The cumulative effect is a reduction in school productivity (the ratio of student performance to spending). (educationnext.org)
GRE scores and undergraduate GPA don't predict students» future graduate school productivity, but reference letters from previous research advisers may provide clues about whether they are going to publish well, according to a story over at our Science Careers sister site about two papers published today in PLOS ONE. (sciencemag.org)
At UNC, grades, amount of previous research experience (among students who all had at least some research experience), and faculty interview ratings all failed to foretell grad school productivity. (sciencemag.org)