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Why don't we assign grad students to PhD courses the way NFL draft works? Let directional universities pick first and Ivies (and other prestigious universities
by orthoxerox 7mo ago
Why don't we assign grad students to PhD courses the way NFL draft works?
Let directional universities pick first and Ivies (and other prestigious universities) pick last.
- vaylian 7mo agoWhat would the benefit of that procedure be?
- orthoxerox 7mo agoA more equitable distribution of quality among the universities, in the long run.
- gus_massa 7mo agoLinked by Gemini: From https://en.as.com/nfl/these-are-the-lowest-paid-players-in-the-nfl-what-is-the-minimum-salary-for-pro-football-players-f202602-n/ https://en.as.com/nfl/these-are-the-lowest-paid-players-in-t... > The minimum salary for the 2025 NFL season was $840,000 Raise the minimum salary of a Ph.D. student to that level and we have a deal. (The pocket salary, not $830,000 self pay to the university and $10,000 for the pocket of the student.) Also, the work in NFL is more standardized, all teams play the same games per week, have a similar amount of training time, ... In a Ph.D. the topic depends a lot of the advisor. It would be like mixing all the sports in the same bag, and for a weird reason the Waterpolo team from Alaska can pick you that are an expert in Tenis.