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Re:More Americans Are Falling Behind on Student Loans, and N... by 13of40 on Thursday September 28, 2017 @03:31PM (#15360031)
"All things being equal" is a very contrived situation. I think a better question is whether you'd pick a PhD candidate over a BS who, for example, could code a little bit better. (And for me the answer is I'd probably pick the BS, but I'd have to justify it to the people above me, which could be a challenge.)
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Re:More Americans Are Falling Behind on Student Loans, and N... by frgtpsswrdlame on Thursday September 28, 2017 @04:47PM (#15360587)
Well sure but "all thing being equal" is what someone who is considering whether to go for further schooling is considering. I'm me, I have all my qualities, would I be more likely to be hired (and get a higher wage) w/ a BS or w/ a PhD? That's why I pose it that way and that's why I ask for what your answer to this problem is, it's not about who you would pick, it's about what drives people to "overachieve" in their credentialling in the first place.
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