I’m with you on this, @tsbna44! I have seen it from my own Masters program and now from ones at which I have taught: in programs that allow students to go straight through from undergrad (a decreasing number), those students contribute less. Interestingly, in both 5 and 10 year follow ups a majority say that they wish they had waited a few years to get their Masters: they feel that they would have gotten much more from the program if they had had some experience.
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