earning 2 Ph.D's in math and astrophysics?

Question

how long would it take for a fairly intelligent man (135 IQ) working hard to earn 2 Ph.D's, one in Mathematics and one in Physics? email me if you have a question i need help thanks

i would either earn a doctorate in math in modeling or theoretical and then get another one in astrophysics to be exact
i have been taking normal high school classes now up till 10th grade but i am very advanced in my class i can easily move up if i apply myself

Answer 1

doubtful you could do that simultaneously.....my daughter got a PhD in 9 yrs.....

it's doubtful that you will ever get one PhD, much less two....taking "normal " classes in HS is going to put you way behind the average college student in a good university. My kids went thru the gifted and IB classes and honors program at the university. Luckily, they were on full academic scholarships, otherwise, they'd be looking at about 75 grand in loans. You will find higher education to be cost prohibitive past a certain point, and you are talking about very hard subjects for the average student, whether you have a 135 or not. Once you've taken some higher math, you will most likely change your decisions, it's a rough go.......I believe in setting your sights high, but not ridiculously so......

Answer 2

LOL, you will realize how absurd this when you are older looking back. Although a 135 IQ (asuming this was done professionally) is very high and above the average for most PhD, getting two PhD will not even be worth it unless you are doing it purely for the pursuit of knowledge. This will only be very stressful, expensive, and time consuming in the long run; and for what really? It is nice that you are thinking about these things at this age, but you will find that as you grow older your interests change. IT may seem that you love math now, but you might be ending up loving philosophy or film study in college.

Answer 3

I don't know if you are going to want to study physics after a PhD in math and vice versa. Each discipline seems to have their own ideas of how the world should be and they both think that they are right. Also I do not know too many universities that grant a second PhD unless you can demonstrate a real good reason why a second PhD is necessary. So why do you need two PhDs anyway? I was just curious because when you study physics, you will end up doing a lot of math. But to answer your question, it will take you around 8-10 years for two PhDs after you obtain your Bachelor's degree, which I would imagine you would have a double major or at least a minor in one of them.