"Only taught by professors"

[Anonymous]

DD is at a WASP, and it is ridiculous how this is sold to students when so many of the faculty are Visiting professors on their way out. I'd rather my kid be taught by a grad student who will be with them for 2-6 years versus a visiting professor who needs to spend their contract worrying about their next job and who'll be no help when it comes time for rec letters and grad school. Colleges should be hiring full-time faculty, not wasting my nearly $90,000 a year on "visiting" professors.

[Anonymous]

What's a wasp in this context?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's a wasp in this context?

Not OP but Williams/Amherst/Swathmore/Pomona

And OP is missing the point, which is that students aren’t being taught by 25-year-old grad students.

[Anonymous]

Why do you need a professor that’s “with” your child for 2-6 years? That’s not realistic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's a wasp in this context?

Not OP but Williams/Amherst/Swathmore/Pomona

And OP is missing the point, which is that students aren’t being taught by 25-year-old grad students.

Never heard of that acronym

[Anonymous]

I had great teachers in college who were grad students and terrible teachers who were tenured (and vice versa obviously). I cared when I was applying, but once I actually had the experience, it didn't matter.

[Anonymous]

A WASP? Really? You’re insufferable.

[Anonymous]

Stumbled upon this just now. Rising sophomore at a WASP. My professors in the past year were as follows:

Fall:
- Senior Lecturer (tenured teaching-only faculty), appointed in 2015
- Associate Professor, appointed in 2019
- Assistant Professor, appointed in 2022
- Associate Professor, appointed in 2012

Spring:
- Assistant Professor, appointed in 2023
- Associate Professor, appointed in 2013
- Professor on endowed chair, appointed in 2013
- Senior Lecturer, appointed pre-2009

Just for kicks, here's my schedule for the upcoming semester:

- Visiting Assistant Professor, appointed in 2023
- Assistant Professor, appointed in 2023
- Associate Professor, appointed in 2007
- Professor on endowed chair, appointed in 2004

That's 1 of 12. I am a double major in two departments known for being severely overenrolled. Is this good enough for you?

[Anonymous]

I personally appreciated being taught by professors and not grad students. I don’t think we had many short termers at my school, but maybe?

I know I had the same psych 101 prof that my uncle did 20 years earlier than me

[Anonymous]

If your kiddo is spending 6 yrs at a slac you’ve got more to worry about that the visiting prof thing!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's a wasp in this context?

Not OP but Williams/Amherst/Swathmore/Pomona

And OP is missing the point, which is that students aren’t being taught by 25-year-old grad students.

Never heard of that acronym

Umm. It’s pretty universally know in college admissions.

[Anonymous]

That’s BS. My kid just graduate from a WASP and was never taught by “visiting” professors nor TAs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A WASP? Really? You’re insufferable.

It’s an acronym that’s been deployed for decades. No one calls HPYSM parents snobs. It’s just a classification.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's a wasp in this context?

Not OP but Williams/Amherst/Swathmore/Pomona

And OP is missing the point, which is that students aren’t being taught by 25-year-old grad students.

Never heard of that acronym

Umm. It’s pretty universally know in college admissions.

I had also never heard of it. Guess it’s not universally known.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That’s BS. My kid just graduate from a WASP and was never taught by “visiting” professors nor TAs

I can’t help you. Multiple WASP schools have many visiting assistant professors. All of them in fact. It’s rare to have a department of only full or tenure track professors. Research your WASP.