Talk:Ph.D. Prep Track and Doctoral Student Q&A

I believe we need to combine some of this stuff into similar types of articles. I think longer articles that answer several questions would be useful. Here is one idea for mapping the current content into something new.

Life as a Doctoral Student Life as a Professor Applying to a Ph.D. Program Preparing for a Doctoral Program

• Create one article on Applying to a Ph.D. Program. None of the articles below seem like they should stand on their own. Include the following information on that single page (under different headings):
  • What Ph.D. program should I attend?
  • What should I expect when I visit a campus?
  • How do I get into a research intensive PhD program?
  • The Application Process

• An article on Life as a Professor. This would merge these articles together:
  • What is life like as an accounting professor?
  • How much do accounting professors make?
  • What is accounting research?

• An article on what is life like as a Ph.D. student. Here's the initial attempt: Life as a Doctoral Student. This would merge these articles together:
  • What is life like as a doctoral student?
  • How do you succeed in a Ph.D. program?
  • How do I prepare for comprehensive exams?

• An article about preparation before going into a Ph.D. program--Preparing for a Doctoral Program:
  • Should I get a Ph.D. in a subject area other than accounting?
  • Why I didn't get a Ph.D.
  • Should I work in industry before getting a Ph.D.?
  • Should I find a teaching opportunity before my Ph.D. program?
  • Where can I find teaching opportunities?
  • Mathematics Review for Doctoral Students
  • Free Lectures in Mathematics
  • Should I take the CPA exam before entering a doctoral program?
  • How should I prepare for the GMAT?

• An article Specifically for Prep Students:
  • What will I learn in the Prep Track that I won't learn elsewhere? (Should I do the prep track...type part of article)
  • What classes should I take?
  • Am I cutting off options by deciding to do the Prep Track?
  • Should I take the CPA exam before entering a doctoral program?

This reduces the article count to 5 different articles and goes into more depth on each one rather than sort of a hodge-podge on all things. Thoughts? Daw44 21:01, 7 October 2009 (UTC)