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Ph.D. attrition rates | 5 comments (5 topical, 0 hidden)
[new] Grad School's a bitch (none / 0) (#3)
by JHamblin on Thu Jan 15, 2004 at 12:38:34 PM PDT

I often tell people stories about some of the downsides of grad school. There certainly are plenty, and my class in particular at the University of Wisconsin had a huge amount of attrition. Unfortunately, grad school just isn't for everyone, and many many people don't find that out until it's too late. Plus I don't see any real way for the schools to pre-screen grad students to see if they'll succeed or not. As the graphic at the bottom of the story shows, GRE general scores are useless, and I assume subject exam scores are equally worthless. --JH


Ph.D. attrition rates | 5 comments (5 topical, 0 hidden)
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