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PhD applicants continue to be misinformed | 9 comments (9 topical, 0 hidden)

[new] hard knocks (none / 0) (#2)
by vizioneer on Sun Aug 27, 2006 at 12:11:40 PM PDT

Certainly the grad program itself has nothing to lose by using students for work done while they're there, and bank on a fair fraction of them falling out. Caveat emptor. There really is some naivete from students re. programs and what it entails and that in fact most programs won't care too much if you fail prelims or can't complete a thesis even after years of work towards it. So, it really is going from getting a grade and getting a degree no questions asked to completing original work. Makes one question if it becomes a maddening game for the dilettante and a genuine experience for the mathematician who has some ideas. One cannot know until in the game.

PhD applicants continue to be misinformed | 9 comments (9 topical, 0 hidden)

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