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LordMorpheus

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Just got my letter from Cornell. Accepted with full funding (incl. stipend).

One for one, so far.

(Mechanical engineering -> robotics)
 
meltdown75

meltdown75

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Congrats and the best of luck to you. My wife only lasted 6 months and she also had a full 3-yr ride paid for at the University of Waterloo here in Ontario.

she kicked ass, got 90s in her couple classes but the lab work & research really turned her off.

now she is in teacher's college. her passion is teaching and she couldn't see herself doing research forever either.

i respect the hell out of you guys... good luck in your studies.
 
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LordMorpheus

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Originally posted by: meltdown75
Congrats and the best of luck to you. My wife only lasted 6 months and she also had a full 3-yr ride paid for at the University of Waterloo here in Ontario.

she kicked ass, got 90s in her couple classes but the lab work & research really turned her off.

now she is in teacher's college. her passion is teaching and she couldn't see herself doing research forever either.

i respect the hell out of you guys... good luck in your studies.
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Well I'm in a position at the moment that you usually need a Ph. D. for, doing lab work.

I'd stay here, but I don't necessarily want to stay in this industry forever and moving to a comparable position in some other field would be hard without the Ph.D.

Also, this way, when I get out in a four-five years the economy will either have found its feet or disappeared entirely.
 
Aharami

Aharami

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have you done your masters already? or is it one of those combined masters/Phd program?
 
meltdown75

meltdown75

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Originally posted by: LordMorpheus
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Congrats and the best of luck to you. My wife only lasted 6 months and she also had a full 3-yr ride paid for at the University of Waterloo here in Ontario.

she kicked ass, got 90s in her couple classes but the lab work & research really turned her off.

now she is in teacher's college. her passion is teaching and she couldn't see herself doing research forever either.

i respect the hell out of you guys... good luck in your studies.
Click to expand...

Well I'm in a position at the moment that you usually need a Ph. D. for, doing lab work.

I'd stay here, but I don't necessarily want to stay in this industry forever and moving to a comparable position in some other field would be hard without the Ph.D.

Also, this way, when I get out in a four-five years the economy will either have found its feet or disappeared entirely.
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that's cool. my wife is also applying for a lab position at the local U. i think she will probably end up back there. she lectured for 2 years after her Master's and was rated among the top profs in Human Kinetics. they really want her back there in some capacity, but it's really amazing to me that she decided to go to teacher's college just as a backup plan. i really can't believe how hard she works. i read a letter of recommendation she got from the department head for a teaching job and i was so proud i cried. to read someone say that out of 30 years of working in the university, she is in the top 5 students he has ever seen.... really made me tear up with pride :(
 
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NuroMancer

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Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: LordMorpheus
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Congrats and the best of luck to you. My wife only lasted 6 months and she also had a full 3-yr ride paid for at the University of Waterloo here in Ontario.

she kicked ass, got 90s in her couple classes but the lab work & research really turned her off.

now she is in teacher's college. her passion is teaching and she couldn't see herself doing research forever either.

i respect the hell out of you guys... good luck in your studies.
Click to expand...

Well I'm in a position at the moment that you usually need a Ph. D. for, doing lab work.

I'd stay here, but I don't necessarily want to stay in this industry forever and moving to a comparable position in some other field would be hard without the Ph.D.

Also, this way, when I get out in a four-five years the economy will either have found its feet or disappeared entirely.
Click to expand...
that's cool. my wife is also applying for a lab position at the local U. i think she will probably end up back there. she lectured for 2 years after her Master's and was rated among the top profs in Human Kinetics. they really want her back there in some capacity, but it's really amazing to me that she decided to go to teacher's college just as a backup plan. i really can't believe how hard she works. i read a letter of recommendation she got from the department head for a teaching job and i was so proud i cried. to read someone say that out of 30 years of working in the university, she is in the top 5 students he has ever seen.... really made me tear up with pride :(
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That's pretty amazing considering if you live where I would guess you live, the Human Kinetics program there is considered to be quite good.

How about that local sports team:p
 
meltdown75

meltdown75

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Originally posted by: NuroMancer
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: LordMorpheus
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Congrats and the best of luck to you. My wife only lasted 6 months and she also had a full 3-yr ride paid for at the University of Waterloo here in Ontario.

she kicked ass, got 90s in her couple classes but the lab work & research really turned her off.

now she is in teacher's college. her passion is teaching and she couldn't see herself doing research forever either.

i respect the hell out of you guys... good luck in your studies.
Click to expand...

Well I'm in a position at the moment that you usually need a Ph. D. for, doing lab work.

I'd stay here, but I don't necessarily want to stay in this industry forever and moving to a comparable position in some other field would be hard without the Ph.D.

Also, this way, when I get out in a four-five years the economy will either have found its feet or disappeared entirely.
Click to expand...
that's cool. my wife is also applying for a lab position at the local U. i think she will probably end up back there. she lectured for 2 years after her Master's and was rated among the top profs in Human Kinetics. they really want her back there in some capacity, but it's really amazing to me that she decided to go to teacher's college just as a backup plan. i really can't believe how hard she works. i read a letter of recommendation she got from the department head for a teaching job and i was so proud i cried. to read someone say that out of 30 years of working in the university, she is in the top 5 students he has ever seen.... really made me tear up with pride :(
Click to expand...

That's pretty amazing considering if you live where I would guess you live, the Human Kinetics program there is considered to be quite good.

How about that local sports team:p
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I'm assuming you mean the Spitfires and not the Lions :D

There's a brand new HK building there too. Amazing facility!
 
TecHNooB

TecHNooB

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PhD = major headache unless you end up raking in 150k+

"My son's a doctor, but not the kind who helps people." :p
 
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ivan2

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gratz man, i am sure you will enjoy the coming 4 years of rewarding hard work! I learned more 2 years in grad school than the whole 4 year I spent for the bachelor.
 
rbV5

rbV5

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Congrats :thumbsup: thats outstanding!

My niece attended Cornell 2001-2007; earned her Ph.D. in Genetics.

 
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