13 | Graduate focus frees faculty and administrators from dealing with the responsibilities of undergraduate programs | Increases the difficulty of remediating students whose skills have eroded in the period bet. en their undergraduate and graduate experiences |
14 | Provides avenues for students with marginal undergraduate grade point averages and non STEM + M degrees to obtain a relevant and connected STEM graduate experience, given a tailored remedial “catch up” to get up to speed as quickly as possible | Top universities maintain their positions in part by controlling the quality of their incoming students. By lowering admission standards, DOD schools run the risk of lowering the quality of their education outcomes |
15 | Provides a DOD environment where culture, processes, network, technology, among other factors, produces a more informed stake holder/buyer | Limited exposure to private sector best practices |