GOGSoc MkII

Reply 40

username156568

5

oriel historian

Oh and Ilex, you might struggle to find the excited PhD / DPhil students!

I am one!

Reply 41

Kitty Pimms

17

CDP

I am one!

How long have have you had to become depressed and disillusioned?

Reply 42

The Boosh

17

wow 40+ posts already!!!

Reply 43

username156568

5

IlexAquifolium

How long have have you had to become depressed and disillusioned?

Well... not depressed, not disillusioned... yet!

Starting in October.

Reply 44

oriel historian

2

CDP

I am one!

Hehe, being the exception that proves the rule is a fun job! :p:

Reply 45

ancientone

8

I am as well - excited at least, although I am a bit wary - God I sound like a fresher!

Reply 46

Milady de Winter

My PhD excitement is on ice for the mo, but I'll defrost it in about a year, and let you know how it feels :biggrin:

Though I have just realised I'm still going to be living at home when I hit 27 :eek:

Reply 47

oriel historian

2

Milady de Winter

My PhD excitement is on ice for the mo, but I'll defrost it in about a year, and let you know how it feels :biggrin:

Though I have just realised I'm still going to be living at home when I hit 27 :eek:

The beauty of elongated adolescence eh! I think my cynicism as regards the PhD stems from what I see as the ivory tower nature of much of academia and the failure of academics to fully integrate themselves into the social and cultural realm of all rather than just a few.

Reply 48

Milady de Winter

oriel historian

The beauty of elongated adolescence eh! I think my cynicism as regards the PhD stems from what I see as the ivory tower nature of much of academia and the failure of academics to fully integrate themselves into the social and cultural realm of all rather than just a few.

OH, did you get your AHRC award sorted out with Swansea?

Reply 49

oriel historian

2

Milady de Winter

OH, did you get your AHRC award sorted out with Swansea?

To be honest, I don't know. But get this - the administrator of the collaborative scheme is ON HOLIDAY in the middle of when they're meant to be given out. But I suppose, gee, there's no deputy??? I hate the AHRC!

Reply 50

Milady de Winter

oriel historian

To be honest, I don't know. But get this - the administrator of the collaborative scheme is ON HOLIDAY in the middle of when they're meant to be given out. But I suppose, gee, there's no deputy??? I hate the AHRC!

Joinez-vous ma club! Perhaps AHRC should stand for A Hopelessly Rubbish Collective :no:

Reply 51

apotoftea

19

Evening all (once I found you lot :eek:

)

One of my tutors said that she'd throughly enjoyed her PhD and loved every minute of it (but wouldn't do it again :rolleyes:

) and how they can be really really good fun.She was known for her sarcasm so make take that little gem of info with a pinch of salt :biggrin:

I'll start thinking about PhDs and the like once I've seen how the MA is. I may run away from academia screaming never to face it again :woo:

Reply 52

Milady de Winter

Just finished my final thesis chapter :biggrin:

Just a short conclusion and a little bit of redrafting to go!

Reply 53

apotoftea

19

Eeee Well done :biggrin:

*pours MdW a celebratory cup of tea*

Did you go straight from BA to MPhil MdW?

Reply 54

Milady de Winter

apotoftea

Eeee Well done :biggrin:

*pours MdW a celebratory cup of tea*

Did you go straight from BA to MPhil MdW?

I took a year out in between, to earn money. Worked as an editorial assistant on a magazine for a few months (I used to want to be a journalist :no:

), then worked for a recruitment company :mad:

. Worst job ever, but it was commission based, so I saved up most of the money I needed.

Looks like I'm taking another year out in between degrees, but this one should be much more intellectually productive if I can bag the kind of art job I'm looking for, so it's actually quite exciting in some ways. And I get to go back to London! (will miss Ilex and her miniature hat though :frown:

)

Reply 55

oriel historian

2

Going straight through is a mad idea - I should know all about that, considering that's what I've done!

Reply 56

apotoftea

19

Yeah - seems taking years out is getting more and more common. Best of luck for the job hunting :biggrin:

(My bro gave up on being a journalist years ago :frown:

)

If you ever need a cup of tea next year just hop on a train :wink:

I'm going to be close-ish to London, work will be closer :biggrin:

Oriel Historian

Going straight through is a mad idea - I should know all about that, considering that's what I've done!

I can quite see why people go back to the PhDs much later on that's for sure, especially with the ever decreasing funding in the Arts. I'd like to go straight on (going on basis that it does happen PhD & funding wise haha I can dream :rolleyes:

) as it means getting it finished earlier. On other hand getting out of it for a bit doesn't sound like a bad idea either plus earning money is always nice :biggrin:

(if a job's out there etc etc).

Reply 57

Socrates

17

Going straight through ftw.

Reply 58

Socrates

17

IlexAquifolium

Come on, there must be a few in the first fortnight!

I am very excited at the propect of a DPhil but that will probably change when I actually get there...

Reply 59

Milady de Winter

Socrates

Going straight through ftw.

I would if I could, but I can't :frown:

Trying to stay positive with the idea of a year out being interesting and relevant... but still have this nagging feeling of being an unfunded academic 2nd class citizen :woo:

GOGSoc MkII

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