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Re:Getting a PhD in Norway is nearly free--even if you're no... by agilebyte on Thursday February 27, 2014 @04:59AM (#7311322)
I know of some people that paid for their PhD (UK) only to be "recommended" to not continue and leaving with an MPhil.
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Re:Getting a PhD in Norway is nearly free--even if you're no... by gu on Thursday February 27, 2014 @05:15AM (#7311363)
This could happen in the US as well, if I'm not mistaken. There is normally a requirement that you have to be in "good standing" during the first one or two years of your PhD when you're mostly doing course work.
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Re:Getting a PhD in Norway is nearly free--even if you're no... by agilebyte on Thursday February 27, 2014 @06:21AM (#7311566)
Yes, I have a sneaking suspicion that an MPhil (= failed PhD in a lot of fields, so useless) is sometimes being sold as a PhD experience to people that are simply not good enough.
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