fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 days agoI got into the wrong career lolmander.xyzimagemessage-square273fedilinkarrow-up1684arrow-down143
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minus-squareubergeeklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 days ago“I dropped out to make money, and now I have money, and now I want to complete my PhD.” Easy enough explanation.
minus-squareCoreidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 days agoIt doesn’t work that way. You can’t just come back to a phd program after leaving it. It’s not like undergrad.
minus-squareubergeeklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 days agoYes, you can. I’ve welcomed 3 doctoral program folks back just this past semester.
minus-squareCoreidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-24 days agoDid they have an approved leave of absence with a planned return or did they just fall off the side of the planet and then later just show up? It’s rare to find a school that would entertain such a thing. I doubt that is the case with those people you’re talking about. Without a leave of absence you’ll likely need to reapply and get new letters of recommendation , etc. Your chances at that point are pretty low.
minus-squareubergeeklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-24 days agoNo, they withdrew, one about a decade ago, and then re-applied. Its not nearly as hard as you are making it out to be. Not much different than a new applicant, except we know they know how to be a doctoral program member, and do things like be an intern, or RA.
“I dropped out to make money, and now I have money, and now I want to complete my PhD.”
Easy enough explanation.
It doesn’t work that way. You can’t just come back to a phd program after leaving it. It’s not like undergrad.
Yes, you can. I’ve welcomed 3 doctoral program folks back just this past semester.
Did they have an approved leave of absence with a planned return or did they just fall off the side of the planet and then later just show up?
It’s rare to find a school that would entertain such a thing. I doubt that is the case with those people you’re talking about.
Without a leave of absence you’ll likely need to reapply and get new letters of recommendation , etc. Your chances at that point are pretty low.
No, they withdrew, one about a decade ago, and then re-applied.
Its not nearly as hard as you are making it out to be.
Not much different than a new applicant, except we know they know how to be a doctoral program member, and do things like be an intern, or RA.