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Why you shouldn’t do a PhD in systems

The opinions presented in this post are not necessarily mine. I'm just one very confused undergraduate senior with a lot of soul searching to do. When I tell my friends, “I’m going to get a PhD,” I sometimes get the response, “Good for you!” But other times, I get the response, “Why would you want […]

  • September 26, 2011