<p>...for someone to have 2 P.H. D.'s? Just wondering because I really want to get two, due to my craving for knowledge (standard CC for you) and because the higher the degree the more money you make :)</p>
<p>It’s not even normal for someone to have one PhD. </p>
<p>If you’re going to make your decision based on commonality, don’t even get a bachelor’s.</p>
<p>I’m not going to make a decision based on commonality I was just wondering</p>
<p>Let me guess…freshman. Anyways just wait until you don’t even want one and this won’t be an issue. Btw you don’t make that much more money with a PhD.</p>
<p>Freshman freshman!!!</p>
<p>Ignorance</p>
<p>It’s basically impossible to get 2 PhD’s, unless you’re getting them from diploma mills.</p>
<p>It’s not impossible, but it’s rare and incredibly impractical. (And by impractical, I mean that you’ll be 40 years old and living off a $25,000 stipend.) I don’t advise it.</p>
<p>Furthermore, just because you crave knowledge doesn’t mean that getting a PhD is the right path for you. Craving knowledge is not the same as wanting to do hard-core research on a very specific subject in your field, which is what grad schools are all about. You need drive and focus, and sorry to generalize, but if you want two PhDs, you probably don’t have enough focus.</p>
<p>Also, having a PhD does not mean you’ll make more money. If anything, the opportunity cost of attending school for another 4-6 more years greatly outweighs the amount of money you’d make otherwise if you go directly into the workforce.</p>
<p>If you don’t care if everyone else is doing it (I use “everyone else” lightly of course), then why’re you asking in the first place? Special recognition for wanting two PhD’s?</p>
<p>Also, even if you aren’t a freshman, it’s too early to be thinking about doctorates; wait till late college at least.</p>
<p>It is just a freakin question!!! That is my plan and I was just ****ing wondering if other people have done it before! Y’all people are so stupid</p>
<p>And Why is that?</p>
<p>Why do you need a second PhD? Two is not better than one. If you crave knowledge, do independent study- don’t go for a second PhD.</p>
<p>Calm yourself, no need for the insults.</p>
<p>And why is what?</p>
<p>Sorry to intrude (parent here, so ignore me if you wish- I fell upon this thread), but I can answer this question! I have a PhD and have worked in academia for 20 plus years:</p>
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<li><p>I know a handful of people with more than one PhD. My last PhD student to graduate had one before joining me to work on his second. It is very unusual however. </p></li>
<li><p>It really doesn’t make any sense at all to get two PhDs. There is no practical value I can think of. With one you can go into academic life, potentially, and once established, you can study as much as you want in another area or discipline. No one however si going to hire you or give you more $$ because you have ‘two’ instead of ‘one’. </p></li>
<li><p>As noted above, there is no financial gain to having more than one PhD. In many fields, there is no financial gain to having a single PhD :). But it depends very much upon one’s area of study of whether a PhD provides a financial return. As a very general rule, PhDs in professional schools- such as medicine, engineering, business- tend to have both available jobs and correspondingly stronger salaries, whereas PhDs in pure disciplines- such as say English or Biology- may have greater difficultly obtaining academic posts and salaries are not so good.</p></li>
<li><p>You can not possibly know if you have a sufficient interest in, or aptitude for an academic life, until you have a lot of experience with research (which hopefully you will seek out in your undergraduate years). It is an unusual occupation and career and very difficult to imagine before actually ‘doing it’ (and the research component is the biggest aspect of ‘doing it’). </p></li>
<li><p>A PhD is typically a long and ardous process, and only some people enjoy it and succeed at it. As a general truth, if you do not enjoy it, you will likely not be good at it. Those that are most likely to enjoy and succeed at it are <em>very</em> passionate about a particular area of study that they have immersed themselves in during their undergraduate years. In fact, it is a necessary condition. Those that typically do not enjoy it or fail out went into it for the wrong reasons: they imagined it would be straightforward (akin to taking courses or reading books); they did so to impress someone (thinking in terms of ‘status’ or ‘more is better’); they did so to please their parents or other authority figures; they thought it would be a good practical job that pays well. In other words for external reasons rather than internal or intrinsic reasons.</p></li>
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<p>lulzzzzzzz</p>
<p>^^Think that’s the best/most reliable answer you’ll get on a high school forum.</p>
<p>^^^great info. The thought of getting 2 phds never crossed my mind, but I found your info helpful anyway lol</p>
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<p>That certainly explains why you asked for their input…oh, wait…</p>
<p>what is this i don’t even</p>
<p>I’m going to get 5 Ph.Ds.</p>
<p>…maybe…</p>
<p>…uh…</p>
<p>Fine. Just 3.</p>
<p>Lol, if I can manage 7 APs, I don’t think a couple of Ph. Ds would give me too much trouble.</p>
<p>^Lol 10char</p>