On: Terry Tao's generals (2012)

[tester756]

>Assume that there are three full professors testing you, and they have an average of 20 years each of post-graduate experience. That's 60 years of reading

who cares?

10 juniors with year of experience don't make it even close to decade of experience

[GTP → tester756]

Yes, what you're pointing out is that it doesn't scale linearly. But the point still stands.

[2-718-281-828 → GTP]

that's just guessing. the point could also sit. what you mean to say is that it is still there. how is not relevant to your argument.

[CraigRo → tester756]

Typically exams are 2 full professors and maybe one asst prof. That asst prof will be 3-4 years in, plus 4-5 years of grad school + often a postdoc. And that asst prof will, on average, be better than the graduate student.