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olekaygee

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    PGR Paleoanthropology

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  1. OP I would look at UK programmes. I had a BA from South Africa and would have had to endure having that translated into A US GPA, whereas in the UK it was directly understood. There was no application fee with my University which was a bonus, it's getting rather expensive in the States. In the UK the MSc and PhD are separate registrations. I looked into returning to US after finishing my MSc here but the programs I looked at had no information on starting after a completed masters. I didn't fancy retaking a lot of courses, or 7 years FT versus 3 FT here. My PGR programme is purely research based, having completed all the 'courses' in my PGT. There are some excellent universities over here and studentships are worth looking into. Definitely look into who specifically you would be working with as your advisor. A good relationship with your advisor can really make or break your PhD life. They might not be perfect, but something like a good sounding board for devising research questions and a similar area of interest research wise is key. They will also be key in your application process.
  2. Anyone have experience with running SPSS on MBA? I have had issue with regressions taking ages to run on Mac Book pro 2010, especially if running other programs. Will 128 be enough or should I go for more?
  3. My experience is in the UK where it makes total sense to study part-time. The masters (1 year) is a separate program from the PhD. You submit in three years full time, six part-time, but you can submit early (2 or 4 years) so conceivably you could finish in four years if you are on top of things. It allows for life to get in the way without derailing you (some weeks study doesn't happen other weeks lots of writing gets done). Problems include the issues of not having a strict schedule of full time can lead to lack of routine. Can feel disconnected from full time students. Being on a non traditional schedule can cause administrative and paperwork confusions.
  4. I started my PhD when my son was 4 months old. In retrospect I would have liked to have waited until he was about 9 months old. I'm part-time and in the UK, so it's all research based except for professional development courses, so that aspect is fairly flexible. Also, there's not the attached teaching so no worries about that schedule but. Think if there had been it would have been more difficult as a mom. My partner was able to work his schedule such that I could get in the study hours needed. My son also does a lot of hours at nursery now at 3 years old. It does get rather stressful for us at times, but it is totally doable.
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