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I imagine this is all due to the more-than-obvious pyramid-esque scheme of academia: offer 12 professorship positions to 200 PhD students. I mean, the "smartest
by StandardFuture 6y ago
I imagine this is all due to the more-than-obvious pyramid-esque scheme of academia: offer 12 professorship positions to 200 PhD students. I mean, the "smartest people in the world" are apparently the ones falling for this scam. It is just a breeding ground for brown-nosing, politics, and even straight corruption. It is laughable but it is also doing a massive disservice to the potential of human civilization.
- Legogris 6y agoWhat makes you think that more than 10% of PhD students even desire professor positions?
- ketzo 6y agoNot GP, but everything I've heard of PhD programs is that you're basically destined for academia. From my (admittedly ignorant!) perspective, it seems like only 10% of PhD students don't desire professorships. But that said, am I totally in the wrong on that?
- asdff 6y agoIn the life sciences from the people I know in the field, probably 20% of PhDs are considering academic positions. You can do a lot in the private sector with a PhD even well outside of your field, especially if you manage to pick up some data science skills along the way.