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Re:MIT Gets $140M Pledge from Anonymous Donor by apersona on Thursday June 08, 2017 @12:32AM (#14511924)
But...it's not the degree, it's the knowledge that's important.

MIT, Stanford, and a decent amount of other institutions have made their lectures available for free online. Almost anyone can go online now and watch the lectures and do the projects that the students do.

How would testing centers and degrees make them better scientists in anyway?

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Re:MIT Gets $140M Pledge from Anonymous Donor by mowenz on Thursday June 08, 2017 @02:40AM (#14512362)
Because of limited resources. A degree signals knowledge of a subject, ability to commit and see-through to a goal, and of intelligence.

It also decreases uncertainty in the outcome of your time investment.

>How would testing centers and degrees make them better scientists in anyway?

I'm not aware it's even possible to get accepted into a phD program in the sciences without aN undergrad degree.

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