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I got into the wrong career lol (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Hope she makes enough before her looks drop off.

You’re only a young hot piece of ass for so long.

Then what?

[–] [email protected] 36 points 3 days ago (2 children)

She already made a million. Give her two more years and she'll make more than an average scientist in their whole career. Then she can still get a PhD.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

As long as she's careful with it, she'll be fine. A lot of people who have sudden income windfalls don't know how to be smart with it and end up losing everything, but as she's pursued higher education, she's a lot more likely to be financially literate than someone who regularly plays the lottery.

If she invests wisely, she could be set for life.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

A PHD maybe?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Ya? It’s that easy to just get into a phd program huh?

She dropped out of her doctorate. She’s going to have to explain why she dropped out if she wants any chance to get back in and that is already pretty low after dropping out.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"I dropped out to make money, and now I have money, and now I want to complete my PhD."

Easy enough explanation.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It doesn’t work that way. You can’t just come back to a phd program after leaving it. It’s not like undergrad.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yes, you can. I've welcomed 3 doctoral program folks back just this past semester.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Did they have an approved leave of absence with a planned return or did they just fall off the side of the planet and then later just show up?

It’s rare to find a school that would entertain such a thing. I doubt that is the case with those people you’re talking about.

Without a leave of absence you’ll likely need to reapply and get new letters of recommendation , etc. Your chances at that point are pretty low.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

No, they withdrew, one about a decade ago, and then re-applied.

Its not nearly as hard as you are making it out to be.

Not much different than a new applicant, except we know they know how to be a doctoral program member, and do things like be an intern, or RA.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

She didn't really "drop out". She left for a much much much better opportunity. That's a strong sign of intelligence.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Dropping out is dropping out. The reason doesn’t matter in that context.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Under capitalism everybody's gotta horde money while their bodies can still serve.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Stocks, I guess.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Sounds like a winning business strategy. I can’t see how this could ever go wrong.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

Picking shitty stocks would be the place, I guess. I hope she finds a good accountant, bless her.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

It's not that hard. Just go to any Fidelity, Charles Schwab, etc. and pay for a professionally managed account. They charge 1-1.5% or so on your balance for the year so it's in their best interest to make you as much money as possible so they get paid.