Re:Sergey Brin Resume (1996)
by Hermel on Friday September 23, 2016 @01:29AM
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A PhD in two years?
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Re:Sergey Brin Resume (1996)
by denzil_correa on Friday September 23, 2016 @06:03AM
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Most likely, he joined the Ph.D program and got a Masters along the way.
Yeah, if you have a masters it's possible.
Re:Sergey Brin Resume (1996)
by thaumasiotes on Friday September 23, 2016 @04:03AM
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Who gets a PhD without also getting a master's? Isn't the ordinary schedule two years for the master's, five more for the PhD?
In every university I've seen (in France and Japan in STEM) the Ph.D. is minimum 3 years, but many (most?) students do it in 4 because they don't have the required publications in 3 years. It's rare, but some do it in 5.
Apparently in liberal arts the Ph.D. tends to drag on an on 5, 6, 7 years...
So yes, you do need a master before starting your Ph.D., and I've never heard of someone doing their Ph.D. in 2 years. Maybe if you hit a homerun and get prestigious publications very early.
Re:Sergey Brin Resume (1996)
by lightbendover on Friday September 23, 2016 @08:06AM
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My wife got a PhD in neuro without a masters. It was part of an MD/PhD program. The PhD itself took a bit under 3 years in the middle of med school. Given 7 years of residency and another year of fellowship, she can expect her first job at 38, which is coincidentally the age I always figured I would retire at.