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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most of these responses are looking at it from the student's perspective. But a PhD is a two-way street. Taking on a new student is a big commitment for a Professor, both in terms of funding and time. TBH, they may be reluctant to take on a student who is simply doing the work for personal reward. [/quote] +1 professors are in the business of training professors, or at least serious career professionals. I don’t know any colleague in doctoral programs who would take on a student they thought might be a dilettante. It’s too much work! That student would have to have serious credentials to persuade a prospective mentor that at least they wouldn’t be a heavy lift. Even then, it would be incredibly tough to persuade there would be any meaningful ROI.[/quote] It' s bad enough that they are training young people to be professors who will most likely never be professors.[/quote]
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