I like JD
Why is Rochester so bad now?
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This response really says it all.
You Rochester guys are unbelievably lame and self obsessed. You might have good placements, but no one thinks you're cool. No one.
I can prove I'm from the Roch. Guy Whittens secret beer stash in Harkness Hall.
break glass in case of beermergencylol low quant gre detected
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Good point.
So there are 7 "top" placements in the last 5-6 years. That's about one-sixth placements into top-25 (and Caltech) departments.
I'd like to see how that compares to other departments.
And Caltech is clearly better than most top 25 placements.
And TAMU is also top-25 according to USNWR.
So, Willie's post should be corrected:
So what placements in the last 5 year’s have been to top 25 departments? According to this thread: 6.
Not too shabby
And the two at Vandy as well.
One at Princeton, and two at Emory? According to USNWR, those are both top-25s.
We need to evaluate the quality of the faculty and training and its funding for new hires to judge whether a department is going to continue to be important in producing PhDs. Rochester has issues, but compared with most of the publics, it is in very good shape.
Due to the market, the trajectory in placement is downward everywhere. Having a niche, as Rochester does, will keep it above average in per capita placement for top-25 departments.
So what placements in the last 5 year’s have been to top 25 departments? According to this thread: 0.Lots of tenure denials are ahead