PHD ?!

This is something that I have been very interested in doing. I was wondering how people were able to do it with a full time job. Not so much the research time, but the time at Uni for meetings etc.

Dear Stephanie. I can't talk about PHDs but I did my first degree part-time whilst working full-time (in a job I knew inside/out). First year intake was 25, 8 of us finished 4 years later and a lot of marriages, relationships etc. broke down along the way (or would have broken down, had the person not dropped). I think it's fair to say it's not for everyone. I did it because I was passionate about the subject, single and in a job I could do standing on my head. I followed this up with my professional qualification for which I did get an afternoon off work to attend lectures and seminars. I needed that as my professional qualifications was not nearly as interesting and enjoyable as my degree. So 6 years in total of no holiday, constant deadlines and pressure. Even if I wanted to go back to that, I couldn't because my current job is so much more challenging. The lessons I personally drew: LOVE the subject, try to keep the rest of your life, particularly work, on an even keel and be prepared to give up a fair amount of your quality of life. For a PHD, you could probably double/quadruple the pressure.

Dear Stephanie. I can't talk about PHDs but I did my first degree part-time whilst working full-time (in a job I knew inside/out). First year intake was 25, 8 of us finished 4 years later and a lot of marriages, relationships etc. broke down along the way (or would have broken down, had the person not dropped). I think it's fair to say it's not for everyone. I did it because I was passionate about the subject, single and in a job I could do standing on my head. I followed this up with my professional qualification for which I did get an afternoon off work to attend lectures and seminars. I needed that as my professional qualifications was not nearly as interesting and enjoyable as my degree. So 6 years in total of no holiday, constant deadlines and pressure. Even if I wanted to go back to that, I couldn't because my current job is so much more challenging. The lessons I personally drew: LOVE the subject, try to keep the rest of your life, particularly work, on an even keel and be prepared to give up a fair amount of your quality of life. For a PHD, you could probably double/quadruple the pressure.