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Re:Physics Student Earns PhD at Age 89 by ekianjo on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @02:46AM (#29077861)
> For all the fantasy here, let me remind you doing a PhD at an early age

A PhD is mainly if you have an interest (or could have an interest) in an Academic career.

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Re:Physics Student Earns PhD at Age 89 by wanderingmind on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @03:05AM (#29077961)
Most PhDs start because of an interest in academia and yet more than 90% of them never make it to academia.
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Re:Physics Student Earns PhD at Age 89 by BeetleB on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @01:53PM (#29084902)
Not sure why you're being downvoted - most PhDs have almost no chance at becoming a faculty member - although it is a lot easier in engineering than in other disciplines.
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