| Topic Name: |
IB or Consulting M&A/Corporate Finance |
| Message Name: |
Interesting |
| Date Posted: |
04/12/2003 |
| In Reply To: |
I agree with your take that it is silly to "go get a Ph.D. to go to McK".
That said, I got one and went to McK. (I didn't set out with that purpose though.) And I was able to do a tech Ph.D. at a top university in 3 years. (You just have to be aggressive and watch out for your interests...and make sure you don't work with a dick advisor. And don't listen to people who tell you "you can't do that." |
| Message: |
I think your key comment is that you got your PhD and then went on to McK, but didn't intend to get your PhD so you could work at McK. Nothing wrong with changing your mind. I got my PhD and didn't go to McK because I didn't want to, not because I couldn't.
Did you get your PhD in 3 years after your MS, or is that after college? If it is the former, very impressive. Maybe you should have stayed in the field. If it is the latter, still pretty good. It took me 4.5 years after my MS, which was already 1.5 years below the average at the time.
Cheers,
Yabai
PS "don't work with a dick advisor", wiser words never spoken...
|
|
