Why do PhD students do so much to silo off from Masters students...as if we were not all grad students sharing many of the same issues? @phdstudents #HigherEd#GradSchool
@purplepadma@phdstudents That is sad. I feel like it's such a classist thing, too. I constantly encounter the attitude that I'm "only" doing a Masters, as if there's something wrong with that. But it's also the wrong assumption in my case - I felt I needed the Masters to prepare for the PhD.
Good thread @mattblaze on PhD application processes for potential candidates.
It is written with STEM in mind but applies to social sciences as well. All disciplines, really.
My 2 cents: Individual profs don't usually make acceptance decisions on their own. They don't have power on admissions policies, scholarships, or visas.
Universities need to be more transparent on the actual process of acceptance.