my undergrad experience was awesome, but my grad experience was bad.
really good schools/programs can isolate you from the shitshow and actually are very professional. but they are rare.
it could also have been you meshed with the politics of your school. i very much meshed with the politics of my undergrad dept, but was a pariah in my grad program for those very same politics/values.
I ran a lab at my school for about 10 years so I feel like my take might be a little more holistic. I’m not at all discounting you but the politics of a university are pretty layered.
it’s also the culture. some schools are more inclusive and others are exclusive. my undergrad was a more inclusive place than my grad school. my grad school was like 95% white.
I had the opposite experience before I left, but it sure pays like shit. Could be a little university dependent I suppose.
my undergrad experience was awesome, but my grad experience was bad.
really good schools/programs can isolate you from the shitshow and actually are very professional. but they are rare.
it could also have been you meshed with the politics of your school. i very much meshed with the politics of my undergrad dept, but was a pariah in my grad program for those very same politics/values.
Maybe?
I ran a lab at my school for about 10 years so I feel like my take might be a little more holistic. I’m not at all discounting you but the politics of a university are pretty layered.
it’s also the culture. some schools are more inclusive and others are exclusive. my undergrad was a more inclusive place than my grad school. my grad school was like 95% white.