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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]...does the apple fall far from the tree? Would you be surprised if your child earned a PhD as well? Apparently 22% of tenure-track professors have a parent with a PhD. For context, about 2% of adults in the United States have a PhD though I'm sure that number is much higher in the DC area.

One parent is a professor and one works in non-profit (non-research position). One DC is a big question asker, excels academically, and I could see them taking the PhD path if they wanted, though I wouldn't necessarily recommend it. The other DC is more of a concrete thinker and lives mostly in the present. On some dimensions, DC 2 is more similar to certain extended family members.[/quote]

My spouse and I both have our PhDs, in the same field. His dad has his PhD and his mom and sister have MBAs. His brother has a PhD. His aunt has her Ed. So lots of degrees there- but they discouraged my husband from pursuing his degree, maybe for the same reasons above?

Neither of my parents finished college but two of their kids have PhDs.

I think at least one or two of my kids will end up in grad school- just the nature of their interests. One wants to go to med school.

The PhD was such a slog for us we definitely will help our kids think seriously about whether they really want to do it. We didn’t pay for our degrees though- you get fellowships etc.

I don’t use mine, but I guess I am glad I have it- we talk shop all the time. My husband still uses his and has had a good ROI for it.

It wasn’t easy, though! At my school in my department they seemed to relish making it hard to finish![/quote]

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