I read a fantastic article in 'The Times' this week regarding the Harvard Business School. In their welcome pack for new students, it states that you should 'Leave the guitar at home and do not bring your English Literature and History books. Do bring the diverse you'. I do not know about you, but the diverse me includes reading and playing the guitar very badly. To be told that you should only bring business related books seems to somewhat fly in the face of the educational experience. Nearly every picture of Harvard is so bucolic that it looks as though George Washington should be stood by the gun (bike shed did not feel relevant) shed grabbing a quick fag! It just really grates against me when venerable institutions get just a bit too venerable for their own good. 94% of Harvard Alumni walk straight into Wall Street institutions, so they must be good at what they do I suppose. Over here, you can get a first at Oxford and still end up asking someone if they want 'fries with that'.
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Oh dear, I'd have the guitar, the piano, the violin, some drums, kittens, lots of pink sparkly things and... Ok so I wouldn't fit in at Harvard (although have you seen Legally Blonde?? Inspiring.) Well if they think the diverse self does not include pink then they can eat JT's shorts! Not mine, because I am a lady.
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