tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068615175426357203.post2947356410483111180..comments2024-03-19T00:11:46.679-07:00Comments on The Prodigal Academic: Recruiting studentsprodigal academichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433167641213112052noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068615175426357203.post-56901356814922026772016-08-25T06:32:32.342-07:002016-08-25T06:32:32.342-07:00I like to think my students are better than the av...I like to think my students are better than the average as well! :-) I also like to hear what my students think about new students, especially when I am recruiting someone to take over a project from a finishing student. A friend of mine says "A's hire A's, but B's hire C's".prodigal academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00433167641213112052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068615175426357203.post-81701145714018047312016-08-24T11:43:44.630-07:002016-08-24T11:43:44.630-07:00I agree with everything you said. No hard sell, th...I agree with everything you said. No hard sell, there are enough genuinely interested and qualified people that I don't have to try to covert those who aren't. And I definitely have them spend time with my students. While my students are generally nice, they will let me know in no uncertain terms if they would like or dislike to work with someone, and they are also very sensitive to the potential student's enthusiasm and interest. They are all passionate about their projects and they don't want someone who'll be all 'meh' or who will slow them down or who won't pull their weight in collaborative work. As my older colleague said, "Quality likes quality and doesn't like to be diluted by non-quality." I like to think my students are considerably better than the department average. xykademiqzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306861394466282929noreply@blogger.com