The Truth About Graduate School [Infographic]

Graduate School Inforgraphic Online PhD Programs PhD

by Erin Podolak | 1:10 pm, June 21st, 2011

Getting a PhD is a long difficult journey for all those who attempt to head down the road of academia. The pitfalls of graduate school can sometimes be humorous as George Cham’s PhD Comics, and upcoming movie are quick to point out. But there is a serious side to deciding to go to Grad School, driven by the cold hard facts about what your degree will get you, provided you even get your degree.

(via Online PhD Programs)

Anonymous

This reminds me of 100 Reasons NOT to Go to Graduate School:

http://100rsns.blogspot.com/
Anonymous

tinyurl.com/24n4nqb
James K.

Where does the idea that Ph.D.s are supposed to be four-year programs come from? I don’t think that is true even in the sciences.
Anonymous

I guess I have to be a little skeptical of an infographic created by OnlinePhDPrograms.net, which lists the University of Phoenix as a top-ranked academic institution…
Que?

The whole “Online PhD” thing is a warning sign.

14 of the Best Geekiest Beers

Given beer's pervasive place in human history, it's not surprising that the geeky pastimes of drinkers would eventually rub off on the beers themselves. The result is a veritable cornucopia of nerdy beers, 14 of which are right here.

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Max I'm hotdog princess.
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Eric Limer So listening to some Andrew W.K. has successfully woken me up, but now all I want to do is party.
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James Plafke Asura's Wrath continues to look like a parody of video games, but is actually a serious video game.
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Eric Limer So the title of a judge in UK High Court (when not addressed directly) is "Mr(s). Justice." Words cannot describe the awesomeness.
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Max Some people want to live in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. I just want to wander around medieval europe in smelly robes. #dreams
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Eric Limer I just drank the milk left at the end of a bowl of cereal. It was the first time in my entire life that I've ever done that.
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James Plafke Why is "butthurt" such a good and accurate term?
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Max Baaaaa http://t.co/fMukV6Of
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Eric Limer I'm almost bummed out that I have no more dishes to wash. It can be a pretty zen activity.
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Eric Limer Cloacae are gross.
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Eric Limer The downtime before a movie is when I'm happiest to have a smartphone.
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Max Remember that time you found our your friend had those "stain resistant pants" and you spent the whole night dumping pepsi on him?
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Max I'm making fun, but part of me will always admire fic writers.
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Max What happened on that Thursday afternoon ten years ago that stopped the fic writer, already 30+ stories in?
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Max "This page last modified Thursday, May 2, 2002 1:06 PM PST" The only fitting epitaph for a Neon Genesis Evangelion fanfiction site.
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Max Harvard University has hosted a clutch of Neon Genesis Evanglion fanfiction for fourteen years. http://t.co/ZEgVGSh8
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Max (I'm old)
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Max I just looked at http://t.co/EXD81Ynn for the first time in easily ten years and I am saddened how I recognize so few of the animes
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Eric Limer I like that the general consensus regarding rules of grammar is that they don't apply so long as you're sufficiently badass.
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Eric Limer Well, I guess I don't need a good graphics card to read books. :/
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