Going to school to hide from the recession?
I really liked this post on what is so bad about using school as a shelter from the economic recession:
http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/02/03/dont-try-to-dodge-the-recession-with-grad-school/
And then you get to that job and you think, “Grad school could solve this problem.” But in fact, grad school creates larger, and more insurmountable problems.
Tags: economic downturn, economy, grad school, phd, recession, school, work
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April 21st, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Definitely, if a person is planning to go to grad school to avoid the inevitable world of adulthood, it is not a good idea at all.
For example, a scientist who wants to work with genetic engineering needs a biology degree and a master degree in genetics.
So, depending on what a person is looking for, he needs to get a graduate degree anyway.
It is not right what the article is saying. Summarizing, if a person knows what he wants and he needs a degree, he should go for it.