RE: [kent-grads] Any university's collegiate system fading?

["Welch, Alan (UK)" <alan.welch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tim,

In my view and from what you say, it was different in my day ('70 .. '73).

I was in Eliot and very quickly did I find that most of my non-academic life
centred around that college, in particuler, the friendships that I made.

In the 1970/1, we also had general dining room sittings (2 off)/evening, with waitress
service, which again, was a major part of the college life.

However even then, there were the protagonists who argued how times would be
better if things changed, so as to not tie one's self too rigidly the a college.

I think they were overall misguided then as,  for me, social health was extremely
important, and I think my early 'happiness' at Kent was assisted by the collegiate system.

Alan Welch, Eliot, 70 .. 73


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Subject: [kent-grads] Any university's collegiate system fading?


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Oxford is overhauling its admission system which will result in central
applications and "The university admitted that as a result, colleges will
lose autonomy and individuality."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/12/15/noxf15.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/12/15/ixhome.html

I have to admit that in my time at Kent (1998-2002) I did not especially
feel the college system - other than the location of some accomodation
(which was not used by all and in any case I understand this has since been
decoupled) and having to vote in your college for SU elections (though this
was increasingly abandoned by my last year) I could have gone through my
entire university career and never once have it matter just which college I
was in. (Okay there were some other things but not all followed them.)

Was it different in earlier years?

 Tim.



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