• @[email protected]
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    104 days ago

    “I dropped out to make money, and now I have money, and now I want to complete my PhD.”

    Easy enough explanation.

    • @Coreidan
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      04 days ago

      It doesn’t work that way. You can’t just come back to a phd program after leaving it. It’s not like undergrad.

        • @Coreidan
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          4 days ago

          Did they have an approved leave of absence with a planned return or did they just fall off the side of the planet and then later just show up?

          It’s rare to find a school that would entertain such a thing. I doubt that is the case with those people you’re talking about.

          Without a leave of absence you’ll likely need to reapply and get new letters of recommendation , etc. Your chances at that point are pretty low.

          • @[email protected]
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            No, they withdrew, one about a decade ago, and then re-applied.

            Its not nearly as hard as you are making it out to be.

            Not much different than a new applicant, except we know they know how to be a doctoral program member, and do things like be an intern, or RA.