1. You have tens of thousands of dollars burning a hole in your pocket. 2. You need to kill some time without leaving a gap on your resume. 3. You think it will help you reach enlightenment.
I guess grad school is different for tech fields than for humanities...but I also know full well that I'm going to give up 5 years of my life to delve into a problem with no real glory behind it other than 'hey look at what I can do'.
Basically, when I think of grad school, I just have one question: Does it provide a good return on my investment?
And in terms of investment, I'm talking time, money, energy. In terms of return, while it provide me with knowledge that I can't get anywhere else? Will I see better job offers? Better opportunities? Better salary? But most importantly, will I look back on those years with regret, as in "damn, waste of time?" or "wow, I'm so glad I went to grad school. My life is immeasurably better because of it."
And right now, I'm definitely skeptical can grad school can provide the latter.
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1. You have tens of thousands of dollars burning a hole in your pocket.
2. You need to kill some time without leaving a gap on your resume.
3. You think it will help you reach enlightenment.
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And in terms of investment, I'm talking time, money, energy. In terms of return, while it provide me with knowledge that I can't get anywhere else? Will I see better job offers? Better opportunities? Better salary? But most importantly, will I look back on those years with regret, as in "damn, waste of time?" or "wow, I'm so glad I went to grad school. My life is immeasurably better because of it."
And right now, I'm definitely skeptical can grad school can provide the latter.
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What about the educational system (or just higher ed) seems corrupt to you?
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