Timeline for Competitiveness for masters program
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| May 17, 2020 at 23:08 | comment | added | Anonymous Physicist | The need for TAs is only a factor if there is a shortage of applicants, which is unlikely at a "top 15" school. | |
| May 17, 2020 at 12:01 | comment | added | Joel | A university has only so many TA lines, which typically go to PhD students. Masters are often left to pay for themselves. | |
| May 17, 2020 at 11:29 | comment | added | Buffy | @Joel, on net, the advantage to the university of having instructors and assistants for low level courses outweighs any advantage of tuition paid. Almost all educational programs run a loss on instruction. There are inputs beyond tuition used to pay for instruction at most (graduate degree granting) institution. | |
| May 17, 2020 at 11:24 | comment | added | Joel | Yes, if the department doesn’t have to pay for you, then they are more likely to admit you. Since masters students usually don’t get a stipend, it’s easier to let them into the program. | |
| May 17, 2020 at 10:12 | history | edited | Buffy | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 17, 2020 at 9:42 | comment | added | Buffy | Hmmm. @AnonymousPhysicist, and so that somehow changes the "competition" fundamentally? | |
| May 17, 2020 at 5:21 | comment | added | Anonymous Physicist | "I'll suggest that the competition for a slot isn't terribly different for those intending to get only an MS and those seeking a PhD. The reason is that in the early part of the program the students take the same courses, putting the same load on available resources." This is totally wrong. The stipends and tuition wavers are different. | |
| May 15, 2020 at 23:30 | vote | accept | Motig5753 | ||
| May 15, 2020 at 18:22 | history | edited | Buffy | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 15, 2020 at 18:15 | history | answered | Buffy | CC BY-SA 4.0 |