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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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,[b] 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.[/b] 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mean years of opportunity costs, no 401k contributions, and an aspiration to enter a profession with a false, 40 years outdated representation of that the profession actually is like currently.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]
But you don't need a PhD to do this. [/quote]

Duh. No one is saying you do. PP’s point with simply that they figured out to get out since their PhD the path was even worse, but PP added that that particular exit path might not be as viable now.[/quote]

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