Dean Jones says:
"OK, let's discuss the possibilities. I cannot easily afford to pay for more than one graduate research assistant in the coming fiscal year. Besides, supervising too many research assistants might overwhelm you.
However, I do want to emphasize research at our university. If you are willing to supervise, say, six undergraduate "independent study" -type research projects each year for the next three years, then I am willing to fund your having one paid research assistant for a longer period: Three years. Deal?
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