The amount of depression, suicidal ideation, poor health, and excessive stress that doctoral candidates go through is staggering. I was very, very close to acc

The amount of depression, suicidal ideation, poor health, and excessive stress that doctoral candidates go through is staggering. I was very, very close to accepting a doctorate program and was ultimately talked out of it by several PhD friends. 4-7 years earning ~$30,000 under the intense pressures of the academy to learn, publish, conference hop, and teach don’t sound fun, esp. when a MSc program is two years and can get you a quite satisfying career (in engineering and science).