Steve Tippins warns PhD students to check if funding actually lasts until graduation, not just until year three or four. Many programs end support early, forcing students to pay tuition while finishing their dissertation. He also recommends pushing hard to complete faster, so you're not bleeding money while writing.
And while side hustles are great and understanding ways to, you know, make more income are great, you know, maybe you can enter Mr. Foo Foo in a cat beauty show and win $800. Or how about finishing faster? The faster you finish, the lower the tuition burden, the faster you're back out into the market as a real person making real money. So when you get an offer from a university, what should you be considering? First, is it a program you want to be in? Is the program going to help you move forward with your goals and with your interests? Is there funding? How much How long? I talk to people relatively frequently saying, "I'm in year X and my funding runs out in 9 months, so I have to finish." And they knew that at the beginning, but they didn't really think about it. So find out how long the funding lasts. Join our free dissertation help community and we'll provide as much support as possible.
