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The previous grad students came out in a different economic context. Things have changed remarkably for the sciences in just this year alone. Grad schools have
by kjkjadksj 1y ago
The previous grad students came out in a different economic context. Things have changed remarkably for the sciences in just this year alone. Grad schools have actually rescinded offers because they no longer have funding for first years and faculty don’t have funding for taking on students. No one has seen anything like this before.
- tavavex 1y ago> No one has seen anything like this before. Seems to be kind of a running theme of the last few years, isn't it? I know some of these major upsets and changes to the way things are done have always been there in some ways, but it feels like there were never quite as many alarm bells ringing of unrelated existing systems catastrophically failing. Everyone in my age group (early-mid 20s) is sure having a fun time right now.
- tdb7893 1y agoI'm flexible and I'll have a wide variety of marketable skills so I'm sure I'll figure something out eventually. I think I come across as a lot less anxious than people expect because I've just accepted these challenges as a cost I'm going to have to pay. Trying to change careers so far has already really sucked in many ways (though in more ways it's been a real joy) but I actually handle this sort of stress okay. Turns out what I handle much worse is not really believing in my job.