tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339112739929854942.post6622442510180287950..comments2023-08-01T03:09:04.685-07:00Comments on das Zugunglück: German Ph.D. programs: their products and their wasteproductsAdjunct Nate Silberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14463906368781795240noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339112739929854942.post-13537587599558042832014-03-22T12:54:13.254-07:002014-03-22T12:54:13.254-07:00I haven't used IPEDS because it doesn't pr...I haven't used IPEDS because it doesn't provide discipline-specific data (unless I'm missing something really basic). Since I'm specifically looking at German as a discipline, "Personalia" is as good as it gets, at least for some questions.<br /><br />Some people treat admission to an "elite" grad program like a good luck charm that will spare them from the fate that is in store for other, less qualified applicants. It simply isn't so, but people cling to that myth anyway.Adjunct Nate Silberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463906368781795240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339112739929854942.post-51201973255783179812014-03-21T07:07:33.527-07:002014-03-21T07:07:33.527-07:00Another great thing about the data is that it give...Another great thing about the data is that it gives lie to the notion <br />that all elite doctoral programs (Ivy + Berkeley + Michigan) are safe.<br />Some of the elite programs have dismal graduation rates and job<br />placement statistics too. Who knew about Cincinnati?foobarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06487929943789894270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339112739929854942.post-4218969678325286422014-03-20T13:13:01.393-07:002014-03-20T13:13:01.393-07:00Great job ANS. I have been looking for transparent...Great job ANS. I have been looking for transparent doctoral statistics like this for years. Useful for incoming students. I'm curious why you prefer Personalia for the data instead of IPEDS when every university is mandated to report all the doctoral graduates in IPEDS.foobarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06487929943789894270noreply@blogger.com