04 October 2005

from the other side of the fence

I'm now a Yale admissions interviewer, although it remains to be seen whether anyone in Belgium actually applies to Yale. Consider the front-page headline I picked up in Brussel-Centraal on Sunday: "VERGEET HARVARD" (i.e. "FORGET HARVARD"). The article cited how incredibly expensive private universities are in the US (students here think that 7000 EUR per year is a burden), how competitive they are, etc.

To my surprise, I enjoyed reading the orientation material, which stressed again and again that we should talk only about Yale. A literal quote: "NO HARVARD BASHING!"

1 comment:

majo said...

a little helpfull hints!

the mosquitoproblem will go away just pray for some frost at night.
And we do have several products against mosquito's in belgian stores.

Your bike is it for full on mtbiking or just to stroll trough the streets? Cheap bikes: decathlon.

chocolat: try cote d'or black with caramel and pecannuts.

enjoy your stay.

ps: glad you like our concerts and "things to do".

from a belgian boonie