 Oxford University - wow, even the building looks historic. NST, 16 December 2005, pg. 34 - reported that the colleges of Oxford University will lose their 800-year-old right to choose its undergraduates amid Government (their government, I guess) pressure to admit more students from state schools and lower social classes. Instead, admissions will be centralised to encourage applications from pupils from borad-based secondary schools who find current arrangements "confusing and opaque", according to The Daily Telegraph. The University admitted that as a result, colleges will lose autonomy and individuality. Ah well, we'll wee what happens .. but if you were to think about it, it should be ok, shouldn't it? All candidates WILL be ranked according to their performance, which means they will still be getting the best. But .. losing individuality? .... isn't EVERY person a unique individual?? Aiyaa, tak tau lah ... |
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