![]() ![]() For example, if you want to become a management consultant, I would highly recommend that you just get an MBA. I want to work with the assumption that you do not need to get a doctorate to get many of the outcomes you want, but you want to think about whether getting a doctorate is for you.So, a couple of caveats about the ideas in this post: Many people who start a PhD, do not complete it for many reasons that these websites about doing a PhD fail to mention. There are a lot of costs that are associated with terminal degrees because they do take a long time, cost a fair bit of resources, and often have uncertain outcomes. I kind of think like an economist, and I always think that there are costs and benefits to every decision. Not every option is good for everyone, especially when thinking about pursuing a doctorate. The problem with this perspective is that does not help you determine if doing a doctorate is right for you. I was recently thinking about the advice that you get on PhD forums and university websites, and much of this advice is about why you SHOULD get a doctorate (i.e.
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