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Has anyone completed a PhD?
Some of the jobs I'm looking into (I'm at the stage in my career where I can look at progressing into more senior and academic roles) require a PhD. I've studied so much over the years though that I'm just not sure if I want to continue studying or not. For anyone who's completed a PhD, did you still have free time to socialise and have a life, or was it just all-consuming?
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@Nhi thanks 😊
I’m doing one now and my job sees me working with PhD candidates. You can definitely still have a life. At times it’s possible to get caught up in stress of the process but there are ways to mostly avoid that. My one suggestion would be to make sure you choose a topic that you’re really interested in. You have to spend a lot of time with it!
@Sophie thanks. Are you doing a PhD on top of a regular job? Even if I got a scholarship, I'd have to work as well to be able to afford just the basic cost of living
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Depends on your topic of study, your own and your supervisors expectations and your ability to manage your time. But you can definitely have a good work-life balance