What drew you to work in academia?

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For the Biostatistics or Statistics Professors on this forum: what drew you to academia or made you want to be a Professor? I have heard so many horror stories about the tenure-track and although I realize that academia can be stressful, I am curious what the opinions of experienced faculty are. What is your favorite and least favorite part and if you could do it all over again, would you choose the same profession?

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