tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12949653.post4308857470011222296..comments2023-10-01T05:02:17.857-05:00Comments on takchek (读书 ): Playing the PhD Admissions Gametakchekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17726707339435418357noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12949653.post-15155811745608149322007-07-04T18:07:00.000-05:002007-07-04T18:07:00.000-05:00Ah. But in this case there is no commmitment invol...Ah. But in this case there is no commmitment involved since we are specifically talking about conditional admission to a PhD programme and not the A*STAR BS-PhD programme. <BR/><BR/>(And even in the case of the A*STAR programme, scholars don't necessarily have to do PhDs. They can choose to stop after getting a basic degree. But let's get back to the point.)<BR/><BR/>Firstly, I agree with takchekAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261652488648958851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12949653.post-41353920968518981322007-06-27T08:14:00.000-05:002007-06-27T08:14:00.000-05:0017-year-old students typically don't know what's i...17-year-old students typically don't know what's involved in getting a PhD. The vast majority of ASTar's NSS-PhD scholars signed on ebcause they wanted an overseas scholarship and didn't think doing a PhD along with it was a particular burden. They have no idea of the alternatives available to them --- of how much they could earn as a fresh graduate from a good university, of what kinds of jobs testtubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12293798209961798905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12949653.post-40833541222064564502007-06-24T21:35:00.000-05:002007-06-24T21:35:00.000-05:00Then why bother to offer one in the first place? I...Then why bother to offer one in the first place? It is redundant.<BR/><BR/>I think it is better to strengthen Science and Math education at the K-12 (Pri - JC/Poly) level to make it more interesting for students. If they like what they study and want to pursue further education in such fields, then good for them (and the country as well, since the ST today talked about it).<BR/><BR/>Right now, takchekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17726707339435418357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12949653.post-40747520021473288562007-06-24T05:20:00.000-05:002007-06-24T05:20:00.000-05:00Why do you think a conditional admission to a PhD ...Why do you think a conditional admission to a PhD programme at undergrad is necessarily bad? As you mentioned, you were quite sure you wanted to do a PhD, even from the SRP days when you were 17. <BR/><BR/>I think there are advantages to being open to doing a PhD from an early stage. It gets one thinking early about which fields they are interested in and provides impetus for picking up basic Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261652488648958851noreply@blogger.com