请问28岁开始读博士 会不会太老？

gggg

26岁开始读硕士，28岁开始读博士，毕业差不多32了，会不会太老？

meishiba

我老公一直在学习里读书，硕士还是提前毕业的，结果读到博士毕业也要30岁。本科四年，硕士2年，博士？年。

有一些学校博士不知道要几年毕业，所以要看你在哪里读了。

其实30多岁的博士很多，也算是毕业比较早了，如果你需要养家或者没有什么经济负担的话，应该还可以。

郝敏

呵呵, 我认识的一个女孩子三十岁了今年才刚开始申请读PHD, 你说她老不老呢? 我觉的她的心态很好, 读PHD前已经想好了为什么要读, 给我的感觉她就是去做一件她认为是理所当然的事.

curvlet

It's never too old to learn

Brunel to validate oldest PhD student in the World A 93-year-old former vicar and train enthusiast has become the oldest person in the world to gain a PhD. Reverend Edgar Dowse, from Isleworth, west London, received the doctorate from the London School of Theology, whose degrees are validated by Brunel University. The father-of-two, who does not own a computer and dictated his thesis, already has six other degrees. He also does not drive, and has become a familiar sight at the bus-stop outside the college. The previous record was held by American Elizabeth Eichelbaum, who was 90 when she gained a PhD from the University of Tennessee in 2000, according to the Guinness Book of Records. Reverend Dowse - World's Oldest PhD “After my wife, Ivy, died, in 1999, I felt the need for intense study,” Revd Dowse said. “As I’m 93, it was a slightly unusual occurrence,” he added. “I’m delighted that they came to this decision.” When he is not indulging his avid interest in trains and railways, about which he has an extensive collection of models and videos, Rev Dowse enjoys reading Hebrew, Aramaic and the New Testament in Greek. He gained his first degree from Durham University in 1935, aged 22, and was awarded his sixth in 1991. All have been in Biblical Studies or Theology. His BA from Cambridge took him 31 years to complete - a severe cash shortage meant it was not until 1972 that he finally received his First Class degree which he began in 1941. London School of Theology principal Reverend Dr Derek Tidball said: "To gain a PhD at any age is a great achievement. To gain it at the age of 93 is remarkable. He has kept his mind active throughout retirement and has now successfully presented and defended his thesis. “ Professor Steve Hodkinson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Brunel University said “Commitment, hard work and talent transcend age but when you get examples like this you really do believe it,” he said. “His achievement is an encouragement to everyone to see that learning is really for life and should be valued for its own contribution to a richer life, rather than simply as a means to an end.” Rev Dowse, who will officially receive his doctorate in June, is looking forward to a rest after his intellectual exertions. "I may just put my feet up now," he said. Note to Editors: London School of Theology is a theological college of over 330 students which has been training students for Christian work in the UK and overseas for more than 60 years. Their degrees have been validated by Brunel University, since 1993. For further details: Contact Helen Jacobus, Press Officer, Brunel University, helen@Jacobus@Brunel.ac.uk 01895 274000; 01895 265585 or Linda Barclay, Press Officer, London School of Theology, 01923 456240 linda.Barclay@londonbiblecollege.ac.uk
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skysaber

30都不到,怎么算老?

kiwifaith

我觉得正合适

gmatxxx

一点也不老

真老九

呵呵，偶早过而立之年了，可是连master还没申请到呢。重要的还是自己跟自己比，好好学习，天天向上，挣钱够花，心情舒畅，就算不错啦。

steed317

格林斯潘51岁才开始读博士

rongdongc

不算太老，但已经超出了平均年龄。本人29，准备申请2005年的phd，因此对年龄问题作了一些了解，总结如下：

1）北美学校phd的入学年龄一般在24-27岁，34岁以上的学生少于5%。虽然每个学校都claim没有年龄限制，实际上各个学校的倾向不同，你可以去查看一下他们的student profile。格林斯潘51岁才开始读博士，可是人家51岁前都干了些什么，而你有没有可能达到他那样的background呢？

2) Top 20的入学年龄要求相对年轻一些，因为往往这些学校的program非常注重数学、模型和理论研究方法论的基础课程。Finance、IT学科的入学年龄比较低，而strategy、OB、IB等“软”学科由于需要有一些工作经验，年龄相对宽松一些。

3）这种age discrimination不仅存在于入学年龄，对于phd毕业后的求职也有一定的影响。其实，攻读phd不仅对你个人而言是一笔值得深思熟虑的投资（由于机会成本很高），对你所报考的学校而言也是一笔不小的投资（5年的学费和补贴差不多200-250K USD）。因此，他们当然希望有更多的年轻学生报考，顺利地完成（不要中途fail或quit)，发表更多的文章，毕业以后有更多的学术成果，这样他们学校的排名才能够更高。招聘你的学校也有同样的考虑，两个research能力差不多的phd申请同一个tenure-track assistant professor，一般总是年龄小的获胜。当然，teaching faculty除外。

4）年龄越高，攻读phd的机会成本越高。而且一旦有了家庭，攻读Phd就不是你个人的问题，而是整个家庭的决定（一个家庭relocation过程中牵涉到的上上下下、前前后后的问题实在数不胜数）。

5) 国内申请的学生一般年龄较小，有经济条件的白领都忙着打工赚钱或者想办法读mba镀金，真正到28岁才下定决心读phd的人少之又少。不过也有成功的例外，看看Renzhen的经历吧：http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp?boardID=14&ID=43724&page=3

说了那么多，还是一句话，phd之路是艰苦的道路，但也是幸福的道路，只要你知道你追求的是什么。