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Re:The Ph.D. Now Comes With Food Stamps by StevenRayOrr on Sunday May 06, 2012 @08:31PM (#3936989)
Medieval History, English, & Film Studies. I shouldn't throw stones, because my chosen discipline of Political Theory is not exactly a bustling field. But: what did they think they were getting into? Education for the sake of education is fine, but it is incredibly difficult to take care of a family when you completely ignore economics.

Study what you love, sure, but don't expect that it will lead you to financial success.

Re:The Ph.D. Now Comes With Food Stamps by Agathos on Sunday May 06, 2012 @09:07PM (#3937086)
They do exactly what people outside of academia do: look at those who came before. They see their advisors doing fine. Academia is weirdly deceptive in that way.
Re:The Ph.D. Now Comes With Food Stamps by yummyfajitas on Monday May 07, 2012 @08:19AM (#3938670)
This is a silly excuse for anyone who started grad school after google was invented.

It's also a silly excuse for anyone in their 2nd year who ever spoke to a 5-6th year.