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jsteinhardt comments on Why I Am Not a Rationalist, or, why several of my friends warned me that this is a cult - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: jsteinhardt 14 July 2014 01:18:54AM 5 points [-]

Tangential, but:

usually the best (funded) PhD program you got into is a good choice for you. But only do it if you enjoy research/learning for its own sake.

I'm not sure I agree with this, except insofar as any top-tier or even second-tier program will pay for your graduate education, at least in engineering fields, and so if they do not then that is a major red flag. I would say that research fit with your advisor, caliber of peers, etc. is much more important.

Comment author: tslarm 16 July 2014 03:21:14AM *  8 points [-]

I interpreted "the best (funded) PhD program you got into" to mean 'the best PhD program that offered you a funded place', rather than 'the best-funded PhD program that offered you a place'. So Algernoq's advice need not conflict with yours, unless he did mean 'best' in a very narrow sense.

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