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The article doesn't really touch on this, but for people embarking on a PhD program, school is what they've been doing 8 or so hours a day for 16+ years and sch
by altoz 10y ago
The article doesn't really touch on this, but for people embarking on a PhD program, school is what they've been doing 8 or so hours a day for 16+ years and school is what they're good at (or else they wouldn't have gotten into the PhD program). It's the least disruptive path post-college for a certain group of college grads and their choice is to trade potential financial gain for stability and familiarity. That may not be the best choice for each one of them, but it's certainly not irrational.
- eli_gottlieb 10y agoThat rather fails to account for people who "go back to school" for a PhD after finishing their undergrad and working for a while.
- gnarbarian 10y agoThose who can, Do...
- kibibu 10y ago...those who can't, comment on HN
- Noseshine 10y agoHe wrote > for a certain group of college grads Also, even if he hadn't said that, I don't know, do we really have to explain for statements clearly meant to be understood that way what "statistical" means, on HN, and in a thread about Ph.D.s? How many go back to a Ph.D. program once they are in an industry vs. how many get there without having left academia?
- stevenwiles 10y agoIt is absolutely irrational