Thread 33659726

Should I academiamaxx? Getting a masters and or PhD? What re the benefits and what can one realistically do on this path? My field is computer science by the way.

>>33659726 (OP)
Many threads have been posted where anons asked a similar question (use the archives). To sum it up: Networking should be your top priority while simultaneously not neglecting your studies. Eliminate completly any kind of unproductive behavior that gets in the way of those two kinds and you'll be fine. Also, you might have chosen a field with an overly saturated job market (you probably knows this), thus making the aforementioned goals even more important to make you have any chance of prosperity

>>33659738
Correction: "things", not "kinds"

>>33659738
Well. I’m just asking if anyone else here has done it and if so what are the benefits?

why do you want a masters/phd? For CS in particular, it's literally worthless once you factor in the opportunity cost of being in academia for 2-6+ years instead of having a job

>>33660440
I heard you can do cool stuff with it like be a professor and stuff

>>33660465
>>33660440
To be honest I’d rather work in academia than sit through one more god damn interview in the private sector. I am so fucking sick of job interviews

I mean I am, but I work at a university that offers free tuition for faculty and staff so I'm not paying a dime for any of my schooling.

>>33659726 (OP)
Not worth it for computer science. Get a job and depth of experience instead. There's nothing stopping you from learning everything you can from a graduate degree yourself; especially if you avoid women. On the other hand, if you are the kind of person who is fine with a lower living standard as long as you get to engage in your passion, then a graduate degree could be worth it.

>>33660551
>Get a job
That's the thing, I can't. So I'm looking at university work and seeing if I should do a career out of that.

>>33660513
What are you doing, and in what field? What does your school/work involve and what are your career goals if I may ask? Are there any benefits you can think of to doing this?