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> Grad school. This is not the first time I've seen you write something like this; so as a general question, how would one who hasn't had much involvement in ac

• dnaquin 18y ago
  apply.
• mechanical_fish 18y ago
  Let's define our terms carefully. When I use the word "academia", I usually mean "getting a job that's on the career path to becoming a tenured professor, at least in theory". If that's what you're asking about, I can talk about that, although my first advice will be to forget all about it. ;) But that's not what I'm recommending in the post above. I'm not even recommending going to grad school for the credential, exactly. I'm recommending going to grad school because it's a great, society-approved excuse to quit your job, get the hell out of your cubicle, take some interesting classes, do some small and interesting projects (either for school or on the side) with a bunch of other smart people who have similar interests, and change the direction of your resume. (There are obviously other ways to accomplish the goal of changing your career's direction, and one of those might be better. But this particular scenario -- a person who feels trapped by their own job history -- just smelled to me like someone who might prefer the grad school route. It's a fairly safe, classic, and well-respected way to mix your life up a bit for a year or two.)
  • sofal 18y ago
    I'm quitting my BigCo job in one week to do exactly this for exactly those reasons. It's almost creepy how well you described it.