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It was a dark and stormy night in Norfolk. <\/em><\/span>F<\/em>ive third year PhD students from universities across the UK sat exchanging the highs, lows, and the woe<\/em><\/span>s of the later stages of their projects. I, person number six, didn\u2019t have much to say on the matter. I was only just writing my applications to start! <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A photo I took during my job at the Mammal Society<\/span> in Norfolk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We all met during our Master\u2019<\/span>s. Unlike m<\/span>y friends, I d<\/span>id not app<\/span>ly for any PhDs straight away, despite being certain I wanted to do one. This was for two reasons:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1.  I was a bit tired of applying for larger student overdrafts and fancied earning some money. <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Having originally wanted to be a vet and then realising, in my late teens, that wasn\u2019t what I wanted to do at all, I thought time in industry would help me make an informed choice on whether to PhD or not to PhD.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    I absolutely do not regret choosing to work first<\/span>; I got some valuable experience, and time doing really interesting stuff. I was a news journalist for a local newspaper, which meant I got to spend some time back home in Guernsey. Furthermore, I spent almost three years as Data and Information Officer at the Mammal Society<\/span>. This is a small UK charity focussing on research and conservation of mammals in Britain. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Negatives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The trade-off of working was that my friends were now nearing their thesis hand-ins, soon to receive that much coveted title of Doctor<\/span>. They would then head for the workplace in their late twenties. Whereas I, at 28, was preparing to abandon working life to reclaim the more dubious title of Student until the age of 32. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Some would roll their eyes; 32 is not old. But as I perused findaphd.com<\/a>, there was something disconcerting about knowing that those five friends would all have been Doctors for 4 years by the time I finish. There were also old school friends to think about, all of whom have been working for years<\/span>. When I\u2019m taking a photo with my thesis in hand, they\u2019ll likely have similar photos but with house keys!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Internal Dilemma<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    However, the question<\/span> \u201cshould I leave the comfort of a full time job to be a student again<\/span>?\u201d I knew the answer was YES. I still wanted to do a PhD. <\/span>The jobs that most appealed to me would require one.<\/span> And yes, I<\/span>‘d be disappointed if I never did it after wanting to for years.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But four years of being a Student when my friends of similar ages would all be working felt scary. My September birthday never helps with these things either, finding myself always one age ahead without any time passing<\/span>. Those August babies don\u2019t know how good they\u2019ve got it. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I found myself lying in bed, doing \u2018age maths’. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cI\u2019ll have just turned 32 when I hand in, if I do a placement, which I\u2019d like to do, that\u2019s closer to 33. Will I have a job straight away? I wonder what X, Y and Z will be doing with their lives when they\u2019re 32.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Fighting a Quarter Life Crisis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Of course, this is all just pre-commitment jitters, but I don\u2019t think I\u2019m the only one who has had these thought processes. So, if you\u2019re reading this and considering a PhD, I will tell you what I told myself at this point. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you know a PhD is what you want to do, then don\u2019t worry about the nerves, or your age, or what anyone else is doing with their lives. It\u2019s what you\u2019re doing with yours<\/em> that matters. Just write the application, hit send, and see where it takes you. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Don\u2019t worry about the age you\u2019ll be when you finish, don\u2019t even worry about the age you\u2019ll be when you start. (I\u2019ll tell you, as I told myself, you need to actually be offered a PhD to accept before you need to worry about i<\/span>t!). Just take each little chunk of the process at a time and see which step it takes you to next. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    As I write, it\u2019s been just over two months since I started my PhD at York, and I am loving it. The time I\u2019ve spent working in between degrees has set me up well for managing my time<\/span>. When I sit down at my desk to get stuck into another day of PhD<\/span> studying, I know there\u2019s no job I\u2019d rather be doing. <\/span><\/p>\n

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