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[quote=Anonymous]When applying to grad school I was interested in a PhD in history and my parents, thankfully. Suggested a PhD in a professional field with a much better career potential. My training is very different from what it would have been in history but I still get to address the same basic research topics in my interests. And job prospects were much better. So consider whether you could address topics of interest within a discipline that has higher starting salaries. In my field (in academia) we hire tenure track faculty regularly and pay well. But will ONLY consider candidates from about the top 20-30 programs worldwide. If someone getting a PhD at a lower ranked school applied, we probably wouldn’t even consider them. So make sure you are at a top school in your field and ask directly about their recent placement record.[/quote]
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