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I'm in a position where at one time in history it would have been a Grand Good Idea to go off and do a Phd in Computer Science. (When I was a student, I remembe
by gHosts 8y ago
I'm in a position where at one time in history it would have been a Grand Good Idea to go off and do a Phd in Computer Science. (When I was a student, I remember a bunch of guys who were at my age / stage that did.)
In that past age of the world long gone... I could have advanced the state of a science in dire need of advancement, I could have done really interesting cool stuff, I could have landed a lectureship and maybe a professorship. I could have written a book or two. I could have even received industry funding to do all this.
These days? Do a Phd in Comp Sc? You're joking.
I'd be in debt up to my ears, no guarantee of a better job at the end, endless academic horseshit in between, and your expected gain from the book is less than from cleaning toilets.
Then we wonder why the state of Computer Science as a Science is what it is.
- nostrademons 8y agoThe state of computer science is actually very advanced if you assume the purpose of science is to get people to click on ads.
- chrisseaton 8y agoPhDs in CS don't accumulate debt, as they're paid to do it (I bought a house while doing my PhD), are in huge demand and have no trouble getting relevant industry jobs. I don't see what you're seeing at all.
- gHosts 8y agoWhich corner of the world are you're in? Admittedly I'm not exactly in the center of the known world.
- chrisseaton 8y agoThis is how PhDs work and the opportunities they have at least in Europe, Australia, Japan, North America.
- gHosts 8y agoJust had a look at the available scholarships at the local uni and most would barely cover the fees and as for buying a house, hah, not even if the fees were free.
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- tcpekin 8y agoTechnical PhDs are funded positions via grants, you most likely cannot just search for available scholarships. Very few technical PhDs are on scholarships, as they're usually more complex than just being funded by your advisor. The typical large research school stipend is 28-35k a year post tax paid as salary (ie tuition is already covered, etc.).