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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you can get someone else to pay for it, sure. On your own dime? No. [/quote] It is very rare for Ph.D. RAs/TAs to go to nontrad (i.e., older) grad students. If you want to pay your own way and find an advisor who is happy to work with you, go for it. But, echoing several people above, there is absolutely no reason to get a Ph.D. unless you absolutely need a Ph.D. (are planning a career that requires one). It is basically a 4+-year-long dive into very detailed, arcane problems (training on how to do doctoral level research). There were a couple of older Ph.D. students in my cohort (both well-off retirees) - I don't think either finished, but they seemed to be having fun and we were always grateful for their perspectives. [/quote]
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