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Curiosity begs here...
I almost have a PhD in mathematical geology (submitting thesis shortly), something I just kind of fell into by mistake. While I'm not unhappy with what I've done, it's not what I really wanted to do with my life. And the last week or so I've seriously begun to consider going back to do what I really wanted to do since I was in high school. Theoretical physics. Which would essentially mean another undergrad degree and another PhD in order to make a career of it. Now, I'm still relatively young (26), so realistically it's still possible for me to make the career change in the next few years.
Has anybody ever done anything like this? Get a PhD, change their mind and go back for another 8-10 years to get another PhD in another field? What was your experience like? What sort of approach did you take in applying to other institutions?
I've pretty much resigned myself to the fact that given my current university offered little in the way of decent maths/physics subjects at the BSc level I'll have to do another undergrad degree and work my way up again. I'm particularly interested in research in string theory or LQG. Which leads me to be looking at a fairly limited number of institutions for both undergrad/PhD. Though I'm interested in hearing other's recommendations. I'm currently in Australia, however I'm a UK citizen so UK university's are my most likely option, but not ruling out going to the US if I can get funding.
Not looking for anybody to tell me what to do here, just chasing other's experiences and advice
I almost have a PhD in mathematical geology (submitting thesis shortly), something I just kind of fell into by mistake. While I'm not unhappy with what I've done, it's not what I really wanted to do with my life. And the last week or so I've seriously begun to consider going back to do what I really wanted to do since I was in high school. Theoretical physics. Which would essentially mean another undergrad degree and another PhD in order to make a career of it. Now, I'm still relatively young (26), so realistically it's still possible for me to make the career change in the next few years.
Has anybody ever done anything like this? Get a PhD, change their mind and go back for another 8-10 years to get another PhD in another field? What was your experience like? What sort of approach did you take in applying to other institutions?
I've pretty much resigned myself to the fact that given my current university offered little in the way of decent maths/physics subjects at the BSc level I'll have to do another undergrad degree and work my way up again. I'm particularly interested in research in string theory or LQG. Which leads me to be looking at a fairly limited number of institutions for both undergrad/PhD. Though I'm interested in hearing other's recommendations. I'm currently in Australia, however I'm a UK citizen so UK university's are my most likely option, but not ruling out going to the US if I can get funding.
Not looking for anybody to tell me what to do here, just chasing other's experiences and advice