So you want to go to graduate school... – Crystal Lee
There are a lot of very cool things about getting a PhD. The main one, of course, is that for a few years, your literal job consists of working on something ...
So you want to go to graduate school... – Crystal Lee So you want to go to graduate school... 12 Jul, 2026 There are a lot of very cool things about getting a PhD. The main one, of course, is that for a few years, your literal job consists of working on something you (ostensibly) are really passionate about: you get to think about it, read about it, write about it, and talk to other people who are also really into it. If you end up in a fully funded program at a private university, 1 for a few years, your job is relatively insulated from the layoffs that pervade the non-academic world. The lif
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