[goldstategop]

I should have gone for my Ph.D. The last thing I wanted to do however was to rack up a mountain of debt obtaining the degree.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[radiohead]

The last thing I wanted to do however was to rack up a mountain of debt obtaining the degree.

Just so you know, any good research school will fund your degree, at least during the classwork phase. In my program, we are all fully funded for about 5 years, long enough in our field to do the dissertation. My son's friend just started a program at Cornell and is funded for 7 years.

I would advise anyone who is serious about their studies only to apply to schools that give a full ride. Anything else and they are just taking your money and/or using you to teach classes.