geekyCatX

geekyCatX t1_j2rdor8 wrote

Just some additional information: PhDs in Germany are meant to last 3 years, after that you have to fight for extensions. So even if 27 was old (not by a long shot, spring chicken) OP doesn't look at the 5-10 years of a US PhD. That's the benefit of being required to have completed a Masters. You enter straight into independent research, there's rarely any compulsory coursework/exams.

1