[noelwelsh]

Sssh, you don't want the grad students to hear! Without grad students who's gonna do all the prof's grunt work?

[seanmcdirmid]

The PhD gives us time and resources to become a researcher; it is actually a quite useful experience. If we can get the time/resources another way, great! I personally would have been lost on my own; I met people in my program who really set my path.

If you are young and inexperienced, it is also getting more difficult to get your foot in the door of a research institution without a PhD from a TOP program. Sure, there are other ways up, but getting the PhD is probably a reasonable way to approach things.

[noelwelsh]

I agree. I have a PhD. While the process wasn't 100% sunshine and rainbows I enjoyed most of it, learned a heck of a lot, and I understand the utility of doing a PhD for most people who are interested in doing further research.

[seanmcdirmid]

Well, your name is familiar :)

[eli_gottlieb]

Help, I'm trapped in a research paper factory. If you can read this, send help to:

Taub Building Technion City Haifa, Israel 32000

[wyclif]

I met my wife in Haifa. I know where that building is...

[raverbashing]

Yes

After all, how dare someone tell the grad students they can be someone without a PhD.

They are almost forgetting how's life outside the academic circles!

Now, you're late for CS 201 room 704 on that building across the campus, go and don't forget your TA notes.