• Question: how long were u at uni

    Asked by george to Sandra, Lewis, James, Hummy on 9 Mar 2017. This question was also asked by Millsy.
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      anon answered on 9 Mar 2017:

      I did my three years of undergrad and about one and a half year of masters. So let’s say 4 years and some months?

      My PhD isn’t counted in those 4 years. That’s on-going since last two years now. But I believe it is not mandatory for you to get a masters or a PhD. A good degree is enough, if you are good at what you do.

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      Lewis Wright answered on 14 Mar 2017:

      I can confirm what Dakshat says, you do not need a Masters to go onto a PhD course.

      I did a Foundation Studies year, then three years in Undergrad, and Im a year and half into my PhD for a total of 5.5 years so far, out of 8.

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      Sandra Greive answered on 15 Mar 2017:

      I did a four year undergraduate degree over 5 years (3/4 time, so I could study and earn some money at the same time to help pay for my education). I also took a year off in the middle (kind of a gap year) to teach English language in South Korea.
      My PhD took 4 years, so all up I was at university for 9 years. Since then I have almost always worked at Universities, so in a way I have never left.

      But just like Dakshat and Lewis said. You don’t need further degrees to be a good scientist. Some the best scientists I have ever worked with only had bachelor degrees. One didn’t even have that, although this is very unusual. You just have to be curious, careful, logical and good at solving puzzles.

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