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Best of a bad lot - PhD Student Stanford University Employee Review

3.0
Sep 17, 2009
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Pros

Stanford graduate school have a great reputation for academic placement. Plus it is hard to beat the Palo Alto location. If you enjoy the student life, and enjoy the northern California outdoors, then Stanford is the place for you.

Cons

Many professors do not care about advising grad students -- only publishing. This can vary by department, but is especially true in the sciences and engineering. Also, the quality of the teaching can be quite spotty. This can be especially disappointing considering Stanford's giant reputation and astronomical tuition.

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