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Chan790

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

Reply to caraher (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 30, 2014, 07:55 PM

Jan 2014

There's no perceivable reason to obtain a Ph.D in Literature if you don't even want an academic career unless you love the subject and have $100,000 to burn on tuition.

So, it's the lottery for me.

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Academia Explained [View all] TexasTowelie Jan 2014 OP

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