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53230523 No.53230523 [Reply] [Original]

How retarded is grad school?

>> No.53230737
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>>53230523
Depends on what school, what program, and what professor you work under. Be specific dude.

>t. PhD ChemE that swept a warehouse today

>> No.53230762

>>53230523
PhD isn't worth it unless you have a specific job in mind that needs it or want to be a professor (fat chance nowadays). Masters can be decent for unlocking better jobs and getting your foot in the door with an internship while you do it.

>t. PhD CS that retired off crypto instead of using degree

>> No.53230780

That’s too vague. What program specifically and why do you want to do it?

>> No.53230851

I should probably add that I’m considering one myself right now and might start in August so I don’t think it’s completely retarded.

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>>53230523
Starting finance grad school in September, I'll let you know

>> No.53231007

>>53230762
>want to be a professor (fat chance nowadays)

How do you mean, anon?

>> No.53231041

>>53230523
It's a big waste of time, they'll only talk about hyper specific research/journals that they or their colleagues publish. Once it's time for your thesis, if it isn't along their lines of thinking they'll bust your balls at every step.

>> No.53231055

>>53231007
Depends on your field, but it's super competitive nowadays for most things. You'll probably have to move somewhere far away to get a position, and then spend a decade trying to get a tenured position.

Don't let me discourage you if that's your dream, just saying it's hard these days to become a full professor. Especially at a good school. But if that's what you really want to shoot for, go for it.

>> No.53231070

>>53231041
I spent like a whole year barely doing anything and mostly assembling my committee, getting them to read my dissertation, and coordinating my exit exam. Huge pain in the ass.

>> No.53231275

>>53231055
Most colleges are looking for ways to reduce the number of faculty since the COVID lockdowns as well.

>> No.53231403

>>53230523
its great for networking / getting into fasttrack channels into good jobs. at my mba program, as long as you showed up to all the events and werent completely retarded, a high level consulting gig / IBanking gig was virtually guaranteed. ofc, whether those jobs are actually worth it or not is a different story

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>>53231403
>mba

That's literally the psychology major of grad school, faggot.

>> No.53231509

>>53231427
Grad school is a huge joke in and of itself. Imagine believing being some prof.’s bitch and grading papers while paying for the privilege is some kind of worthwhile endeavor.

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>>53231509
basically this but if you're a high-achiever you can be paid to go to grad school. i had a free ride and made $36k over two years for TA work, which was mostly just marking and entering grades. u get to deal with hot girlies who want to impress you all the time btw