Author: Obi
Pursue a PhD Depends on a Few Things Yes, it depends on what you’re looking for in your life and career. It’s certainly not for everyone, but it can be for you. Just like anything worthwhile, it involves a lot of hard work, diligence, patience, and perseverance. The purpose of the last statement is not to dissuade you from pursuing it if this is a goal. It serves as a reminder that the main ingredients are hard work, diligence, patience, and perseverance. Knowing why you want to pursue a PhD (your why) should keep you working hard, diligent, patient, and…
The three main parts of the PhD process: classwork, research, relationships Way of the PhD Process: PhD Classwork: This part of the process is where you take classes in the first two years of the program. As I mentioned in another post, classwork is an important part of the process but not the main part. You will take about 6 – 8 classes to understand the technicalities of performing research. In those classes, the objective is not get an A. It really isn’t, although, if you do, that’s great. The objective is to learn for example, what scientific research is,…
The tests, letters, and statements of personal goals and accomplishments If you’ve decided that this is the route you want to take towards your life journey, congratulations! There are a few steps to the application process (business PhD programs): GRE/GMAT Transcript – undergrad and graduate Recommendation letters Personal statement TOEFL – for international students Application form/Application Fee Specific Department Admission Applying to a PhD Program: GRE/GMAT GRE means Graduate Record Examinations, and GMAT means Graduate Management Admission Test. They are both standardized tests requirement for most graduate schools in the United States. You will need to have taken the GMAT/GRE;…
The answer may depend on a few things; your employment circumstances, and whether the PhD while working program even allows it. Many traditional PhD programs do not allow students to work while getting their PhD education. Unless of course the program is an Executive PhD or Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) program (I discuss executive PhDs in another post). I had this question when I was thinking of going back to school for a PhD. I was working fulltime at a client-facing job and thought I would be able to handle both jobs. After all, I had juggled many aspects…
What’s the difference between traditional PhD education and Executive or Doctorate (DBA)? Given that I have only done of the programs (traditional PhD), I can speak from experience about that, and then refer to other information to present a contrast. Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) programs are typically for professionals who have already earned a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) and are looking to continue with an advanced degree in business management. It entails course work and research, and students are taught how to use scientific research methods and existing theory to solve business problems and answer specific research questions…