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- From: bechdol@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Jeff Bechdol)
- Subject: Re: Grad school comments
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- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.191814.10733@rchland.ibm.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 19:18:14 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov16.150247.3613@aisb.ed.ac.uk>, reiter@aisb.ed.ac.uk writes:
- |>
- |> 6) Most important of all. Are you sure you really, *really*, want to go to
- |> grad school? A lot of people drift into a Ph.D program because its expected
- |> of them by their parents, undergrad professors, etc., or simply because its
- |> the course of least resistance (puts off that horrible process of actually
- |> having to find a job in the real world). But an academic career is *not*
- |> for everyone, and there are a lot of other options available, especially for
- |> the computer-literate. Be sure that *you* are the one who wants to go to
- |> grad school, not your parents or your undergrad mentor.
- |>
-
- In general, I would agree. However, if you intend to pursue an AI career in
- industry, then you better be prepared to show your M.S. or Ph.D. Much in the
- same way you have to have a High School Diploma or a B.S., a graduate degree is
- pretty much required as proof of competency in the field of AI.
-
- Bottom line: If you want to pursue a career in AI, then get the graduate degree
- (even if you don't want to)... get it done... it's a "union" card.
-
- Added dislaimer: Of course, it is possible to have a career in AI without a
- graduate degree, but it's just not very probable.
-
- --
- Cheers,
-
- Jeffery A. Bechdol
- "Seek first to understand, then to be understood." IBM/ABS System Design II
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