On Apr 16, 8:20*pm, "Ms. 2" wrote:
I was thinking of becoming a university professor. But I was deterred by the
thought of all those years as a lowly graduate student grading the work of
undergraduates. And then all those years clawing my way through the ranks of
academia and grading the work of graduate students. Then all those years of
publications and peer review. Endless grading, no end to grading. Can anyone
tell me if there is a golden path to excellence that short circuits all that
boring grading? Thanks in advance for the help.

You could be a perpetual post-doc. Some folks do that.
No teaching responsibilities except cleaning up graduate student
disasters.

This, however, is not really a golden path to excellence.
More like an aluminum path to passable competence.