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For many in the third world countries, going to America for Ph.D or for postdoc is a way to get out of their native countries. However, if you are an American c
by raincom 8y ago
For many in the third world countries, going to America for Ph.D or for postdoc is a way to get out of their native countries. However, if you are an American citizen or a citizen of any developed country, be careful about getting on that post doctoral treadmill, which Prof Katz calls this phenomenon.
http://katz.fastmail.us/scientist.html http://katz.fastmail.us/scientist.html
- sjg007 8y agoThis is so true... even the doctoral treadmill isn't necessarily worth it. I'm a little disappointed that he claims that American students who pursue PhDs are weak students. This is not necessarily true.
- raincom 8y agoFor many students in Iran, getting a student visa for MS is difficult. They join a Ph.D program in flyover country.