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Originally Posted by
PairofDucks 
A graduate student who turned down doing a masters in engineering at mit to be a member of this community
Really? Why?
The masters program was in supply chain engineering. I knew that by either going to cambrige for that or not, I would still want to earn a doctorate and focus on research. I also felt that racking up multiple graduate degrees was un-necessary if the alternative would be (in the same time interval) having more time to research and take elective courses in my research area instead of taking required courses. Of course, getting a masters from mit would have meant the ability to reapply the subsequent year and place into a program currently given higher marks in rankings. Despite that, I have a certain amount of belief that at the end of the day what matters the most is your ability to do quality original research above all else. I suppose the best answer, given who the readers are, would be "preferences".