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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Depends entirely on your filed.

My kid is getting a science PhD.

Thank God she did not choose a field where success hinges on glad-handing and drinking skills. The ability to make fake small talk and butter up those in the Executive Suite.

But it sounds like you got the flavor of kids you wanted, so it is all good. 
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Lol. [b]Guess who ends up running things at the university[/b], sweetie? An awful lot of it is about glad handing and unfortunately not about citation counts. It is everywhere![/quote]
Sweet Jesus--spoken like someone who has never entered the halls of academia. All the presidents, provosts, deans, etc., at universities--you know, the people who end up "running things at the university--are all PhDs. And at the top colleges, they're all tenured faculty, meaning they are what you would probably classify as "nerds." Presidents of universities are actually faculty members of academic departments who devote their time to institutional service. When they leave the presidency, they return to their professor jobs. 
Here's the thing, the mid-level managers that are in your circles and whom in your line of sight seem to run things are not truly the people who are in charge. The people who are actually in charge are the ones who did reasonably well to very well in school, are competent, have great ideas, and the ability to execute them (this often means having good enough social skills). And they often have deep support--whether friends, family, or a network people who believe in them, not necessarily their greek siblings.[/quote]

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