Posted by John Nichols on May 11, 2003 at 19:28:51 from 165.91.199.202 user Mcneacail.
In Reply to: Professor posted by Robert Dilley on May 11, 2003 at 18:50:39:
Professor,
Yes when the Head of Department introduces me he always uses Dr to indicate that I am intelligent. (I think -)
My old Dean used to say you could get a chimp through a PhD if you were prepared to be a helpful Supervisor.
I have heard of one Prestigious School in the USA - shall remain nameless, but they refused entry to a person who wanted into the Masters Program, so they reapplied to the PhD program and got in.
The joke at the time was "the person qualified - they were breathing."
That is not funny but sadly it is true.
John Nichols