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Re:Time to talk about why so many postgrads have poor mental... by chiefalchemist on Saturday March 31, 2018 @09:44PM (#16726240)
Worse. A degree is no proxy for drive, ambition, creative thinking, problem solving, etc.

Too many have come to believe a degree is the magic. In some cases it is. In plenty of others it's a curse. The time and money could have been better spent elsewhere.

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Re:Time to talk about why so many postgrads have poor mental... by noobly on Monday April 09, 2018 @12:44PM (#16794634)
It's certainly no proxy, but it is a standard metric to measure said qualities against. I hope we see a rise in autodidact accreditation and acceptance of non traditional paths, along with more decentralized and public research taking place.
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