
Yoga and Rankings
I was just settling into a relaxing shoulder opener before class when I overheard two of my yoga buddies in the row behind me: --Well, I think Exeter has really gone up. I mean, its ranking is far higher than when I attended. --My daughter is thinking of Bath. But, the rankings are not as high as Durham. --I think at the end of the day all UK unis are on the same level after you hit Oxbridge. --Yes, she’ll just go by the rankings and decide. --Wait, Jennifer is here. Why d

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We've got to stop checking boxes [in the application process]
This process is way too complicated and based on subjectivity to have an “arranged marriage" of ticked boxes and robotic responses. I worry about where this is all going. Or where it’s already gone. Why have we deduced the process of applying to university—those formative 3-5 years of a young adult’s life—to a black-and-white checklist that treats everyone of those young adults as if they were all the same human being? Yes, surely it’s because of the frenzy that this pro