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Star of Good Advice. (Reply to this comment)
by 4theTruth
Good advice. Too many go to graduate school. You do a good job of interjecting some sanity into the process. The average Ph.D student is exploited like the medical interns; however, because everyone who is now in the system (ie Professors) have gone through it, they (just like doctors) feel no need to change the system of "paying your dues." Hence, most Ph.D students are a form of low paid for the institutions. Many, if not most, don't get jobs they strove for. The way to deal with this is don't go to grad school. Many are not. Many programs are having a hard time finding native-born candidates (who are wising up to this exploitation) and instead are admitting foreign nationals hoping to get their foot in the door to get into the country. These are harsh but true words. For those in computer science can you say "HB1 visa."
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Sep 25 '02
4:00 pm PDT
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Good advice (Reply to this comment)
by pipet
I certainly have seen several people drop out of my program, and it's a cushy one with excellent funding and an extremely light teaching load (1 Qtr and that's it). Usually the people who drop out are very disillusioned - even though at my school all who are accepted have research experience, some students just don't understand how much on their own they'll be. Some of the others are still figuring out what they want to do, and graduate school seems to be a painful way to do this.
pipet
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Aug 06 '02
3:40 pm PDT
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Wonderful review (Reply to this comment)
by starstraf
Wonderful review with some very very true things that most people don't realize. Good luck with the dissertation. My partner became ABD in April!
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Jul 25 '02
9:06 am PDT
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Grad school (Reply to this comment)
by jentnews
Nice tip sheet on grad school. I actually did a few graduate classes before realizing that having a master's degree in the same field as my undergraduate degree (journalism) wasn't going to get me a better job in journalism. In my field, it's not the degree you have, it's the experience.
I quit taking graduate classes and now i'm just thinking about what field I want to study for my master's. (I'm a government reporter - perhaps political science?) Anyway, thanks again!
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Jul 25 '02
7:37 am PDT
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Decisions, decisions (Reply to this comment)
by Javelina
Going for my MS was a big decision- but I was so fueled with wanting to finish it soon (by the time I was 23), that I dug in and gave it my all. As for my PHD, I've been thinking about it for a year, and still haven't made a decision. I agree with you- so many people "go for it" and are miserable in grad school, which in itself is a tough process. Best of luck going for your degree! :)
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Jul 25 '02
6:59 am PDT
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Wow :) (Reply to this comment)
by marytara,  in Education
Excellent advice :)
Thanks for sharing your wisdom
:)MaryTara
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Jul 24 '02
8:19 am PDT
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