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Your information is wrong. You clearly don't know statistics on the average and median time it takes to get a Ph.D. in mathematics in the United States. Furth

Your information is wrong. You clearly don't know statistics on the average and median time it takes to get a Ph.D. in mathematics in the United States. Furthermore you clearly do not understand the American university system and the economic forces that bely it. I suppose you aren't even aware that community colleges do around 1/3[1] of the higher education teaching in the United States. Many graduate programs do not provide any benefits for their students. Purdue provided no benefits for it's teaching assistants in mathematics as of December of 1999. It is poor thinking to take your experience and assume it is normative. [1]Edited for accuracy. My original statement said 1/2 which is too much.

yummyfajitas 17y ago
You clearly don't know statistics on the average and median time it takes to get a Ph.D. in mathematics in the United States. I'm aware of the averages. This does not mean that the average/median are reasonable. A large chunk of graduate students are unsuited to research [1] and they drive the average up. I'm also uncertain why you think it's relevant that 1/3 of education is provided by CC (which I'm well aware of, having attended one), or why you believe I don't understand the economics behind the university system. Could you explain? [1] Typically they want a teaching job, don't really understand what research entails, and don't treat research as a full time job.