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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a non-STEM PhD with a college-aged kid who (currently) wants to be a STEM PhD.  Watching DC start down that path, the first hurdle really has been getting her head around the fact that lots of experiments/work can yield nothing worth publishing.  I can already envision what PP means when s/he says failing at a Chem PhD can be a messy, drawn-out process.

As a humanities PhD, you feel as if success or failure is all about you — no circumstances beyond your control.  It’s daunting sometimes and comforting at other times. (This may explain where another poster’s comment about big egos  comes from).  From the outside looking in, I suspect resilience is probably a crucial trait for a successful/happy career in science. You might get lucky at the PhD stage and not need it, but longer-term, I can’t see how you’d thrive without it.[/quote]

I call getting insanely good job offers "circumstances beyond your control". Money is the reason lots of people don't finish. Not the lack of money but earning really good money. By then, the academic world long lost its appeal and many are ready to jump ship or delay until it fits into the work schedule. [/quote]

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