Michal, But I'm not "better than them." My job didn't involve any CS, and my prior coursework represents only through about the junior year. I want the whole experience of a Ph.D., especially getting mentored. An earned Ph.D. also seems to give me the best job options. That's my thought, anyway. Dennis On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 2:00 PM, MJG wrote:

Dear Dennis,

What about old-fashioned attempt to pass PhD exams that some schools ? Or take online courses for the last year in the domain that you plan to complete your PhD in, just to prove that you're as good, or better than their students?

I believe you're not the only one that tries to complete PhD later than most students. (I think late mr. Jobs had a similar idea to stress out after being kicked out of his own company.) -- Best regards Michal