Re:Columbia whistleblower on exposing college rankings
by fsckboy on Saturday September 17, 2022 @02:39AM
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> The caliber of student going into MIT is a lot different than UOP but the net ADD from MIT is probably not as big as you expect
the net add of being surrounded by high caliber students is immeasurable in a positive way. The professors are experts, if the students can handle it, the professors deliver more material, faster. It's a huge add, there is no substitute for it.
Re:Columbia whistleblower on exposing college rankings
by toast0 on Friday September 16, 2022 @07:28PM
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> It was completely worthless for signaling though.
Everyone I know who was going through their program had a structured pay scale where a graduate degree got them more money regardless of the degree. It was effective for signalling you wanted to get more money without learning much.
Re:Columbia whistleblower on exposing college rankings
by rdtwo on Friday September 16, 2022 @07:45PM
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I never really thought grad students knew much more than under grad they were just willing to grind for longer. There are exceptions in some fields where undergrad programs are really weak but that master’s is simply a signal that You will continue to grind hard
The caliber of student going into MIT is a lot different than UOP but the net ADD from MIT is probably not as big as you expect especially compared to any other accredited institution which UOP was not.