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[quote=Anonymous]Political Science is a "social science" as a fair bit of it is Quant-heavy. And IU is a fairly well-respected program at a major research university with a lot of highly-regarded graduate programs. Regardless, what this guy wrote was told to me in the 90s on my first day of a top PhD program (Chicago). And it's been true throughout. The opportunity costs are legion. At the same time, a number of my colleagues who did a phd in a language-intensive humanities-focused school parachuted out and now are senior partners or managing directors at major consulting groups or funds. I suspect that is less a viable escape path these days. I tell me own undergrads (at a top school) to be really really cautious about pursuing a phd. Even a full ride (typical at most top programs) will mean years of opportunity costs, no 401k contributions, and an aspiration to enter a profession with a false, 40 years outdated representation of that the profession actually is like currently. [/quote]

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