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I'm 25 and close to the end of Physics PhD,
Posted by nt moore (more from nt moore) on Tue, 20 Jan 2004 18:18:24
In Reply to: Way OT: Career/Graduate school advice seeked, Alex Athanasiou, Tue, 20 Jan 2004 17:44:34
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Most graduate science programs support their students as either graduate research associates (working 60hrs/week for 20hrs week pay in research lab) or else as teaching assistants (working for ~15 hours a week as a TA and getting paid for 20 hours, then working 60 hours a week on research for your advisor... well maybe that's an exaggeration in the time aspect)
I've enjoyed graduate school, although as graduation comes closer I'm looking forward to earning a normal salary. I don't really think of my research work in terms of LIFE CHANGING IMPORTANCE, and I doubt very few others in the department differ in their perception of their work. Your life has all the meaning you impute it. If you really want to feel like you're making a difference you'd do better to try out an "urban poverty improvement project" ie salvation army, soup kitchen, big brother program etc.
Teaching is fun though - maybe I misread you. Graduate school certainly hasn't been a 9-5 job for me, its more like 9am to midnight with a 3 hour break to see my wife in the evening. The most perverse part is that as I'm doing theory, the problems never leave my head. I even think about them after a few beers.
NT
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Posts in this Thread:
- Way OT: Career/Graduate school advice seeked, Alex Athanasiou, Tue, 20 Jan 2004 17:44:34
- University jobs may not be that different from the..., IanC
, Fri, 23 Jan 2004 17:29:00 - Re: Way OT: Career/Graduate school advice seeked, Haru, Thu, 22 Jan 2004 06:01:17
- Re: Way OT: Career/Graduate school advice seeked, Bart, Wed, 21 Jan 2004 20:30:12
- Re: Way OT: Career/Graduate school advice seeked, Spiros Trianta, Wed, 21 Jan 2004 19:26:13
- Some extra words, Brian in MA, Wed, 21 Jan 2004 11:10:36
- Thanks everyone for the great advice so far! :) n/m, Alex AThanasiou, Wed, 21 Jan 2004 06:56:05
- Re: Way OT: Career/Graduate school advice seeked, SDP, Wed, 21 Jan 2004 05:44:27
- Re: Way OT: Career/Graduate school advice seeked, kgoetz97, Wed, 21 Jan 2004 05:32:21
- Re: Way OT: Career/Graduate school advice seeked, kgoetz97, Wed, 21 Jan 2004 05:23:54
- Re: Way OT: Career/Graduate school advice seeked, MJP, Tue, 20 Jan 2004 20:48:35
- I'm 25 and close to the end of Physics PhD,, nt moore, Tue, 20 Jan 2004 18:18:24 <-- Viewing This Message
- PhD's, NAT, Tue, 20 Jan 2004 18:17:51
- Also...., NAT, Tue, 20 Jan 2004 18:30:22
- Re: Way OT: Career/Graduate school advice seeked, Dean, Tue, 20 Jan 2004 18:03:20
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