There are free books published under a Creative Commons license that are better than those that cost $140. Check out Flat World Knowledge-the US Survey text by Trowbridge that was peer reviewed and is outstanding. Also try Stephen Mintz's online book-this one is not available in print like Trowbridge's but it is also good.
Graduate school tops one of the worst experiences in my life so far. Everything mentioned here is true. Unless you are going to medical school..which is considered "professional school"..avoid ALL graduate programs. You spend years being poor, working for slave wages while some PR cuts you down and takes credit for all of your work every opportunity he/she can get.
Hahaha. This is the typical grad student. They fall for the trap of getting even more education, but it leads to decreased job prospects. Since my grades were good and got lots of scholarships to go to college, my undergrad advisors wanted me to go to grad school. I simply said no. I don't want to be overqualifed for a job, nor lose valuable time in my life. I'd take work experience or start a business. I don't want the debt. Colleges find someone else willing to be suckered into grad school!
@jteruel671 Okay. In that field, you probably could find a well-paying job without having a graduate degree. Unfortunately, there are some jobs which require many more years of study. Personally, I wouldn't want a surgeon who only acquired his/her Bachelor's. :/
@Zenesjatek I do agree grad school can work for someone in the right field for law, med school, and a few other professions. Med School is necessary to be a doctor. I initially wanted to go to law school but it would be too expensive unless I got scholarships and grants. Plus the job market is overssaturated with people with law degrees but can't use them. You also have teaching jobs for colleges/universities, but there's just too many graduates for so few teaching positions.
Get your priorities in order. Do you want money or do you want to work in your chosen field? Of course, you want both. If you think you are smart enough to attend graduate school, then you should be smart enough to find a solution to your problems. My deceased father was a systems analyst most of his life. He taught me that when you hit a brick wall, look for cracks in the wall (the "system") . Every system has weak links or holes in it. Direct your aims at the holes and cracks in the system.
It's important to consider that not all PhD programs are the same and the field is a MAJOR factor in jobs prospects. PhD in Humanities, Arts, etc are a complete waste of time and lead to incredibly frustrating lives.
PhD in Engineering in relevant fields (energy, pharma, etc) is a long term investment that pays off big time over your lifespan.
PhD in Economics in a decent school you are virtually guaranteed $150,000/yr working for investment banks.
@goma3 That's true, even in Psychology alone there's variation in PhD programs. I've heard Clinical and Educational right now have the highest unemployment rates. Not sure where that leaves everyone else lol. But I'm a psych major and while I know what I want and what I'm passionate about, I feel I'm constantly up against this stereotype of psych as one of the "cop-out" (i.e., "I dunno what I want in life") majors, and somehow need to prove myself on paper. :P
@goma3 Not to mention if you're going the research route, often your candidacy is funded and you receive a stipend. Which is at least more than can be said for med school... :P
@BarryGormley2010 You also have a spelling issue -- something students at competitive universities usually don't have (unless you're foreign). Let's not forget to mention your sophomoric attitude towards the reality of what's happening in graduate school admissions.
Everyone that I know who is in a phd program is socially deficient in at least some way, and also incredibly, incredibly arrogant. I would wager that many of the people attracted to graduate study are not motivated so much as by a love for the subject they study as they are for a love for their belief that they are superior to others. I had some excellent professors as an undergrad so I know that that isn't always the case, but it does make me think. Higher education has become such a scam.
@hespelledyalewitha6 I think it depends on what school you go to and what program you are in. All the graduates at my school, except a very few, realize they are lab lackeys that are treated like shit while getting paid shit all in the hope of getting a better job. Because the job market is so bad, some of them had no choice but to go to graduate school in order to have some sort of job even if it only pays $12,000/year.
Irony - the professor says you stay in grad school to avoid the real world, yet what did he do to get his position? Stayed in University for many years LOL.
@BarryGormley2010 well said see that's the thing Barry, I can understand the economic arguements for not pursuing study for any reason, in the economy as it currently is the graduate may or may not get the job. However, it's a chance to take and often those that say you can't do it are a bit jealous they didn't do it. Any education may not = a high paying job and I respect those that get to where they are by sheer hard work in the workplace, but education as you point out in any form is great.
You're almost guaranteed to have several terrible experiences that will damage your health and emotional well-being. You will often be isolated and your social skills will atrophy making you seem weird and unapproachable.
I'm so glad these exist. I only did a year and a half of grad school and glad I didn't do any more.
@xxamyirisxx yet the irony is, at least here in Australian universities, is they are begging for more students. It to me is just a game, break down the student so they don't become a threat to the academic's positions, hence why they play games. You are right I had a bad experience at grad school but kept at it, but the point is, one lecturer just told us to go and work in a rubbish tip. They just make you believe, sometimes, you are not worth something, but it's often out of fear.
my stupidest decision go to Grad school...glad I'm don't have any loan since undergrad...but still.....Oh how vain...naive I was
XCallMeJane 1 week ago
wahaha..this make the student go suicide 2morrow......haha
XCallMeJane 1 week ago
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There are free books published under a Creative Commons license that are better than those that cost $140. Check out Flat World Knowledge-the US Survey text by Trowbridge that was peer reviewed and is outstanding. Also try Stephen Mintz's online book-this one is not available in print like Trowbridge's but it is also good.
clionotes 2 weeks ago
love the video really good
thejameskan 1 month ago
The Professor in this video went to Graduate School.
Hocklette 1 month ago
Graduate school tops one of the worst experiences in my life so far. Everything mentioned here is true. Unless you are going to medical school..which is considered "professional school"..avoid ALL graduate programs. You spend years being poor, working for slave wages while some PR cuts you down and takes credit for all of your work every opportunity he/she can get.
mindstate30 1 month ago
wtf?
theresmudinmyblood 1 month ago
Oh GMAT exam how I loathe you so.
EnragedSephiroth 2 months ago
this is fucking ridiculous hahahahah
BeMyFirst 2 months ago
Bitch, hell no, bitch!
MuhammadVonRaven 3 months ago
Hahaha. This is the typical grad student. They fall for the trap of getting even more education, but it leads to decreased job prospects. Since my grades were good and got lots of scholarships to go to college, my undergrad advisors wanted me to go to grad school. I simply said no. I don't want to be overqualifed for a job, nor lose valuable time in my life. I'd take work experience or start a business. I don't want the debt. Colleges find someone else willing to be suckered into grad school!
jteruel671 4 months ago
@jteruel671 What was your BA?
Zenesjatek 4 months ago
@Zenesjatek Economics.
jteruel671 4 months ago
@jteruel671 Okay. In that field, you probably could find a well-paying job without having a graduate degree. Unfortunately, there are some jobs which require many more years of study. Personally, I wouldn't want a surgeon who only acquired his/her Bachelor's. :/
Zenesjatek 4 months ago
@Zenesjatek I do agree grad school can work for someone in the right field for law, med school, and a few other professions. Med School is necessary to be a doctor. I initially wanted to go to law school but it would be too expensive unless I got scholarships and grants. Plus the job market is overssaturated with people with law degrees but can't use them. You also have teaching jobs for colleges/universities, but there's just too many graduates for so few teaching positions.
jteruel671 4 months ago
@jteruel671 - and no one dissuades them, because they will be another source of tuition to grad programs.
decimated550 1 month ago
Get your priorities in order. Do you want money or do you want to work in your chosen field? Of course, you want both. If you think you are smart enough to attend graduate school, then you should be smart enough to find a solution to your problems. My deceased father was a systems analyst most of his life. He taught me that when you hit a brick wall, look for cracks in the wall (the "system") . Every system has weak links or holes in it. Direct your aims at the holes and cracks in the system.
laroger0 4 months ago 2
It's important to consider that not all PhD programs are the same and the field is a MAJOR factor in jobs prospects. PhD in Humanities, Arts, etc are a complete waste of time and lead to incredibly frustrating lives.
PhD in Engineering in relevant fields (energy, pharma, etc) is a long term investment that pays off big time over your lifespan.
PhD in Economics in a decent school you are virtually guaranteed $150,000/yr working for investment banks.
goma3 5 months ago
@goma3 That's true, even in Psychology alone there's variation in PhD programs. I've heard Clinical and Educational right now have the highest unemployment rates. Not sure where that leaves everyone else lol. But I'm a psych major and while I know what I want and what I'm passionate about, I feel I'm constantly up against this stereotype of psych as one of the "cop-out" (i.e., "I dunno what I want in life") majors, and somehow need to prove myself on paper. :P
RocknCorruptrepublic 1 month ago
@goma3 Not to mention if you're going the research route, often your candidacy is funded and you receive a stipend. Which is at least more than can be said for med school... :P
RocknCorruptrepublic 1 month ago
Life sucks.
midnightwallflower 6 months ago 4
this is brutally honest and needed
Phoenix24Leas 6 months ago
@BarryGormley2010 I think you remind me of someone i know.
smartkitty991 6 months ago
what in actual fuck
matildad2011 8 months ago
i wasn't the partying type, but unfortunately, this is me :(
Buckshot68 9 months ago 3
..................no........................
sarju04 10 months ago 2
No.
gvsfgdf 10 months ago
AHAHHAHAHHAA
TaviYamato 10 months ago
Bitch, hell no bitch.
LetsDoIt4Johnny1 11 months ago 6
@BarryGormley2010 You also have a spelling issue -- something students at competitive universities usually don't have (unless you're foreign). Let's not forget to mention your sophomoric attitude towards the reality of what's happening in graduate school admissions.
QuanSai 1 year ago
Everyone that I know who is in a phd program is socially deficient in at least some way, and also incredibly, incredibly arrogant. I would wager that many of the people attracted to graduate study are not motivated so much as by a love for the subject they study as they are for a love for their belief that they are superior to others. I had some excellent professors as an undergrad so I know that that isn't always the case, but it does make me think. Higher education has become such a scam.
hespelledyalewitha6 1 year ago 3
@hespelledyalewitha6 I think it depends on what school you go to and what program you are in. All the graduates at my school, except a very few, realize they are lab lackeys that are treated like shit while getting paid shit all in the hope of getting a better job. Because the job market is so bad, some of them had no choice but to go to graduate school in order to have some sort of job even if it only pays $12,000/year.
bumb111e 11 months ago
@BarryGormley2010 currently my problem ahhhh!!
but words like this keep me moving in the right direction. thank you
kingledude13 1 year ago
Irony - the professor says you stay in grad school to avoid the real world, yet what did he do to get his position? Stayed in University for many years LOL.
brismike65 1 year ago
@BarryGormley2010 well said see that's the thing Barry, I can understand the economic arguements for not pursuing study for any reason, in the economy as it currently is the graduate may or may not get the job. However, it's a chance to take and often those that say you can't do it are a bit jealous they didn't do it. Any education may not = a high paying job and I respect those that get to where they are by sheer hard work in the workplace, but education as you point out in any form is great.
brismike65 1 year ago
this is pretty much what happened to me.
mentalrectangle 1 year ago
Omg, that's exactly the same thing that happened to my friend!
mrsladida 1 year ago
That's why you go for an applied graduate degree
tashafangs 1 year ago
You're almost guaranteed to have several terrible experiences that will damage your health and emotional well-being. You will often be isolated and your social skills will atrophy making you seem weird and unapproachable.
I'm so glad these exist. I only did a year and a half of grad school and glad I didn't do any more.
xxamyirisxx 1 year ago 4
@xxamyirisxx yet the irony is, at least here in Australian universities, is they are begging for more students. It to me is just a game, break down the student so they don't become a threat to the academic's positions, hence why they play games. You are right I had a bad experience at grad school but kept at it, but the point is, one lecturer just told us to go and work in a rubbish tip. They just make you believe, sometimes, you are not worth something, but it's often out of fear.
brismike65 1 year ago
@xxamyirisxx You let videos tell you what to do in your life? lol
yurismir1 9 months ago
Why are people using these animations and voices? It's sort of wierd...
RedHilariousComments 1 year ago
Bitch hell no bitch! Haha awesome line. I have to agree, grad school is for chumps.
ValisFan4 1 year ago
Bitch, hell no bitch.
nealrklomp 1 year ago 7
These are great and all, but the TTS dialogue is grating.
Saavykaas 1 year ago
I want to help people and study relationships and babies.
kdbl112 1 year ago 5
your social skills will atrophy making you seem weird and unapproachable, hahaha
kwestidea 1 year ago 44
That was informative and also true.
pastafarian37 1 year ago 95