But judging with the naked eye how many degrees an arm has extended while taking issues such as abduction and wrist rotation into account, not so much.

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"Although the parents differ from one school to the next in terms of the demographics - for example, how many have university degrees or want their children to go to university - in terms of what they want there's very, very little fluctuation from one school to the next, " he said.

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Finally, they evaluate how many students actually finish their degrees in four years, considering both the actual graduation rate (8.75%) and the gap between the average rate and a predicted rate, based on characteristics of the school (8.75%).

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Cooper Union hasn't yet decided how many more graduate students to enroll, how much to charge or which degrees to offer.

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There aren't many minorities with STEM degrees, but if you look at the technology industry, there are so many people with finance degrees, business degrees and they've taught themselves, you know, how to code.

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