Strange though it may seem, I do not belong in any case to a group of " young scientists", I am just a common seo copywriter who time from time makes the great sales for the clients. But nevertheless, I am not totally accidental to your blog. Graduating from college, it was about 10 years ago -yes, I am rather an old duck: ). I was to make a choice as the most students do - to cotinue my academic career by enlisting with some postgarduate course and making my contribution: ) to science. But being rather lazy and tired of boring writing assignments I decided to try myself in the world of practice without any theory, without research - where only your actions mattered. I hope I do not sound too rambling. Just raeding over your lines and the article you refer to - I wish it came my way - some ten years ago - maybe everything would be different then. thank you.

The best advisor does not necessarily coincide with the smartest advisor, and the most prestigious universities didn't necessarily get that way through good mentorship.

Editing Master: I'm glad you enjoyed it. I've been pretty lucky in how much encouragement I've had in my graduate studies, but I attribute most of my drive toward actually completing my degree to having spent a year in industry before grad school - it was a wonderful experience that made me realize that I am happier in the unstructured (although highly competitive) environment of academia.