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MCHammerBro  ·  3432 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What have you accomplished this week?

What are you pursuing a PhD in?





MisterMentat  ·  3432 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Statistics. I just finished my master's in biostatistics, but I didn't want to stop before PhD because, unlike most fields, a PhD is very desirable in industry outside of academia.

MCHammerBro  ·  3431 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Very cool. I'll admit I'm not a fan of statistics but I appreciate the work and need for them. Good luck!

MisterMentat  ·  3428 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thanks, and thanks for not giving me the usual response! Most people have a reaction somewhere between disgust and pity when I tell them my field. I absolutely love it though. It's creative, mentally taxing, and open-ended like pure mathematics as well as more immediately useful.

MCHammerBro  ·  3427 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You're welcome. I did learn a lot when I studied it in undergrad for math requirements and I found that it was more useful than I thought. It's just not for me. I hope you get a glorious break before things start up again.