How much is a PhD program?

[SP33Demon]

She can't get a real job unless she goes back to her home country where the job market isn't great. Her father said that he's read news reports of Chemistry and bioloy PhD graduates working normal jobs (jobs that have nothing to do with their degrees).

Why not just apply to work here?

 

[Narmer]

Why not just apply to work here?

If only if it was that easy. An undergrad degree comes a dime a dozen. Econ is especially popular. Worse, her company would have to sponsor her. IMHO, it'd be better if she got some type of advanced degree then she'd be more valuable.

 

[SP33Demon]

If only if it was that easy. An undergrad degree comes a dime a dozen. Econ is especially popular. Worse, her company would have to sponsor her. IMHO, it'd be better if she got some type of advanced degree then she'd be more valuable.

Oh, she doesn't even have her master's? Then why are you asking about her getting a phd? At least with a MS she'd have a good shot of getting sponsored here.

Well if you're a citizen you could just marry her and support her through a master's here?

 

[Narmer]

Oh, she doesn't even have her master's? Then why are you asking about her getting a phd? At least with a MS she'd have a good shot of getting sponsored here.

Well if you're a citizen you could just marry her and support her through a master's here?

She has all the support she needs. She wants to get married at a certain age.

 

[Gibson486]

Why don't you tell us what school? I hate it when people do this....

Why do you want to be secret about it? You think Harvard or MIT care that someone knows someone who posts on ATOT?

Anyways, rule of thumb. For technical fields and business, you should never have to pay that much for grad school. Heck, my gf is getting an MBA at Harvard and she is only paying $40 a class.

Anyways, the info is here

www.google.com

That is all the info we can give? Why? Because we have no idea how badly those colleges want her. She could get a full ride if she is tops, she will be expected to pay everything if she just barely made it.

 

[Schadenfroh]

oh, how quaint...

Well, there is a solution, right there!

Move to Boston, transfer to Harvard and become a research assistant (aka test subject) for Dr. Walter Bishop!

 

[SP33Demon]

She has all the support she needs. She wants to get married at a certain age.

Well if she doesn't get married to you then she can't work/go to school here. It would certainly make things easier, especially since you're going to be fully supporting her Ivy League education.

 

[uclaLabrat]

She can't get a real job unless she goes back to her home country where the job market isn't great. Her father said that he's read news reports of Chemistry and bioloy PhD graduates working normal jobs (jobs that have nothing to do with their degrees).

It's not quite that bad in chemistry right now, but it's close. Most people are doing post-docs, I only know a few that got jobs straight out of their PhD without doing a post-doc

 

[Fenixgoon]

all of my teachers have said you should never pay for a PhD (if she is in science/engineering). numerous grants and TA positions are available at universities.

 

[busydude]

I recently started my Ph.D. I was supported by my university since my Master's 3 years back, other than college fees I didn't pay a penny for my tuition. If your GF does not have any kind of funding or support, tell her that she need not apply. Ask her to meet the concerned professor/ Dept. Chair and talk regarding any funding opportunities/grants.

There should be no time spent in worrying about funds when you are in Ph.D.

Oh and I am in international student too BTW.

 

[alkemyst]

She can file for independence and then she would not be tied to her parent's, also most look differently at professional programs vs undergrad.

All Ph.D programs vary...some are much more expensive than others and usually require grants and donations to help with the research.

In the end she really has to decide if a professional degree in her line of work will be worth it. Much of the time adding an MBA to any Bachelor's is a much more lucrative decision. I wish I had done that. A science degree with a MBA put a lot of my peers right into management and into a much nicer salary curve over their employment including bonuses that a lot of science types never qualify for.

In general though much like getting into an Ivy League school, once you are accepted and in, they figure out how to help you pay for it.