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liketreefiddy t1_j9d9023 wrote

Do the numbers add up? This guy took a 8 year hiatus and the guy took 15 years just for a bachelors. Something doesn’t sound right. You don’t get hired as a professor with just a bachelors degree.

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Cross33 t1_j9dk0bu wrote

I think he's including the visa process which presumably started before the degree acquisition

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Thr0wawayforh3lp t1_j9dm834 wrote

Yeah but since the 8 year guy was tutoring the visa guy the visa guy had to be behind him in his studies so no these maths do not add up

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Co0kiesFreeDom t1_j9eha9j wrote

Probably visa guy started bachelor way before tutor guy, then got held up because of visa issues. Then when he got back, tutor guy was now his senior, tutored him, then went on 8 year hiatus. Visa guy finished bachelor and probs masters/degree, idk whatever qualifications to become a prof during the 8 year it takes for tutor guy to return. It's possible.

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_30d_ t1_j9ef21j wrote

He could have tutored him in English.

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wdym88 t1_j9e8zvp wrote

Hey man.... it's about the message alright!

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Miley-Cyborg t1_j9eioww wrote

visa guy was already 8 years into his studies before being tutored

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hawkshaw1024 t1_j9eyck2 wrote

If the other guy was at the very end of his Bachelor's degree, and was getting tutoring for the very last course he still needed to pass, I think it just about works out? Bachelor's -> PhD -> adjunct professor is something you can just about manage in 8 years, I think.

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HORSELOCKSPACEPIRATE t1_j9f7en2 wrote

Doesn't make much sense to assume Bachelor's. Most international students pursue a Master's and most 5-year programs are Master's.

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yacjuman t1_j9gim8n wrote

I agree 100% - only came to the comments in hope someone else saw it too.

Another lateral though - If someone is super smart and can afford to study abroad, they could probably also continue their education elsewhere and transfer the credits instead of putting their life on hold due to visa issues.

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