“The university is being called on to produce knowledge as never before … and it is also being called upon to transmit knowledge to an unprecedented proportion of the population.”

Absorb that statement for a moment, before I reveal that it was not written last week or last year. It was written before I was born: [...]

Table 3.6
1University of Melbourne 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
2University of Sydney 70.1 89.4 52.6 74.5 71.7
3Monash University 72.4 72.7 73.7 37.6 64.1
4University of New South Wales 59.8 70.8 35.5 25.5 47.9
5University of Adelaide 55.2 65.2 21.1 16.3 39.4
6University of Queensland 41.4 67.7 6.6 29.8 36.4
7Australian National University** 41.4 [...]

Table 3.7
1Australian National University 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
2University of Melbourne 93.0 83.5 71.5 73.4 80.3
3University of Sydney 79.6 83.0 56.9 68.6 72.0
4University of Queensland 49.3 67.0 26.2 37.2 44.9
5University of New South Wales 54.9 61.8 26.2 20.7 40.9
6Monash University 59.9 59.9 25.4 16.0 40.3
7University of Adelaide 53.5 [...]

Yahoo offers up this list:
Police Supervisor
The Job: As a supervising police officer you’d be in charge of overseeing subordinate officers, keeping records of your force’s activities, and assigning duties to station personnel. The ability to exercise good judgment in intense and high-pressure situations is crucial for this job. You’ll also have to be willing to work overtime as [...]

Music auditions

A fascinating look at auditions and more with Julliard, USC and

 

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Oh boy! More people want to go to Oxford and Cambridge this year. The Guardian states:
Oxford and Cambridge reported a 12% increase in applications this year, with more than 15,000 students fighting for places at each of the ancient universities.

The Guardian is carrying a follow up story on a student rejected by Oxford years ago. Turns out she has been very successful earning distinction in medical school at Cambridge, after graduating from Harvard.
Who says college admissions is fair?

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Read and answer the question asked.You’d be amazed how many essays we receive that don’t relate at all to the question we were asking!
There is no “right” answer. Don’t think you know what we want to hear. Whatever you have to say about the topic is of interest to us.
Be authentic. We want to hear your voice in [...]