Re:Why some PhDs are quitting academia for unconventional jobs
by davidgay on Tuesday July 24, 2018 @07:55AM
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> atrition at UCSF's med school is below 0.5%, whereas many PhD programs have attrition rates about 50%
Some of us went through school systems with 50% pass rates for middle school, high school and university, so don't find that either surprising, nor necessarily bad.
In fact, I at least am somewhat confused that a high pass rate is considered "good" - it clearly encourages grade inflation and arguably devalues the received degree...
Some of us went through school systems with 50% pass rates for middle school, high school and university, so don't find that either surprising, nor necessarily bad.
In fact, I at least am somewhat confused that a high pass rate is considered "good" - it clearly encourages grade inflation and arguably devalues the received degree...