Do you regret doing PhD Quora?

Originally Answered: Do you regret doing a PhD in India? no. no need to regret.

What is challenging about a PhD?

Isolation One of the most common problems for PhD students is the feeling of isolation. PhD candidates often work alone, having few, or sometimes no other people on their project, this while friends may be working in offices and in teams, enjoying a far more social side to the 9-5.

Is PhD waste of life?

The PhD degree itself is meant to be training in original research rather than groundbreaking research. So it’s never a waste, but applicability of your research will vary.

Is there anything darker than doing a PhD?

But I don’t think there’s anything darker than doing a PhD.” There are rising concerns for the wellbeing of PhD students generally. A study carried out in Belgium earlier this year found about one-third of PhD students were at risk of having or developing a psychiatric disorder.

Are too many students embaring on PhD without fully considering the demands?

Aidan Jones worries that too many students are embaring on PhD without fully considering the demands. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Earlier this year Oliver Rosten finally got his academic paper published in a scientific journal following a series of rejections. There was nothing wrong with his findings regarding conformal algebra.

Do you ever regret getting your PhD in math?

Yes, I totally regret getting my Ph.D. in math. I consider it 7 years of my life down the toilet. Not only did I barely make enough money to survive as a teaching/research assistant, but I didn’t even get any social security credits during that time (apparently the stipend from teaching and research doesn’t count toward social security).

Will a PhD help or hurt your career?

Photograph: Alamy I signed up for a PhD that should have marked the start of an amazing career – it was a fully-funded position as part of an exciting project that I was enthusiastic to work on. In fact, this decision has done anything but help my career.