The admins statement in TFA speaks more to financial policy and grant declines. Unfunded students are much less likely to accept an admission. That's just a fact of life.
A message from President Kornbluth about funding and the talent pipeline
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#32And this is only the beginning. I wonder what a good white-collar career path will be post-AI? What is your opinion on this?
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#34> “Outside of Sloan and the EECS MEng program, still in the midst of admissions, compared with 2024, our departments’ new enrollments for next year are down close to 20%. That means that, in total, outside of Sloan, we could have about 500 fewer graduate students. Which means we’ll have many fewer students advancing the work of MIT, and undergraduates will have fewer grad students as mentors in their research.” Not s…
What is editorialized? Those programs have not yet completed the admissions process for the upcoming year. Obviously any statistics about admissions for the upcoming year would not include them?
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#35f*** around and find out
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#36Good. The US is reaping what it sows, and other research institutions will become the new leaders. Stinks for Americans, but the world will be better off overall.
Not at all, the US is still the world leader in research institutions. And I say this as an European, we’re miles behind really. You have to make a lot more fuck ups for us to catch you.
Re: A message from President Kornbluth about funding and the talent pipeline
#37Good. The US is reaping what it sows, and other research institutions will become the new leaders. Stinks for Americans, but the world will be better off overall.
Re: A message from President Kornbluth about funding and the talent pipeline
#38It's a shame it's so often seen as an easy place to make cuts.
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#39MIT Current Graduate Student are 41% international. https://facts.mit.edu/enrollment-statistics/
Re: A message from President Kornbluth about funding and the talent pipeline
#40Good. The US is reaping what it sows, and other research institutions will become the new leaders. Stinks for Americans, but the world will be better off overall.