/sci/ - Science & Math

[Anonymous No.11119880]

Does doing a master's mean you are a sub-130 IQ normalfag?
Not saying this as a shitpost, I don't understand how master's and Ph.D are worked, but I've heard you can go straight for a Ph.D if you're smart.

[Anonymous No.11119894]

>>11119880
Paying for a MS is for retards
Getting paid for your PhD, getting your MS for free, then dropping out is for big brain chads (actually following through with your PhD is for smart but softspoken cucks)

[Anonymous No.11119898]

>>11119880
It's true that you can but those cases are trivial because those PhDs always have options to cash in your credits for a masters and almost always last more on average because the undergrad can't jump straight to research and must instead pick up a bunch of classes (equivalent to a masters).

[Anonymous No.11119907]

>another IQ thread

[Anonymous No.11120012]

>>11119894
this 100%. If you want a master's, go for a PhD, do enough credit for the master's, then leave. Of course, NEVER tell them that is your plan or you wont get accepted for a funded PhD.

[Anonymous No.11120868]

>>11119880

PhD if you want to teach or do research.

Masters if you want to apply your field to real problems.

[Anonymous No.11120948]

>>11119880
>>11119894
>>11119898
>>11119907
>>11120012
>>11120868
Alright, I'll bite.
Let's take a look at some semi-reliable data:
What is the average IQ of academics at various levels of attainment?
Seemingly the following:
>1–3 years of college: 105–110: WAIS-R
>College graduates: 115: WAIS-R
>MDs, JDs, and PhDs: 125: WAIS-R
So, from this, it would seem that the majority of postgraduate degrees are at least 125.
Now, let's take into consideration BSc majors and their related IQs:
>Picture related
Infographic by "The Tab".
Data presented by "Educational Testing Service".
As such, from this data, I would speculate that those in engineering fields, mathematical sciences, and physics, who also have a postgraduate education would cluster toward the top-end of the scale in terms of postgraduate IQ.
So, the answer to your question is:
Well that depends, hard science postgraduates often have a normie to, above normie IQ, whereas soft science and liberal arts postgraduates have a normie, to below normie IQ.

[Anonymous No.11121019]

>>11119894
I'm getting paid for my MS, does that count?

[Anonymous No.11121053]

>>11119880
In America, yes, there are almost no good reasons to ever do a Master's.
Anywhere else in the world (meaning Canada/Europe, I don't know how the Asian system works), skipping your Master's is quite unusual. Even mega brainchads rarely do it.

[Anonymous No.11121094]

>>11119880
>do PhD
>become a $50k postdoc slaving away or get lucky and become a professor who is a glorified manager who answers emails and meets with retards all day

>do master's
>get any job in industry you want, $80k+ starting
>challenging, fun problems to solve
>teach high school when you retire early

The choice is easy.

[Anonymous No.11121311]

>>11121053
i've heard for geology/earth sciences its basically mandatory to get a masters in america

[Anonymous No.11121393]

>>11119880
I don't know shit about how higher education works but I want a Ph.D within 10 years. How does this shit work, you get paid?

[El Arcón No.11121456]

If you get a MS in physics, it means you started a PhD in physics but didn't finish it. It is known.

[Anonymous No.11121495]

>>11119880
Over here you can't sign up for a PhD programme without a Master's

[Anonymous No.11121530]

>>11121495
In Canada you just have to meet with a committee and state your case. You have to be able to argue there's nothing you can gain (knowledge, experience) from doing your masters. I have a friend that skipped their masters with a <2.7 GPA

[Anonymous No.11121824]

>>11119880
Living in a non-cuck country and not paying for anything is for Chads.
t. Russian math major