Math in Hawaii?

[nibot]

I just received a letter of acceptance to the math department at University of Hawaii!

Hmm. That's actually kind of tempting.

Comments

[nibot.livejournal.com]

That's is definitely a conclusion I have reached — everyone can go to grad school. But if you go too far down the list, it's probably not worth going.

[janviere.livejournal.com]

Well, define "worth". If you want to be faculty at a major university, probably not. But someone must be hiring them.

[nibot.livejournal.com]

Well, look at the thesis projects that are being undertaken, and look at the quality of coursework, advisors, and fellow students. At places ranked very poorly, it looks like studying there would be a waste of time.

[janviere.livejournal.com]

For you, I'm sure. What about the people who are never going to get into a more highly ranked school?

[nibot.livejournal.com]

Well, I suppose it might be useful to them.

I'm just a bit surprised at the apparent disparity in PhD quality.