At some point I had to stop reading. This article is absolutely imbecile, and I don&#x27;t say that word lightly or to troll.<p>Just one example b&#x2F;C on mobile:<p>&gt; For instance, those whose programs were not at the very top of the rankings frequently talked about not wanting to offer a spot to someone they believed would go to a higher-ranked program. They didn&#x27;t want their department to be the graduate equivalent of what high school students applying to college term a safety school. In this sense many of these departments turned down superior candidates, some of whom might have enrolled. Many of the professors sound insecure about their programs even though they are among the very best<p>Grad school is not a job you can apply to through the year. All offers are made at the same time. If you make an offer to the best guys, what will happen is that when Harvard comes and scoops you , you will end up empty handed and had no students.<p>The reason is that most schools make an offer on e.g. say Feb and then there is an agreement to allow students to reply up to April 10th. So if your offers get turned down, you will have to scrap the bottom of the barrel.<p>Again, this article shows utter ignorance about grad school, stuff that just a call or email to any grad <i>student</i> could have answered. Also, sorry for sounding grumpy but I don&#x27;t have a problem with people being wrong; I have a problem with being wrong and being an asshole about it