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<p>While I agree with the premise (that one shouldn’t use grad school as a fallback plan), the article is…ugh.</p>
<p>“Grad school pointlessly delays adulthood.”</p>
<p>Some people use it that way, but as a blanket statement it’s an idiotic stereotype. There’s nothing inherently un-adult about being a grad student.</p>
<p>“And if you are not going to teach, why are you getting a [graduate] degree?”</p>
<p>Um, <em>to do research</em>, which is what a PhD prepares you do to? I guess the author has never heard of industry research or national labs. Or, if it’s a master’s, to advance professionally? In some professions a master’s is how you get access to the upward ladder.</p>