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Anonymous wrote:Headed to MIT for an architecture/engineering graduate program—Masters with an option to continue to PhD.

I’ve never heard of this. Almost always a PhD admission is separate of masters admission and masters students typically can’t just continue onto a PhD program, since those are funded opportunities that drain resources. Is it an unfunded PhD offer?

It’s funded.

Then he got into a PhD program. No one accepts a student to a masters and an unconditional PhD offer, with the option of just initially not having a PhD at all. That’s nonsensical from a Departmental finance and planning perspective

Oh, ok. I’ll be sure to tell my child that MIT is lying to her.

+1. PhD here. My grad program in the social sciences commonly admitted students to PhD program straight out of undergrad, who then earn an MS and a PhD. The dept prioritized funding for these students to the same degree that they did for students coming in with a Masters already.

Science masters here—don’t know what that person is talking about. I was accepted to several top programs and at all you could get masters or phd or both—your choice.

DS has a few friends in fully funded masters programs. I think the universities would love these students to continue on to get the PhD, it’s more the student who isn’t sure. So yes, it happens.

DS is a fully funded PhD student in engineering.

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Anonymous wrote:Headed to MIT for an architecture/engineering graduate program—Masters with an option to continue to PhD.

I’ve never heard of this. Almost always a PhD admission is separate of masters admission and masters students typically can’t just continue onto a PhD program, since those are funded opportunities that drain resources. Is it an unfunded PhD offer?

It’s funded.

Then he got into a PhD program. No one accepts a student to a masters and an unconditional PhD offer, with the option of just initially not having a PhD at all. That’s nonsensical from a Departmental finance and planning perspective

Oh, ok. I’ll be sure to tell my child that MIT is lying to her.

+1. PhD here. My grad program in the social sciences commonly admitted students to PhD program straight out of undergrad, who then earn an MS and a PhD. The dept prioritized funding for these students to the same degree that they did for students coming in with a Masters already.

That’s just a phd admission? You don’t need a masters to start a PhD in the us. Even if you already have a masters, you get a masters+PhD in America. People here don’t know what the hell they’re talking about.

+1, the only understanding too. DD is getting her PhD right out of undergrad, as is most of her cohort. All the masters students are paying $80,000/ year to be there- she gets paid to be there.

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Anonymous wrote:Headed to MIT for an architecture/engineering graduate program—Masters with an option to continue to PhD.

I’ve never heard of this. Almost always a PhD admission is separate of masters admission and masters students typically can’t just continue onto a PhD program, since those are funded opportunities that drain resources. Is it an unfunded PhD offer?

It’s funded.

Then he got into a PhD program. No one accepts a student to a masters and an unconditional PhD offer, with the option of just initially not having a PhD at all. That’s nonsensical from a Departmental finance and planning perspective

Oh, ok. I’ll be sure to tell my child that MIT is lying to her.

+1. PhD here. My grad program in the social sciences commonly admitted students to PhD program straight out of undergrad, who then earn an MS and a PhD. The dept prioritized funding for these students to the same degree that they did for students coming in with a Masters already.

Science masters here—don’t know what that person is talking about. I was accepted to several top programs and at all you could get masters or phd or both—your choice.

You apply to a masters or PhD program. Masters are typically not funded and lowest priority for TAship. In general, if you’re admitted to a PhD program, you first do coursework to get through a masters, then you move on to ABD. Typically a masters student isn’t getting a PhD at the same institution without having to reapply, since PhD admission costs money and they have to pay for your tuition/fees while providing a stipend.

No department with money sense gives a masters student a PhD “option,” without reapplication, because the funding streams are entirely separate.

This isn’t Europe, where a masters is expected for a PhD and a PhD is 3 years.

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Anonymous wrote:Headed to MIT for an architecture/engineering graduate program—Masters with an option to continue to PhD.

I’ve never heard of this. Almost always a PhD admission is separate of masters admission and masters students typically can’t just continue onto a PhD program, since those are funded opportunities that drain resources. Is it an unfunded PhD offer?

It’s funded.

Then he got into a PhD program. No one accepts a student to a masters and an unconditional PhD offer, with the option of just initially not having a PhD at all. That’s nonsensical from a Departmental finance and planning perspective

Oh, ok. I’ll be sure to tell my child that MIT is lying to her.

+1. PhD here. My grad program in the social sciences commonly admitted students to PhD program straight out of undergrad, who then earn an MS and a PhD. The dept prioritized funding for these students to the same degree that they did for students coming in with a Masters already.

Science masters here—don’t know what that person is talking about. I was accepted to several top programs and at all you could get masters or phd or both—your choice.

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Anonymous wrote:Headed to MIT for an architecture/engineering graduate program—Masters with an option to continue to PhD.

I’ve never heard of this. Almost always a PhD admission is separate of masters admission and masters students typically can’t just continue onto a PhD program, since those are funded opportunities that drain resources. Is it an unfunded PhD offer?

It’s funded.

Then he got into a PhD program. No one accepts a student to a masters and an unconditional PhD offer, with the option of just initially not having a PhD at all. That’s nonsensical from a Departmental finance and planning perspective

Oh, ok. I’ll be sure to tell my child that MIT is lying to her.

You’re just wrong. No one denies her admission, just you don’t understand the process clearly and are loud about your own mistakes.

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Anonymous wrote:Headed to MIT for an architecture/engineering graduate program—Masters with an option to continue to PhD.

I’ve never heard of this. Almost always a PhD admission is separate of masters admission and masters students typically can’t just continue onto a PhD program, since those are funded opportunities that drain resources. Is it an unfunded PhD offer?

It’s funded.

Then he got into a PhD program. No one accepts a student to a masters and an unconditional PhD offer, with the option of just initially not having a PhD at all. That’s nonsensical from a Departmental finance and planning perspective

Oh, ok. I’ll be sure to tell my child that MIT is lying to her.

+1. PhD here. My grad program in the social sciences commonly admitted students to PhD program straight out of undergrad, who then earn an MS and a PhD. The dept prioritized funding for these students to the same degree that they did for students coming in with a Masters already.

That’s just a phd admission? You don’t need a masters to start a PhD in the us. Even if you already have a masters, you get a masters+PhD in America. People here don’t know what the hell they’re talking about.

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Anonymous wrote:Goodness. Is everyone's child on DCUM an engineer, CS, or finance major?

Or pre-med or nursing, but yes.

Engineering major. Has a job offer resulting from a summer internship.

Anonymous wrote:Goodness. Is everyone's child on DCUM an engineer, CS, or finance major?

Or pre-med or nursing, but yes.

DS is looking. Debating on doing paralegal work as he's unsure about law school.

That is what matters in the end. What did you make out of your 4 years in college? Partying in a T20 or grinding? It is all about you. The school can only get you to the door, the rest is on you.

One Psychology major, has a PT job working with troubled teens that will turn into a FT job, one Economics major/International Relations minor still looking, has accepted a summer job at their old camp while still applying and interviewing

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Anonymous wrote:Headed to MIT for an architecture/engineering graduate program—Masters with an option to continue to PhD.

I’ve never heard of this. Almost always a PhD admission is separate of masters admission and masters students typically can’t just continue onto a PhD program, since those are funded opportunities that drain resources. Is it an unfunded PhD offer?

It’s funded.

Then he got into a PhD program. No one accepts a student to a masters and an unconditional PhD offer, with the option of just initially not having a PhD at all. That’s nonsensical from a Departmental finance and planning perspective

Oh, ok. I’ll be sure to tell my child that MIT is lying to her.

+1. PhD here. My grad program in the social sciences commonly admitted students to PhD program straight out of undergrad, who then earn an MS and a PhD. The dept prioritized funding for these students to the same degree that they did for students coming in with a Masters already.

DC will be returning to the office of a past internship, for a two-year full-time position. Applied for maybe three dozen other jobs over the past few months and had two other interviews. Very glad to be done with the hunt!

DS got a return offer from his Big 4 audit internship.

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Anonymous wrote:What is your college class of 2026 grad doing? Found a job, looking for one, continuing their studies, traveling etc?

Has a job. Return offer from summer internship.

What industry/role?