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Re:A glut of PhDs who can’t find academic jobs by sjg007 on Monday October 02, 2017 @09:54AM (#15383833)
Lol.. UCLA pays grad students 18k ish. Barely enough to survive. Yes not finishing is a real risk but it’s not true that students can generally survive on that without loans or savings. In other lower cost areas, they can. MIT, Columbia and other schools also have better financial packages / housing options.
Re:A glut of PhDs who can’t find academic jobs by analog31 on Monday October 02, 2017 @12:08PM (#15384983)
I remember even in the 1980s, there were schools where the pay packages didn't look all that competitive. It's possible that there are grad students who have family support.