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Open comments on the following:

(1) To what extent are people applying to philosophy graduate programs at the top schools disadvantaged (in the selection process) if they are older than your average grads - say 35-40 years?

(2) To what extent are older graduates disadvantaged in the job market once they've received their phds?

I thought it timely to highlight for any interested readers my piece "Publishing Advice for Graduate Students" which can be freely downloaded here.I update the piece regularly and welcome any suggestions for further improvement!noreply@blogger.com (The Brooks Blog)

Ralph Wedgwood summarizes three potential arguments against publishing before you finish your dissertation. He (and I agree) thinks they are bad, but asks for people to speak up on their views. If the comments get going, this will be a very useful post for graduate students.

Based on a report that a graduate student received a $1000 stipend cut. Post asks if other graduate students are experiencing this.

Having recently applied to quite a few graduate schools in philosophy, I have encountered several different formats where information was requested regarding my past philosophical experience. Over and above one’s transcript, two specific formats remain prominent in my mind: a list of previous courses in philosophy and a list of textbooks assigned relevant to your further graduate education. While the former is rather straightforward and simply a quick guide for the evaluator, the latter posed an interesting problem.

I had this post in my "read it later" queue to post to sympoze. Question: Should "non-elite" programs restructure to promote publication. Good comments.

...also one that I hope generates useful feedback in the comments

At the experimental philosophy blog, the question is "Should you advice graduate school applicants to submit an experimental philosophy paper as a writing sample." The author thinks that one reason not to is that, in general, philosophers don't like X-phi. A case where more comments will make this post exponentially more interesting.

Taipei, June 10 (CNA) Taiwan's oldest graduate student Chao Mu-he, 98, will be awarded a master's degree in philosophy Friday, in an embodiment of the adage ...

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