AI's Opinion on Weekly Time Needed to Complete an Online Doctorate

So I decided to consult ChatGPT about the time it thought I'd need to commit on a weekly basis to successfully complete an online doctorate in leadership. I gave it my age, academic background including degrees earned, the majors and GPA, my age, and professional experience. It suggest that 12 hours per week of structured, disciplined time, as a baseline, should be adequate, with some weeks calling for more or less depending on the nature of the assignments. I'd love to hear some thoughts from folks who have actually earned doctorates. Here is the exact info I fed ChatGPT:

- BA in Leadership earned from Bellevue University with a GPA of 3.8. Also received an award for excellence in academic writing given to the top 1% of undergraduate students.
- MS is Organizational Performance from Bellevue University with a GPA of 4.0.
- Age 56
- Professional Experience - President of a management company with 380 employees for 9 years, executive level responsibility prior for 20+ years.

Your thoughts on ChatGPT's answer? I was definitely thinking more like 18 hours. I think I spent an average of 6-8 hours per week on my masters.

 

I think there is a wide variance to that question, but those 12 hours per week is an interesting starting point. I think I spent less time than that, but I also didn't move through either of mine with blistering speed, either. For my course-based MBA, I think that number would have been about right.