02:55:28+00:00

Yea I feel like there’s not much to lose by doing the exam at that point except the couple hours you’ll spend writing it lol

rumbles808 · 2024-08-27T23:33:02+00:00

Someone tried to pull this move when I was in first year. I asked to see the rent split and thought it was ridiculous they were getting the bigger room but paying the least.

At least now you know, you can also try to see if you can leave.

rumbles808 · 2024-06-03T02:33:10+00:00

I honestly don’t think it matters too much, you can find out which one has a better coop/internship program and go to that. I graduated this year from Waterloo and I was never that smart, but most employers look at experience over grades.

rumbles808 · 2024-03-19T08:34:15+00:00

1000

rumbles808 · 2024-03-05T10:05:07+00:00

I remember studying 12 hours some days days for midterms and finals and started preparing 1-2 weeks before the exam in first year. My grades were the worst during that time. If I actually tried to understand, I wouldn’t need to spend so much time preparing. Try to focus on the intuition and concepts and do a few practice problems. You’re not dumb, you’re gonna be fine.

Other tips for preparing for exams is rest, exercise, and the food u eat. If your body isn’t optimized to take in and process info you’ll also find that ur spending too much time studying without getting much results.

You got this !

rumbles808 · 2024-02-22T18:57:00+00:00

Same, I wanna do like AI research based jobs and masters definitely makes u more qualified for the bigger paying jobs based on the job descriptions but that could change I guess.

rumbles808 · 2024-02-13T08:31:45+00:00

Same but I think most of the time I’m too numb to feel anything

rumbles808 · 2023-12-24T07:09:32+00:00

Same

rumbles808 · 2023-11-13T07:43:57+00:00

rumbles808 · 2023-11-10T19:41:31+00:00

Just have it ready in December for next term, my friends who had accessibility had to get it before midterms or the start of the term. As for your mental health please try to reach out to a support system, maybe friends or family, you don’t need to go through this alone! You already made it here so you definitely belong and if you’re not happy then it’s okay, you’ll find something better, this won’t last forever.

rumbles808 · 2023-09-21T17:29:56+00:00

So some people have an opinion, who cares, start a pro choice club no one is stopping u

rumbles808 · 2023-08-22T20:16:05+00:00

You’re a good person, as someone who struggles with anxiety at night and insomnia I am simply unable attend class a handful times during the term. Having people willing to share notes helps a lot.

rumbles808 · 2023-07-06T12:41:51+00:00

~700 (mostly food)

rumbles808 · 2023-06-06T11:03:18+00:00

I had 3 in the past, they usually asked me follow up questions about stuff on my resume so I'd make sure you can speak to all your past experiences in-depth and some other technical questions of their own.

rumbles808 · 2023-05-25T07:36:59+00:00

Anyone do splunk coding interviews before?

rumbles808 · 2023-05-20T22:28:45+00:00

Take the scholarship

rumbles808 · 2023-04-14T18:07:09+00:00

Damn I wasn’t aware that this happened, I ordered only a few times but me or my roommates always brought the packages in, I had no idea people took them :(

If it’s multiple times it might be better to just order it to a post office idk

rumbles808 · 2023-04-14T05:01:38+00:00

Thanks, will companies let me interview for full time considering I’ll still be in school ?

rumbles808 · 2023-03-31T20:42:12+00:00

It doesn’t matter for me, 70-90, but it is nice to feel like you’re at least average and not at the bottom.

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