The line of Homer that made me get a PhD
(although I haven’t finished the PhD quite yet)
note from the wildernet: It's interesting to me that a lot of people who pursue terminal degrees have a very clear origin story
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- Grad school is one of those things you have to do for the love of the game
Like the author of this piece, I also opted out of pursuing an academic career, for various reasons.
I regularly get asked about whether it was "worth it" for me to get my PhD.
Honestly, I have very mixed feelings on my time in grad school.
I was in school for 6 years… (2 comments)