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Re:In Santa Cruz, a graduate student strike grows out of a h... by cultus on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @05:36PM (#22361140)
Replying to your lower comment: That is just not remotely my experience or the experience of most people I know. Most people in science I knew already know what project they would be working on before entered grad school at all. It is very much directed, with some latitude like any other skilled job.
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Re:In Santa Cruz, a graduate student strike grows out of a h... by chrisseaton on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @05:38PM (#22361169)
> It is very much directed

Graduate school is very much directed? The usual criticism is that it’s completely undirected and you can drift if you aren’t careful!

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Re:In Santa Cruz, a graduate student strike grows out of a h... by aspaceman on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @08:38PM (#22362335)
Not anymore. There’s no money to linger around because many schools don’t let you TA for a long time.
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