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Helen
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Wait.

You are asking about publishing research, but the title of your question is about PhD. These are two different things. To get a PhD, you complete grad studies by default.

As about studying on your own to the extent that you can produce publishable research, it is possible in principle but highly improbable. Interaction is needed to make sure you got things right.

Finally, it is next to impossible that you will get to publish said research unless you persuade someone (journal editors, arxiv moderators) that you are or were affiliated in some manner with academia.

Edit: It occured to me that "How important is attending graduate school for a PhD" might not mean "Do I have to go the grad school to get a PhD" (which I thought), but "How important are PhD studies for (...)". OP, it'd be good if you rephrased your question in an unambiguous way.

Wait.

You are asking about publishing research, but the title of your question is about PhD. These are two different things. To get a PhD, you complete grad studies by default.

As about studying on your own to the extent that you can produce publishable research, it is possible in principle but highly improbable. Interaction is needed to make sure you got things right.

Finally, it is next to impossible that you will get to publish said research unless you persuade someone (journal editors, arxiv moderators) that you are or were affiliated in some manner with academia.

Wait.

You are asking about publishing research, but the title of your question is about PhD. These are two different things. To get a PhD, you complete grad studies by default.

As about studying on your own to the extent that you can produce publishable research, it is possible in principle but highly improbable. Interaction is needed to make sure you got things right.

Finally, it is next to impossible that you will get to publish said research unless you persuade someone (journal editors, arxiv moderators) that you are or were affiliated in some manner with academia.

Edit: It occured to me that "How important is attending graduate school for a PhD" might not mean "Do I have to go the grad school to get a PhD" (which I thought), but "How important are PhD studies for (...)". OP, it'd be good if you rephrased your question in an unambiguous way.

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Helen
Helen
  • 286
  • 1
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Wait.

You are asking about publishing research, but the title of your question is about PhD. These are two different things. To get a PhD, you complete grad studies by default.

As about studying on your own to the extent that you can produce publishable research, it is possible in principle but highly improbable. Interaction is needed to make sure you got things right.

Finally, it is next to impossible that you will get to publish said research unless you persuade someone (journal editors, arxiv moderators) that you are or were affiliated in some manner with academia.