some cool stuff here  

Ive done my fill of the nuts stuff like skydiving, partying, travelling, adventurey stuff. Im working on the missus, house & good job. Found an awesome potential missus and am collecting IT quals in the hope of getting a half-decent job, next exam is on weds.

The simple things are best.

Quote from: SamThats weird because here most PHD programs can be combined with a masters first - you just apply to both at same time.

Thats what Im in the process of doing now. You should take a look at a couple of US unis.

Aye, thats the route Im guessing Ill have to take, only instead of a masters you do an Mphil, which is kind of like inbetween a masters and PHD. I *could* go elsewhere I guess, as Im pretty much going to have to find someone to fund it, so I could just find a uni willing to take me on. However the topic is a bit of a niche, and whilst none of the lecturers at uni are experts in the subject (I probably already know more about CPs than all of them), theyre quite interested and already theyve got a masters student following up on the site I found this year which weve done some pre-lim work on. Plus I dont think Id have a problem getting them to vouch/supervise me. The only issue will be the bigwigs deciding what happens. I know another technical staff member was studying for a PHD on the sly as the uni didnt want to have to pay him more when he qualified ><

Will have to wait and see, Ive made a tad bit of progress in terms of hearing back from my school friend whos now a leading figure on the subject heh and hes willing to help, will hopefully meet up for drinks before chrimbo to discuss it!

MPhil is masters by research, at most unis anyway. Its the same "level" of qualification, but more research led rather than taught.

Yeah. Here its 2 years I think, but at the 18 month mark theres the possibility of transferring to a PHD, so if the worst happens you still get an MPhil out of it. I admit Ive not looked too far into it yet as the first hurdle is the funding ><

Its the opposite here. You can register on a PhD program then drop out with a masters after 2 years if you want.

I have applications in at:

Uni Montana
Uni Idaho
Uni Wyoming
Temple University
Uni Northern Iowa
Stanford (for a joke)

My to to-do list...

Run a £100m+ bit of business
Run a ~£750m+ bit of business
Be a politician
Be a headteacher
Write a book
Run my own business
Have a happy family

If I can nail all of those, well, fscking sweet.

Quote from: BigSoyMy to to-do list...

Run a £100m+ bit of business
Run a ~£750m+ bit of business
Be a politician
Be a headteacher
Write a book
Run my own business
Have a happy family

If I can nail all of those, well, fscking sweet.

See there is realistic and nucking futs!  Find it amusing that you go from winning crazy money to being headteacher?!!?

Quote from: Dooms

Quote from: BigSoyMy to to-do list...

Run a £100m+ bit of business
Run a ~£750m+ bit of business
Be a politician
Be a headteacher
Write a book
Run my own business
Have a happy family

If I can nail all of those, well, fscking sweet.

See there is realistic and nucking futs!  Find it amusing that you go from winning crazy money to being headteacher?!!?

Nothing about winning money in there... the numbers are just a proxy for the power... its all about the power  :wub:

Headteacher thing is cos I had a brilliant head at school and Id like to channel some of his genius at some point. Also like the mix of things youd have to do to be a great head.

Quote from: SamIts the opposite here. You can register on a PhD program then drop out with a masters after 2 years if you want.

I have applications in at:

Uni Montana
Uni Idaho
Uni Wyoming
Temple University
Uni Northern Iowa
Stanford (for a joke)

you can here too, at least a most places. The Cambridge course I mentioned before resulted in a CPGS for me (Certificate of Post Grad Studies) but most places use an MPhil. I was initially officially registered for an MPhil here at Cranfield but transfered after a year. Most places even if the intention is PhD right from the start you still initially register for MPhil (or CPGS at Cambridge) which gives you a logical fall back position if things go wrong, and also gives the uni a logical place to put an exam to make sure you and the course are right.

Dooms, this might be of interest to you:
http://www.all-things-photography.com/enduro-africa-2009-diary.html

Looks interesting mate, will give it a proper read later. Off on a charity christmas ride now

Quote from: mr_rollDooms, this might be of interest to you:
http://www.all-things-photography.com/enduro-africa-2009-diary.html

That looks great, was a good read and now looking into it a bit more. To be honest £5k fund-raising isnt that bad and it is everything included (flights, bikes, fuel, accom, meals etc)

paint Niges toenails again, but pink this time (:

Umm... how about get out of this media lesson? Thats achievable in... about 40 minutes.

But I plan to finally decide what Im going to do in life, do it, then just eat as much as I can.

Oh, and maybe learn to drive, buy a mini and have it painted purple.