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> "because it's so much cheaper" ... cheaper to pay Ph.D. students than full time staff you mean? Or am I reading this wrong? As I wasn't exactly an all-star
by Xichekolas 18y ago
> "because it's so much cheaper"
... cheaper to pay Ph.D. students than full time staff you mean? Or am I reading this wrong?
As I wasn't exactly an all-star in undergrad (3.52), I'm trying the route of getting a masters at a second tier school (and attempting to be an all-star while I'm there) in the hopes of leveraging that to get into a top tier school.
Also gives me an easy way to bail if I find I don't like it as much as I hope I do.
Of course, if this plan is idiotic, someone should point that out. The CS school employs a lot of Masters students for TA/RA positions, so I'm not too worried on the money front.
- redrobot5050 18y agoNo, he means its "so much cheaper" to pay for American Grad Students versus foreign ones who need Student Visas. I've been told by a professor who's brought in Chinese grad students (he himself is Chinese) that its really hit and miss. And you put up a bond for their visa -- they bail on your program or commit a felony, that's your grant/research/grad student funding money going out the window. It doesn't happen very frequently, but it does happen. Another situation with foreign grad students is that they get here, and after a year or two of abuse in a lab, they go get a life, and get married or (iff female) get pregnant. Then, their work ethic trends "Average American" and they adopt the "take this job and shove it" attitude.
- scott_s 18y agoJust in case you didn't know, publish. Your research - as evidenced by publications - has more weight than your GPA when you apply to Ph.D. programs.