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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a degree alone" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to emphasize that having only a degree is insufficient for achieving a certain goal or success.
Example: "In today's competitive job market, a degree alone may not guarantee employment; experience and skills are equally important."
Alternatives: "a degree by itself" or "a degree on its own".
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However, a degree alone does not guarantee a high salary.
A degree, alone, means very little to me, today.
Time and time again employers tell us that a degree alone is not indicative of a well-rounded graduate.
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David Autor, a prominent labor economist at M.I.T., recently told me that a college degree alone is no longer a guarantor of a good job.
Notably, the innermost k-core is not populated by the largest hubs, indicating that a high degree alone does not necessarily imply a central placement in the network.
Not properly applying your education A college degree alone won't cut it.
I commend you for seeking intellectual freedom and financial independence and realizing that an advanced degree alone does not necessarily help you reach these goals.
A recently graduated dentist, for example, will acquire an average of $240,000+ of student loans or 7.9 times more than those with a four year degree alone.
Current approaches to improving diversity in scientific research focus on graduating more STEM majors, but graduation with a STEM undergraduate degree alone is not sufficient for entry into graduate school.
While our results allow us to conclude that degree alone is a robust indicator for a proteins propensity to be evolutionary conserved, the inherent topological robustness of locally clustered links emphasizes the emergent role of cohesive areas [ 26] as mediators of evolutionary information.
If your degree alone guaranteed a job, this kind of strategic long-term planning would make sense.
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