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Originally Posted by jlee7979
However, why do only 4 Ph.Ds go to job market each year? I bet at least 10 students had started Ph.D course at first. Does it mean high attrition rate?
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I'd say each class has at most 8 or 9.. with many of the upper year classes smaller. High attrition in that people leave of their own free will. Only 1 person was kicked out in the last 5(?) years due to failing the prelims 3 times. Alot of people choose to go back to their home country, or are already committed to other jobs (eg. at central banks or government), and will not be counted as on the job market. We have also had a handful of phd students who got pregnant and are now taking longer than expected. Finally, some students become too focused on lecturing, and aren't making progress towards their dissertation.
As an aside, it seems that the people who did well on the job market this year are those who taught courses (not just TA'd). Their academic placements were significantly better.