Why graduate schools are a complete disaster — and how to fix that

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But…he didn’t actually suggest any ways to fix it in the article. Instead, the article was an advertising piece for his book.

Indeed. I’m surprised the WaPo would publish such a thing.

YES. I wish more professors would be honest about the job market with their students when they express an interest in getting a PhD and becoming a professor.

Do we know that they are not? OTOH, shouldn’t a 20-something also be responsible?

I know that, in physics, it’s typical of graduates from top-30 schools…

Son’s best friend from high school was encouraged by his UCLA profs to apply to their PhD program. He did and was accepted. Hated it, but took the MA and is now making bank. (Comp Sci/Eng type.)