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So then why are we supposed to be worried specifically about the pipeline of PHDs? Why would we make a special point to grant automatic green cards to degrees t

• majos 7y ago
  I’m not arguing that a PhD is a meaningless credential, rather that the drop-off in employability (for most things that aren’t faculty jobs) from “PhD holder” to “dropped out after quals, but did some research and can code” is much smaller than the drop off between “MD” and “dropped out of med school, but knows some medicine”. So the gap in attrition rates isn’t solely a function of a better or worse experience. I still think it’s good to try to keep people who get PhDs, especially in areas I think are important, like machine learning research. But I agree that making a PhD an even more useful credential is unlikely to increase the quality of the PhD experience itself.
  • geebee 7y ago
    i think that if you give PhD programs the power to grant green cards, they’ll become even more abusive. So abusive, in fact, that the only real reason to put up with them is because they control your hopes of getting a green card. I an in favor of immigration. I am not in favor of giving PhD programs power over the system so they can remain uncompetitive with the options free people have when choosing a degree or path in life.