28 મે, 2010

The 1-word exam.

A tradition at Oxford, scrapped.

24 ટિપ્પણીઓ:

અજ્ઞાત કહ્યું...

One word reaction:

Meh.

reader_iam કહ્યું...

The unveiling of the word was once an event of such excitement that even non-applicants reportedly gathered outside the college each year, waiting for news to waft out

I *adore* this.

અજ્ઞાત કહ્યું...
આ ટિપ્પણી લેખક દ્વારા દૂર કરવામાં આવી છે.
From Inwood કહ્યું...

Iconoclastic.

traditionalguy કહ્યું...

Desire.

chickelit કહ્યું...

Vaca

Unknown કહ્યું...

Althouse.

(Can't believe anyone else didn't say it)

Palladian કહ્યું...

Pretentiousness.

Palladian કહ્યું...

Impotence.

Palladian કહ્યું...

Feckless.

Palladian કહ્યું...

Surveillance.

Palladian કહ્યું...

Caliphate.

Penny કહ્યું...

Let me guess...Just not egalitarian enough for today's "sensibilities".

Michael કહ્યું...

!

Joan કહ્યું...

Let me guess...Just not egalitarian enough for today's "sensibilities".

My impression, reading the linked article, is that too many people have learned how to bullshit at length on any topic for the one-word Essay essays to be useful in determining how the candidate meets the criteria they're looking for over at All Souls.

Having just completed 2 exams, cranking out 9 (albeit short and very pointed) essays in less than 3 hours, I think I would love an exam like that, to be able to explore an idea in depth. You have to really be able to think on your feet, construct an argument, and be truly educated to be able to do it well. I wonder if the college ever considered publishing a collection of successful essays. I'd read it.

Ken Pidcock કહ્યું...

I can see some value to the exercise. What you're going to get is an exposition of what the candidate has been thinking about lately, which will provide some insight into the depth and breadth of the knowledge they bring to their candidacy.

That said, I'd be completely lost, but excluding the likes of me is kind of the point.

Skyler કહ્યું...

Laconic.

Methadras કહ્યું...

it was meant to test intellectual agility, but sometimes seemed to test only the ability to sound brilliant while saying not much of anything.

So Ritmo passed this test wit flying colors?

Hector Owen કહ્યું...

Degringolade.

reader_iam કહ્યું...

Entombed.

reader_iam કહ્યું...

Fodder.

reader_iam કહ્યું...

Gawd!

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wv: ruclys

Beldar કહ્યું...

Three-hour essay exam from my freshman honors medieval history course at UT-Austin in Spring 1976, on which 100% of the course grade depended:

"The Middle Ages is the story of Christ's victory over Caesar. (Discuss.)"

Or it might have been the other way around.

Conserve Liberty કહ્યું...

Concise

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