Comment on Academia to Industry
cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 1 week agoEh. Maybe. but don’t discount those phds who were pushed through the process because their advisors were just exhausted by them. i have known too many 10th year students.
Comment on Academia to Industry
cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 1 week agoEh. Maybe. but don’t discount those phds who were pushed through the process because their advisors were just exhausted by them. i have known too many 10th year students.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Pushed through? In my experience those candidates are encouraged to drop out.
cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 1 week ago
There are practical matters, some quite controversial, that you aren’t considering. Demographics count for a lot.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Probably. What are you referring to exactly?
cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Let’s just say that demographics play a critical role in future grant applications.
sukhmel@programming.dev 1 week ago
Not everywhere, I guess. The advisor needs to show good numbers to the
stakeholdersboard, after allKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I think that’s on the entrance selection committee, not the supervisor. (Although they are probably part of that committee)
sukhmel@programming.dev 6 days ago
I don’t know for sure, but my advisor used to worry about the amount of successful PhD graduates, because of the department quota, iirc
on the other hand
his quota was not too high, and he allowed me to enroll and was okay with me, although I said in advance that I will likely become a drop out
Rekorse@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Depends if its profitable or not, including in the long run.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Yes. Short term easy passes come at the expense of sacrificing long term reputation.