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As we all know, people never judge based on looks or accent or verbal word choice. We select for talent even if it's from someone with a different culture and s

• chrisseaton 9y ago
  Well there's no need to be so sarcastic and snarky. I did say some universities administer their own tests, so that's as objective as a test normally can be (not perfect), and probably more objective than one administered across different schools as people have already said. I don't think it would be unreasonable to combine that with an interview. Teaching is a personal thing - academics will want to check that they can teach you and you're able to learn from them. The best university interviews I did were like a short teaching session and I came away with an opinion about who I wanted to learn from as much as I presume they had an opinion about who they wanted to spend their time teaching.
  • yorwba 9y ago
    > Teaching is a personal thing May I ask where you had that experience? Throughout my undergraduate degree, most classes had hundreds, some more than thousand students. There was barely any opportunity for individual interactions.