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Why would you be filling out a PhD application if you already had an offer letter from Google or YCombinator?
by clarebear 13y ago
Why would you be filling out a PhD application if you already had an offer letter from Google or YCombinator?
- stephencanon 13y agoBecause you always wanted to do academic research? Because you someday want to teach at the college level? Because you have no idea what you want to do and you want to keep your options open a while longer? I left grad school to work in industry, but I’m not so naive as to think that everyone shares my preferences. I have friends who turned down Google offers c. 2001 to go to grad school, and they’ve never regretted that decision. (And I don’t regret the time I spent in grad school before leaving, either).
- zura 13y agoPersonally, I'd want to get a PhD to be able to work in such places as Microsoft Research. I don't want to become a teacher/professor. Other than that, I really hate some perils of academic world - bureaucracy, nepotism/favoritism/elitism, ...
- kskz 13y agoGoogle often also hires people to do work they are overqualified for. Had a friend turn down Google because it was boring compared to research.
- pgbovine 13y agoha, i've been giving talks on this very subject ;) http://vimeo.com/73178238 http://vimeo.com/73178238 btw i'm a big fan of jeff's approach and hope it works out well.