assclass
Ex-Bluelighter
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Naw, there is just one country, and that is Ireland. The rest are just a bunch of wankers.Before anyone argues:
The U.K is a United Kingdom containing four countries.
Naw, there is just one country, and that is Ireland. The rest are just a bunch of wankers.Before anyone argues:
The U.K is a United Kingdom containing four countries.
you dismissed it as 'america bashing,' and seemed a bit defensive- posting information that had already posted regarding the calibre of US universities on a global stage.
i didn't say a 3.5-4 year program is stronger. i said that the undergrad programs in countries where this is the length of a phd are stronger.
all phds compete on a global stage for academic jobs. so, the outcome of a phd from a good university anywhere should (and roughly does, research trends and student attributes obviously impact this though) give you the same opportunities. in order for that to happen for US students, they need to spend upwards of 2 years longer on a phd. this suggests that there preparation for their phd program was lacking compared to other countries. were US PhDs to be of a much higher standard, you would expect people from the US to dominate every academic department globally, which is not the case, they end up on an equal footing, so the benefit of the extra time is 'catching up' not 'overtaking.'
phds are extremely stressful, fucking awful tbh, and can be expensive if you don't have funding. if they could get away with doing them in the same length of time as european students, i have no doubt US students would. so there must be a reason. and the reason is that US undergrad degrees do not prepare you as well for research in a field than european phds.
based on what i've heard, so limited to specific subjects and obviously only people i've spoken to about this, its way worse in the US. 6 day weeks are more frequent, as are 12 hour days.What about quality of life while getting the degree. You said yourself it’s stressful and pretty miserable. So you spend more time, but maybe spreading the effort out is more obtainable and results in less burn out and maybe even greater retention.
erm, where is the evidence for yours? you are correct, it is a waste of time, but not for the reason you think. you claimed that i was 'America bashing' with no evidence and the burden of proof falls on you to provide that evidence, it seems you are unable to so your claim does not stand to scrutiny.That and the fact you presented almost no evidence for your claims. Just seems like a waste of my time.
lol good luck getting a post doc (and therefore any research job) without a phd. we know its free labour, but the pay off at the end is worth it.
Wink wink. @chinup could this be a reason why many people never finish and also a reason it "takes" six years in the USA.. more free labor.
Lol. Currently there are Six Flags Over Texas...it's an amusement park .I'm talking currently lol, not two centuries ago.
phds are extremely stressful, fucking awful tbh, and can be expensive if you don't have funding. if they could get away with doing them in the same length of time as european students, i have no doubt US students would. so there must be a reason. and the reason is that US undergrad degrees do not prepare you as well for research in a field than european phds.
Facts 100%Of course they are countries. Just like Asia is a country. And Antarctica.
I love it! I'll have to use that when the opportunity arises. Although... some parts of Texas seem like a foreign country. Lol.Getting back to the Texas thing....
I've uttered the following statement many times over the last 40 years and always
gotten a hearty laugh from whomever heard it. BUT I changed the state in question depending on what was going on at the time. Other places named include:
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
California
Texas is okay, but I prefer the United States.