Freeman?s work suggests that plans to aggressively recruit new graduate students in the near future could have the opposite of the desired effect in the long run, as increased numbers of Ph.D. s will drive down salaries and therefore enrollments. (sciencemag.org)
In 2005 I adapted this experience to the summer orientation course for new graduate students at Scripps Institution of Oceanography run by Drs. Jeremy Jackson and Nancy Knowlton. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
A recent discussion between senior and new graduate students on the topic of «What you should know before you start grad school» revealed a wide range of opinions and experiences pertinent to graduate research, such as who pays for photocopying, how to avoid being taken advantage of as a teaching assistant, and how to balance family and career. (sciencemag.org)