tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308667.post116906652221299563..comments2024-03-15T07:53:12.488+00:00Comments on Rullsenberg Rules: Emma on OxbridgeLisa Rullsenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02020425273742237299noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308667.post-1169232505800692782007-01-19T18:48:00.000+00:002007-01-19T18:48:00.000+00:00Good post Lisa, and some really good points. Howev...Good post Lisa, and some really good points. However, the admission thing is hard to define as it varies greatly between subject and college. A 'Classics' friend of mine had an 'interview' in a college room where the prof was reclined on the bed! There was no such nonsense in mine. As I was sweating over a calculation, the prof apologised for the photocopier starting up and said he hoped it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308667.post-1169213619096878182007-01-19T13:33:00.000+00:002007-01-19T13:33:00.000+00:00I applied for english at Cambridge, went to the in...I applied for english at Cambridge, went to the interview, didn't get a place. The fact is, a degree from Cambridge would look better on my CV than one from York, but maybe I'd have hated my three years there, while for the most part I've loved my time here. Who knows? <BR/><BR/>You've got to charm your way into Oxbridge, I think, and as such I really do believe that students from a truly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308667.post-1169126349840919232007-01-18T13:19:00.000+00:002007-01-18T13:19:00.000+00:00Great article based on an article thing going on. ...Great article based on an article thing going on. <BR/><BR/>You're completely right about how going to university <I>should</I> be about learning a subject that you really enjoy & want to know about, but now it's just turned into whatever will find you a job is the field you should pursue. Sad, but true.<BR/><BR/>And yeah, I may never forgive my parents for making me do something that I'm not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com