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There’s always concerns about coming back for a Ph.D. of can I do this. Can I do the
research? How do you come up with a dissertation? I mean, we all have those concerns. I had
those concerns, but what you do in the process of a Ph.D. program gets you prepared to do
your research and your dissertation. A lot of places now including Tennessee for example
work very closely with our Ph.D. students. We do papers with them. If you want to be
successful in whatever you do, you’ve got to put in the time and effort. You’re going
to work hard no matter what, but in this job in particular, the flexibility you have in
scheduling is so much greater than any other profession because you have your classes that
are a set schedule, but even though you have to do the research and be productive at it,
you can do it where you want when you want. It’s very flexible. If you’re looking
for this life/work balance that people keep talking about, this is one of the best professions
you can have that in.