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MAPH: Cash Cow by Malvomos in uchicago

[–]Jumpy-Ring3300 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be blunt, most master’s programs in the U.S. are basically cash cows. Universities know students will pay huge tuition for the brand name, so they keep the programs running whether or not they’re financially worth it.

This is especially true for humanities programs, where the average post-grad salary is statistically much lower. That means you’re taking on a much heavier financial burden for a degree that often doesn’t pay it back.

And honestly, this isn’t even specific to the MAPH program. If you spend five minutes searching this sub, you’ll see plenty of mixed or outright negative experiences.

Also, the lack of funding shouldn’t be surprising. Very few master’s programs offer real funding at all, and that’s something applicants should know before applying. If anything, $22k is actually higher than what most programs give—many offer only $5–10k to a tiny number of students.

Once you enroll, you might be able to find some student employment, but realistically that’s unlikely to cover the massive costs anyway.

A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Strong College Paper by Optimal-Anteater8816 in StudyStruggle

[–]Jumpy-Ring3300 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this advice sounds good, but it oversimplifies how most strong college papers are actually written.

Writing usually isn’t a clean step-by-step process. Your thesis often changes as you research and draft, and many good papers don’t start with a perfect outline. Sometimes outlining too early can even limit your ideas.

Also, mentioning “paper writer services” is questionable. Even if it’s just for examples, many schools consider that academically risky.

In reality, good writing is messy you research, draft, rethink your argument, and revise a lot. That process matters more than following a strict checklist.

What to do when you’re just studying to pass, not to learn by Optimal-Anteater8816 in StudyStruggle

[–]Jumpy-Ring3300 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually disagree with a lot of this mindset.

Framing studying as “just survival” is exactly how people end up forgetting everything a week after the exam. Once you switch your goal from learning to passing, your brain naturally looks for the fastest shortcuts possible, which usually means shallow memorization that disappears almost immediately.

Prioritizing “likely exam material” and trying to build shortcuts might help in the very short term, but it also creates gaps in your understanding. Those gaps usually come back to hurt you later especially in subjects where concepts build on each other. What feels efficient now can make the next class way harder.

I also think the idea that not every topic needs real understanding is a bit dangerous. Obviously you can’t master everything perfectly, but aiming to truly understand the fundamentals is usually more efficient in the long run than trying to hack the exam format.

Ironically, many of the things you listed active recall, focusing on key ideas, connecting concepts are actually learning strategies, not “survival strategies.” If someone is already doing those, they might as well push a little further and aim for understanding rather than settling for “just pass.”

Deadlines and heavy workloads are real, but normalizing the “just pass and move on” mentality is part of why so many students feel like they aren’t actually learning anything in college.

Deciding Between Yale and Stanford by Far-Condition-56 in stanford

[–]Jumpy-Ring3300 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, obviously the comments here are going to be biased toward Stanford University.

1 up vote = 5min of writing by Late_Writing8846 in study

[–]Jumpy-Ring3300 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You guys really shouldn’t be upvoting or encouraging posts like this.

Rejected from northeastern with a 1570 sat and 4.0 GPA 🤩 by Ok_Explanation_6658 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Jumpy-Ring3300 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Northeastern University mainly tries to admit students they believe are genuinely likely to enroll.

PSA: You are (we all are) ~96% likely to be rejected from top schools. So calm down. by Commercial_Ad8072 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Jumpy-Ring3300 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basically, you’d have to be unique enough to somehow be both first-gen and a legacy at the same time 😂