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> Are there people who are actually paying for their PhDs? Yes, there are. I know Cornell(USA) has had such positions. But yes, it is definitely not a norm.
by denzil_correa 13y ago
> Are there people who are actually paying for their PhDs?
Yes, there are. I know Cornell(USA) has had such positions. But yes, it is definitely not a norm.
- cabinpark 13y agoWow that's the worst. I would NEVER pay for a PhD out of my own pocket. I mean, yes the PhD isn't "free" in the sense of I don't pay tuition. I do but it's included in my funding. I asked a former university staffer about it once and they told me the money doesn't exist. The university "charges" me x dollars per term, but in my funding there is conveniently an extra x dollars per term in addition to my y salary from the university. So I then tell the university in my funding forms that they owe me x+y dollars and they are like "oh, well we have to deduct x dollars for your tuition". So the net effect is the money doesn't actually exist. What subjects were these PhDs in by the way?
- denzil_correa 13y ago> What subjects were these PhDs in by the way? I am talking specifically about Computer Science. This is not even a modern instance. The first case I've heard about is in 1999.