Hi, I have around 8 yrs of experience in IT industry in india. Planning to do PhD in a reputed US university. I would like to know how much helpful my experience will be in getting admission, provided I get a decent GRE score. Also, please comment on the very idea of PhD after work experience. -- Raja.
RE:Ph.D after a long experience
by Aniruddha on Sep 11, 2006 09:59 PM Permalink
With your experience, you must have learnt time management well. This will come in handy in PhD research. However, the approach on solving a problem is different in PhD compared to work. You have do indepth research in solving a problem. Whereas in work, any solution is good as long as it works, in research, you have to show how your solution is better than the existing state-of-the-art. Professional career helps to prioritize things. If you can use the same technique during your PhD, you wshould be able to finish early and efficiently.
