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It can serve as a meal ticket in certain fields, yes. Should it? I'm not entirely sure. The opportunity cost is certainly high. In less fortunate areas you can
by musicale 4y ago
It can serve as a meal ticket in certain fields, yes. Should it? I'm not entirely sure. The opportunity cost is certainly high.
In less fortunate areas you can be consigned to a permanent adjunct or postdoctoral purgatory.
- neodypsis 4y agoVery true, the opportunity cost can be very high. There's always the risk of pursuing a wrong research path. At some point I've considered that a second master's in a complementary field could make more sense than a PhD.