Graduate
PhD
PhD noun - A doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded graduate study.
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One is a PhD physicist and the other is a graduate student working as a Hooter's waitress from Alabama.
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She acts so ditzy that it's easy to forget that she was introduced as a graduate student in applied physics (and eventually gets her PhD.)
Source: Asian Airhead - Graduate degrees in relevant fields tend to be highly sought after, and there is often a shortage of PhD scientists.
Source: Serious Business / Real Life
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