hopefulPhd2b

Turner_SR sorry for the late response. Thanks I really appreciate it. you just gave me something to think about.

I was told that I could switch over to the PhD program at my school, carry over some of my credits while expanding on my project a little more and still be able to graduate by Dec 2014 because the majority of my experiments will be completed by July this year.

Sorry for the confusion. I meant that if I should switch over to the PhD program here, I'll be able to complete my PhD in a year. If I stay in the MS program I should be done in December (hopefully).

Ok. Thank you. Right now I have a B.S in biology and I'm half way through my master's program in biology but I'm thinking of switching to a PhD in Env toxicology in my school. I'm not very happy with the intensity of my university's program (not challenging enough) but the up side is I will have my PhD a year from now. I guess it's between me finishing the masters and going on to another more challenging school for a PhD or switching to the PhD program now and applying to a decent Post-Doc position a year from now. My fear is that I would not be very well prepared for the post-doc programs I would like if I got a PhD from the school I'm in right now. Decisions decisions....

Hi. I am a bit confused about whether or not getting a master's degree is important if I'm planning on getting a Phd in the same field.