tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post1787107741320780655..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Today's VidShizzle. Grad School Scam. "You Know What It's Like? Scientology."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-64341699780267659842012-09-29T19:58:54.259-04:002012-09-29T19:58:54.259-04:00I love it. Having fallen for the scheme, I'm l...I love it. Having fallen for the scheme, I'm looking for someone to blame.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-44917292067499493982012-09-29T07:21:00.575-04:002012-09-29T07:21:00.575-04:00P.S. As I was growing up, I was told about 9 milli...P.S. As I was growing up, I was told about 9 million times, "You want to major in astronomy? What are you going to do with THAT?" I didn't listen, either. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-83649321877698450572012-09-29T07:19:00.667-04:002012-09-29T07:19:00.667-04:00A Ponzi scheme collapses when you run out of sucke...A Ponzi scheme collapses when you run out of suckers. That said, I have no shortage of students who hope and dream about being astronomers. <br /><br />I give them a copy of "A Ph.D. is Not Enough," by Peter Feibelman. I give them a copy of "Advice to the Young Astronomer," by Ed Nather. (It begins, "Go into some other profession.") I tell them that they can make Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com