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> Higher ranked schools are often better at research as well, you can get more bang for your buck than lesser ranked schools. Note that this depends on what yo
by Fomite 8y ago
> Higher ranked schools are often better at research as well, you can get more bang for your buck than lesser ranked schools.
Note that this depends on what you want for "bang". At less well-heeled schools, a far more modest donation can steer departments etc.
- throwawayjava 8y agoThey want collaboration and access to great minds, not influence. Also, every if they did want influence, the ivy pay would make even more sense bc the ivy tail wags the academic dog. Better to influence a generation of future faculty than one Dept of current ones...
- Fomite 8y ago"Collaboration and access to great minds" comes from influence. As does the opportunity to shape postdocs and graduate students - the generation of future faculty you're talking about.