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Re:Columbia whistleblower on exposing college rankings by toast0 on Friday September 16, 2022 @07:28PM (#32873352)
> 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 (#32873461)
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