Feb. 8 #OFChat: Should professional programs admit more students than there are available jobs?
Feb. 8 #OFChat: Should professional programs admit more students than there are available jobs?
Here is a recap of Wednesday's chat. The original post is below.
This Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET, we'll once again be hosting our Twitter chat, #OFChat. This week's topic is based on Adam McDowell's piece on journalism schools admitting more students than there are available jobs.
We want to broaden it a bit and talk about professional programs in general that are admitting more students today than there are jobs available in those fields.
Here are the questions for this week's chat:
1. Should professional programs scale back the number of students admitted into programs where the job prospects are low?
2. By admitting students into a program, do you think a university is guaranteeing they will get a job?
3. How much of a role does the student play in this?
4. Do we have too many j-schools in this country?
5. Would you get your degree in a field where the job prospects were diminished?
You can also submit your own question for consideration by leaving a comment on this post or tweeting @sarah_millar during the chat.
The hashtag for the chat will be #OFChat — make sure all your responses are marked with this hashtag so others following the chat see your responses. You can jump into the conversation yourself, or retweet others' views you agree with (or disagree with).
We recommend using TweetChat or http://www.tweetdeck.com/">Tweetdeck for the chat — it will make participating in the chat easier. If you want an idea of what to expect, check out a transcript of last week's chat.
We hope to see you Wednesday!

