04-05-2013, 01:49 PM
(04-05-2013, 04:01 AM)Winston Smith Wrote: Now he's gone altogether. Add that to the not-so-subtle hints he's been dropping at Toelicker Info, and it looks like somebody has changed trains.
An interesting development. Those foreign "dissertation only" programs are attractive to those of us who have had quite enough boring courses. Sitting through (and paying for) 15 or more useless courses for the "privilege" of writing a long term paper seems like a lot of silly hoop jumping.
It makes you wonder when you see somebody who successfully navigated the American doctoral system previously but can't make it through a reputable UK program. Is it too tough when you don't have pals on your committee, or are the Brits just running a tight system that weeds out slackers and non-hackers?