why is a PhD usually structured to take about six years? Are there ever shortcuts to take less time?

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Was talking to some friends about pursuing a PhD and some got turned off after learning it is 6 years because they say it would be exchanging the best years of your working life for someone that may not even guarantee a job you want

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Mine (biopsychsociology) took 9 years. A lot depends on where you are. When I was defending my Master’s thesis we happened to have a visiting professor from Slovakia who wanted to see it. When I finished he told me that the same level of research and time would have earned me a PhD at his university.

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