Why in the world are faculty to student ratios so low? Forum
- manofjustice
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Why in the world are faculty to student ratios so low?
Can't one professor handle more than 10 students? (I am talking to you Harvard...)
Clearly ratios should double. This would cut tuition by 30%.
Clearly ratios should double. This would cut tuition by 30%.
- fatduck
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Re: Why in the world are faculty to student ratios so low?
interesting observationmanofjustice wrote:Can't one professor handle more than 10 students? (I am talking to you Harvard...)
Clearly ratios should double. This would increase faculty salaries by 30%.
- Doorkeeper
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Re: Why in the world are faculty to student ratios so low?
These numbers seem like they were arrived at after considerable mathematical analysis.manofjustice wrote:Clearly ratios should double. This would cut tuition by 30%.
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- kalvano
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Re: Why in the world are faculty to student ratios so low?
You lie.fatduck wrote:interesting observationmanofjustice wrote:Can't one professor handle more than 10 students? (I am talking to you Harvard...)
Clearly ratios should double. This would increase faculty salaries by 30%.
- manofjustice
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Re: Why in the world are faculty to student ratios so low?
Faculty compensation is about 60% of most schools' budgets. Now what is 1/2 of 60%?Doorkeeper wrote:These numbers seems like they was arrived at after considerable mathematical analysis.manofjustice wrote:Clearly ratios should double. This would cut tuition by 30%.
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- flem
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Re: Why in the world are faculty to student ratios so low?
Hey bro there is this great LSAT prep book called the PowerScore Logical Reasoning Bible. In one of the later chapters, there's a chapter to teach you about the pitfalls of numbers and percentages.manofjustice wrote:Faculty compensation is about 60% of most schools' budgets. Now what is 1/2 of 60%?Doorkeeper wrote:These numbers seems like they was arrived at after considerable mathematical analysis.manofjustice wrote:Clearly ratios should double. This would cut tuition by 30%.
HTH
- Law Sauce
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Re: Why in the world are faculty to student ratios so low?
USNewsmanofjustice wrote:Why in the world are faculty to student ratios so low?
- manofjustice
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Re: Why in the world are faculty to student ratios so low?
"The pitfalls of numbers and percentages." You are just brilliant. Thank you buddy.tfleming09 wrote:Hey bro there is this great LSAT prep book called the PowerScore Logical Reasoning Bible. In one of the later chapters, there's a chapter to teach you about the pitfalls of numbers and percentages.manofjustice wrote:Faculty compensation is about 60% of most schools' budgets. Now what is 1/2 of 60%?Doorkeeper wrote:These numbers seems like they was arrived at after considerable mathematical analysis.manofjustice wrote:Clearly ratios should double. This would cut tuition by 30%.
HTH
- manofjustice
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Re: Why in the world are faculty to student ratios so low?
TIC. Let's abolish US News and World Report rankings, then. Shall we?Law Sauce wrote:USNewsmanofjustice wrote:Why in the world are faculty to student ratios so low?
- kalvano
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Re: Why in the world are faculty to student ratios so low?
You must have absolutely nothing to do. Go outside and play.manofjustice wrote:TIC. Let's abolish US News and World Report rankings, then. Shall we?Law Sauce wrote:USNewsmanofjustice wrote:Why in the world are faculty to student ratios so low?
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- Birdnals
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Re: Why in the world are faculty to student ratios so low?
This looks like it is going to be fun.
- fatduck
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Re: Why in the world are faculty to student ratios so low?
which do you think would be easier to accomplish: abolishing USNWR, or firing half of all law professorsmanofjustice wrote:TIC. Let's abolish US News and World Report rankings, then. Shall we?Law Sauce wrote:USNewsmanofjustice wrote:Why in the world are faculty to student ratios so low?
- manofjustice
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Re: Why in the world are faculty to student ratios so low?
But US News hasn't ranked the neighborhood playgrounds from which I can chose. What shall I do?kalvano wrote:You must have absolutely nothing to do. Go outside and play.manofjustice wrote:TIC. Let's abolish US News and World Report rankings, then. Shall we?Law Sauce wrote:USNewsmanofjustice wrote:Why in the world are faculty to student ratios so low?
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- flem
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Re: Why in the world are faculty to student ratios so low?
You're welcome.manofjustice wrote:"The pitfalls of numbers and percentages." You are just brilliant. Thank you buddy.
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Re: Why in the world are faculty to student ratios so low?
Itt: Manofjustice reads Campos' blog and runs to TLS to pretend he has uncovered something important.
- manofjustice
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Re: Why in the world are faculty to student ratios so low?
ITT: 2014 reads Campo's blog and runs to Manofjustice's thread to pretend he has uncovered something important.2014 wrote:Itt: Manofjustice reads Campos' blog and runs to TLS to pretend he has uncovered something important.
The blog makes a good point. It should be answered. (Not by 2014).
- kalvano
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Re: Why in the world are faculty to student ratios so low?
Russian roulette is always an option.manofjustice wrote:But US News hasn't ranked the neighborhood playgrounds from which I can chose. What shall I do?
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