From: CurtAdams@aol.com
Date: Thu Aug 01 2002 - 02:02:02 MDT
In a message dated 7/31/02 20:16:58, mail@HarveyNewstrom.com cites:
>> WHERE HAVE ALL THE GRADUATE STUDENTS GONE?
>> Commentary from The Christian Science Monitor
>>
>> PASADENA, CALIF. – Is it just me, or are things getting kind of quiet
>> around here? For several years now, a complaint has been heard in the
>> hallways of our top universities: where have all the graduate students
>> gone? Every year, there seem to be fewer and fewer qualified students
>> applying for positions in science and engineering doctoral programs.
No rocket science there. PhDs train you for lead research positions but
there are 10 or more new PhDs every year for every suitable position.
So most people put in 5-7 years of very hard work at very low pay
to end up teaching at a community college or counting frogs somewhere.
It's just not worth it unless you really, really like the work. Few are
willing to tolerate the sacrifices. I think I would, but between savings,
my boyfriend, and my family, I really don't have to, so I don't know
for sure.
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