[Robbie]

[quote author=Spiny_Norman link=topic=12063.msg117204#msg117204 date=1429833646]
Great report, Hank!  But, dang, what am I going to ask Shaw about tonight?  You covered quite a lot.

Here's what I really wanted to ask but didn't: what goes into the thought process when deciding whether or not to redshirt a kid.
[/quote]

Related, but off-topic. I remember talking to a physics graduate student who said he was getting his Ph.D. in four years - I said that was very impressive - that he must be very good. He replied that the best students actually take longer (because their advisors want to keep them around), and the worst students take longer (for obvious reasons), but the ones in the middle take less time.

I'm sure CTCard has more knowledge than I do.

[Robbie]

[quote author=Spiny_Norman link=topic=12063.msg117204#msg117204 date=1429833646]
Great report, Hank!  But, dang, what am I going to ask Shaw about tonight?  You covered quite a lot.

Here's what I really wanted to ask but didn't: what goes into the thought process when deciding whether or not to redshirt a kid.
[/quote]

Related, but off-topic. I remember talking to a physics graduate student who said he was getting his Ph.D. in four years - I said that was very impressive - that he must be very good. He replied that the best students actually take longer (because their advisors want to keep them around), and the worst students take longer (for obvious reasons), but the ones in the middle take less time.

I'm sure CTCard has more knowledge than I do.