Oxford/Cambridge IB mins

Student Lounge International Students
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<p>From bluebubbles:
“And sorry, I think having a college filled with nerd-drones who just study all day is a terribly un-enriching place. Diversity can teach just as well as any college professors, sometimes even better.”</p>

<p>And I’m sorry but this is the sort of ignorant crap that gets spouted again and again on these boards. Yes, Oxbridge students are selected overwhelmingly on grounds of intellect, but that does not mean they are nerds or stuck in a library all day. Anyone who has actually been near Oxford or Cambridge can testify to the incredibly wide range of ECs that are pursued - sport, music, politics, drama etc - only the students don’t do it to tick an EC box. The backgrounds, interests and activities of Oxbridge undergraduates are very diverse, it’s just that the universities don’t seem to have to socially engineer the intake to achieve it.</p>

<p>Just because something is done a particular way in the States doesn’t mean that that is the only correct way of doing it.</p>

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<p>I think that means so much more than robotics pretending to be humans by doing ECs. What exactly is Diversity? Everyone keeps claiming diversity can bring this, diversity can bring that… any proof?</p>

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<p>Thanks guys-very interesting thread that I stumbled upon. I too am considering a UK education, from an American international high school. I feel that there’s definitely an asian glass ceiling in the US.</p>