bluegreen3082

Not trying to be intentionally provocative here, and I can certainly sympathize with this frustration (I also agree that it's not a good idea to go into a PhD with the express intent of mastering out). But are you sure that none of those you witnessed involuntarily mastered out? As someone who involuntarily mastered out of a former PhD program, I can say that I didn't intend to waste department money, take money from more deserving students, and certainly didn't willingly deceive anyone. If on the other hand, everyone you have in mind voluntarily did this with little regard for how it could affect others, then I get it. Just wanted to offer the reminder that if you see someone in a PhD program master out, it may not have always been their decision.

Has anyone else been contacted by their school about applying for a HEERF (Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund) II grant to cover Covid-related expenses? It says housing and food qualify as some of the eligible costs, but I would have been paying for that regardless of whether there was a global pandemic. I studied remotely this year rather than moving to the city where my grad school is located, so perhaps there's an argument that I wasn't able to take part in discounted university-sponsored housing or meal plans (my school has this). I qualify to apply for it, but I'm a little confused as to whether I should or not.