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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Swarthmore if your child is considering getting a PhD:
https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/top-feeders-phd-programs

There's just no comparison. [/quote]

Is that a factor of the school or a factor of a higher percentage of students wanting to get PhDs?[/quote]

Probably a combination of both. You can have a lot of students enter into college hoping to get a PhD, but unless the college has the faculty and resources to get undergraduates into PhD programs, those hopes will go unfulfilled. Getting into a PhD program is not like getting into law school, where you just take the LSAT and collect a couple of recommendations. In order to get into a PhD program, you need to demonstrate a research agenda, completed independent research, and have close ties with a faculty mentor. Most PhD programs accept only a handful of students per year, so it's extremely competitive. Unless you have an undergraduate faculty mentor willing to go to bat for you, it's exceedingly difficult to land a spot in a top doctoral program. The fact that such a high percentage of Swatties obtain PhDs tells you a lot about the quality of undergraduate teaching and the mentorship of the faculty.[/quote]

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