akpal2

thanks Brazilian Phd, this is very helpful.

thank you folks, i didn't notice that my thread finally got posted here. Can you please explain what you mean by this? "Time off as a phd student is a different concept. You get the normal school breaks and you can take them, but you will always have more to do. I think it is good to schedule some vacation time, but not as much as you can. It's a lot like being an entrepreneur. You have lots of flexibility, but you are accountable for your results." Also, I have zero publication experience. How hard is to publish in a mid tier journal (I am assuming i can't be publishing in top journals starting off from my phd)

Hi all, I have been a long time lurker in this forum and would like to first thank all the great posters who post here regularly and have whose contributions have added immensely to my own understanding of the PhD process. Do pardon me if this topic has come up before but i couldn't find it and so am creating a thread on this. I will be grateful if the posters here can share their knowledge. I am actually targeting Canadian PhD business programs (although i know a lot more about US PhD programs) due to personal reasons. I am in my mid 30s with a family so I am targeting the mid tier programs (i.e. programs not in UofT, UBC, U of Alberta, Queens, York). I have had a fair bit of industry experience but since my MBA days I have wanted to be a B-School professor. Do my own research and teach on the side. The life appealed to me. And yes, i know i am going into poverty (I have a well paying job right now) and taking my family with me (i will probably burn my savings) but it really is something I want to do for the rest of my life. I really don't enjoy industry that much and academia is where my heart lies (or so i have always believed). Also i am not necessarily looking to stay back in Canada after my Phd but probably will go back to my home country (it is an Asian country) to join academia. My questions are as follows 1) How do the Canadian programs compare to US programs in terms of research quality? 2) How do the programs differ in terms of workload (course work in the first 2 years, research opportunities, etc). 3) Do PhD students get time off like vacations (usually 2-3 weeks in industry). How do things work on the personal front) 4) Any other insight or piece of advice that individuals can share on their experience regarding a business PhD in Canada. I would be grateful for any insights or comments from the posters here. Thank You Akpal