Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.usage.english,alt.english.usage Subject: Re: Dream university Date: 23 Sep 2025 19:06:20 GMT Lines: 22 Message-ID: References: <10afh2l$3hcc0$1@dont-email.me> <10ag0tf$3l3a7$1@dont-email.me> <10agpn4$3qpp8$2@dont-email.me> <10ah9i6$3v8gp$1@dont-email.me> <10ai0bj$599f$1@dont-email.me> <7ZYzQ.83$Qzga.44@fx10.ams1> <74f4dk1ao8jl8jgg2faoqbia51n5oq9p5v@4ax.com> <10atsbr$2tidd$11@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net 5qslSd3Cw5Nskd8FtRfQxgoknk6VBqSelCAdgZka8jZ406Ivkq Cancel-Lock: sha1:LgbSlVtEaSlx06oA3lLXX17smQs= sha256:2PORxyZiKWunpjRG6cY3SFhkM4qFrdvlvpcsgT3HiPU= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:75002 alt.usage.english:1128779 On Tue, 23 Sep 2025 11:21:47 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 23/09/2025 07:33, Steve Hayes wrote: >> When I was a student at Durham, statistics showed that most students >> who attended put it down as their third choice, after Oxford and >> Cambridge. The exception was Archaeology students, because the >> Archaeology Department at Durham had a good reputation and students who >> wanted to study archaeology put Durham down as their first choice. >> It was their "dream university > > I have to admit that I chose Cambridge mostly on the grounds of the > thought of three years drifting downstream on a punt. Or wandering in > the well kept gardens and reading SF books. > > How I managed to pass anything remains a mystery. MIT has a rowing team and watching the sculls on the Charles is very picturesque. RPI didn't have the sport since you would have to be insane to get that close to the waters of the Hudson River.* * The river has been cleaned up considerably thanks in part to the efforts of Pete Seeger. At least one commie accomplished something useful.