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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Continuing: The thread title poses a different question: Whether earning a Master's Degree from Yale, Princeton, or Columbia is worthwhile ?

The answer varies by one's situation and varies by subject matter.

Imagine a student who attends a large public university honor's college, enters with second year standing due to AP credits, attends on a full-tuition scholarship, and graduates college in just 3 years. Spending an additional year or so in a masters degree program at Princeton , Yale, Harvard, Stanford, or some other fancy institution can dress up the state school undergraduate degree and impress future employers while allowing the student to mature further before entering the workforce full time.

LSE (London School of Economics) offers several popular master's degree programs as do Cambridge & Oxford which allow students a study abroad experience that has it's own value. (Research suggests that the UK is home to the use of master's degree programs as cash cows to support their PhD programs.)

Again, depends upon the individual's situation and upon the particular program of study.[/quote]

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For any students disappointed that they were not admitted to these top flight universities for Undergrad: Masters programs at these places are a lot easier to be admitted into. A chance to learn from some very well known profs and to dress up an undergrad degree rom less prestigious places (if you so desire).[/quote]

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