Keep Piling On

A PhD is a prestigious degree. In many fields of academic study, it is as high as one can go. There is nothing beyond the degree but to continue to research, write, and teach.

Of course, there are cynics who see it differently. Some of my friends possess a B.A. degree. If you get your degree in one of the sciences (or, curiously, in accounting), you get a B.S (Bachelor's of Science).

Well, everyone knows what else BS stands for. So if you go on and get a Master's, that's an M.S.--More of the Same. Finally the Ph.D. stands for Piled Higher and Deeper.

With that in mind, I would like to call the attention of everyone who is doing, has done, or is considering graduate school (especially PhD) to the wonderful online comic strip titled, naturally, "Piled Higher and Deeper." Though its author concentrates on science majors (one humanities character just got "laid off" from the strip for economic reasons), students and former students in any field will get a chuckle (professors, less so). Here is one of my favorites:


His site can be found at: http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php.