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Re:Don't Become a Scientist (1999) by daemonk on Sunday May 18, 2014 @02:18PM (#7763792)
I am finishing up a phd in bioinformatics. This is accurate.
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Re:Don't Become a Scientist (1999) by unmei on Sunday May 18, 2014 @02:26PM (#7763816)
I just finished a PhD in Biochemistry. It's accurate (I got a job as a programmer)
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Re:Don't Become a Scientist (1999) by mshakya on Sunday May 18, 2014 @05:08PM (#7764433)
how difficult or easy was for you to change field?
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Re:Don't Become a Scientist (1999) by unmei on Monday May 19, 2014 @10:02AM (#7767428)
Not bad. I spent a year as a CS major in undergrad and programming is something that I did as a hobby for most of college and grad school, so even without a degree, I had a pretty decent resume for entry-level positions.
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