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Old 05-29-2010, 11:47   #4
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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As I recall, another part of the admissions process at All Souls consists of each individual candidate standing in the quad at the college whilst the fellows gather on the balconies which surround the area and proceed to bombard the applicant with questions regarding any subject which takes their fancy.

Just a little bit daunting I should imagine.


My personal favorite Oxbridge anecdote though is about the student in the '80s who whilst in the process of completing his 3rd year finals attempted to exercise his right (As apparently laid down in the University statutes) to demand a glass of sherry. The proctors of the University duly responded by fining him for failing to attend the exam wearing his sword.

Not sure whether its true or not - but it makes a good story.


Another interesting English University story which IS verifiable however (It only happened a few years ago, quick google search should find articles on it) concerns Durham University's 'RAG' (Raising and Giving) week. Referring to it as 'RAG' week is now banned by the Uni (Think its called DUCK week now, not sure about the acronym) after in the course of a single RAG week: Students from the engineering department suspended the head of departments car from one of the bridges in Durham, before discovering they had no idea how to get it back down again, the car had to be dumped in the river by the council in order to retrieve it; and also during the same period, a group of students attempting to emulate the 'Cadbury's Milk Tray' advertisements (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THH8p21akrA) broke into Franklin Maximum Security Prison only to find that they could not get back out again (I'm not sure how they managed this). Needless to say, neither one of these stunts went down well with the administration there, resulting in the banning of RAG week in perpetuity.
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