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There is a dirty little secret out in the world, certain big companies are hiring MS or better only. The reason being with grade inflation, a BA is BS. Students have to pass a test to get into grad school, plus they are picky to boot.


48 posted on 12/29/2007 5:07:10 PM PST by razorback-bert (Remember that amateurs built the Ark while professionals built the Titanic.)
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To: razorback-bert
There is a dirty little secret out in the world, certain big companies are hiring MS or better only. The reason being with grade inflation, a BA is BS.

You might be right about companies hiring MS or better, but not for this reason. My experience is that grade inflation is more of a problem in graduate school than on the undergraduate level. Many graduate students who attend on a part-time basis are having some or all of their costs covered by their current employers, and these employers usually require a grade of B or better in order to have their costs reimbursed. Instructors know this, and grade their students accordingly.

224 posted on 12/30/2007 8:32:07 AM PST by Alberta's Child (I'm out on the outskirts of nowhere . . . with ghosts on my trail, chasing me there.)
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