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Old 09-04-2007, 01:30 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by SquareSquare View Post
Again, I hate giving untrackable information, but a recent top-5 (well... Chicago, haha) graduate said he accepted a job offer from top100 versus top20 AND it paid more! He said that there is of course prestige in working at a famous uni, but [his or her] friends at those unis were working weekends and late evenings just to get stuff published in time.
I know it's only anecdotal, but any idea how much he makes there? Also, where is it located (I'm just trying to get a sense of the standard of living where he lives)? Furthermore, isn't there still a good deal of pressure to publish and work hard?
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