The cost you pay for this is that your place in grad school and your fellowship ...

		DaniFong on July 12, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Thoughts on grad school? (CS PhD) The cost you pay for this is that your place in grad school and your fellowship are now predicated on your ability to bullshit. This emotional weight may be worse than just plain not getting the shiniest fellowships, or into the most prestigious school.

Most of academic life is predicated on your ability to bullshit. ;-)