How hard is it to get into grad school and do a PhD
I guess you gotta be smart but do you have to be super smart and successful or just cleverish is ok? and is it expensive?
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@Patriot96 My father and brother were both PHD's and my father was very intelligent, but I would not have called him a genius by any means, so I agree with you there.
His major was Geography, with a minor in history. My mother used to type his thesis on an old fashioned typewriter. I still remember her typing. I used to call the thesis my father's "Teethis"...and I used to tell people that he had two white Teethis, and two yellow Teethis...🤣🤣🤣 I was NOT the genius of the family...🤣🤣🤣
He managed to get his doctorate AFTER service in WWII AND the Korean War, WHILE working! All paid for by the G.I. Bill!
Now, my brother WAS very close to genius level...with a photographic memory. He was valedictorian of his high school class, and was accepted to Harvard, but didn't attend. He got full scholarships to Boston College, and then Indiana State University, which had a fabulous Paleontology department. His major had a great deal to do with memorization...and field work!
He taught for 40 years at Michigan State. He became a professor of Paleontology. College professors are forced to publish almost constantly to obtain tenure, and a LOT of my brother's publications are online!
His major was Geography, with a minor in history. My mother used to type his thesis on an old fashioned typewriter. I still remember her typing. I used to call the thesis my father's "Teethis"...and I used to tell people that he had two white Teethis, and two yellow Teethis...🤣🤣🤣 I was NOT the genius of the family...🤣🤣🤣
He managed to get his doctorate AFTER service in WWII AND the Korean War, WHILE working! All paid for by the G.I. Bill!
Now, my brother WAS very close to genius level...with a photographic memory. He was valedictorian of his high school class, and was accepted to Harvard, but didn't attend. He got full scholarships to Boston College, and then Indiana State University, which had a fabulous Paleontology department. His major had a great deal to do with memorization...and field work!
He taught for 40 years at Michigan State. He became a professor of Paleontology. College professors are forced to publish almost constantly to obtain tenure, and a LOT of my brother's publications are online!