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3. Another mutual friend of ours made it though 2years of grad school and called it quits when his

Thu Jan 30, 2014, 02:44 AM

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adviser yanked his chains several times too many. He was working at the time and just said fuck it to the masters ticket. This guy nearly aced the GRE's with little sleep and no study time. He was an Excellent test taker and could have easily breezed through a Phd. He took his engineering exam and left it at that. He's doing quite well having worked for the same company for the last 8 years.

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LMAO! I have a friend that is an asst prof who has looked like a tenured since his grad school days. adirondacker Jan 2014 #1

Technically, I was a post-grad. TexasTowelie Jan 2014 #2

Another mutual friend of ours made it though 2years of grad school and called it quits when his adirondacker Jan 2014 #3

PhD's are not about test taking, though caraher Jan 2014 #4

The only way I'm ever pursuing my Ph.D is if I hit the lottery. Chan790 Jan 2014 #5

Picking the right adviser is probably the most important aspect of grad school. adirondacker Jan 2014 #6

I was fortunate in a couple ways caraher Jan 2014 #8

In my field, companies are grabbing recent grad students, working them 80 hrs on salary adirondacker Jan 2014 #9

That's tempting to second guess... caraher Jan 2014 #10

I'm an assistant professor... a la izquierda Jan 2014 #7