“Don’t Become a Scientist” 20 Years Later
I first read Jonathan Katz’s article Don’t Become a Scientist! around twenty years ago, when I was in graduate school. I ignored his advice and […]
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Deciding on Graduate School in Physics: To Go, or Not to Go
Should I go to graduate school and study physics? It’s a very important question that deserves careful consideration. The stakes are high: 6.3 of the […]
Troubles with Networking
It is a good bet that if you have ever been to the career center or sought career guidance of any sort, someone has told […]
“Don’t Become a Scientist!” 15 Years Later
Have you ever read “Don’t Become a Scientist!” by Jonathan I. Katz? It was mildly famous among the people I knew around the turn of […]
Bridging The Valley of Graduate School
The average physics PhD student takes 6.3 years to graduate. That is a long time. For most, graduate school starts on a high note. The […]