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They could have more grad students if they reliably graduated them with a PhD in four years. I was once a lab tech for two grad students that had been there 11
by Merrill 2y ago
They could have more grad students if they reliably graduated them with a PhD in four years. I was once a lab tech for two grad students that had been there 11 and 13 years respectively.
- SJC_Hacker 2y agoThats insane. In experimental science there is actually an incentive for the PI to keep the grad student around (assuming they're productive) because their training is a sunk cost but its very hard to justify more than 7-8 years.