User talk:Hazey Jane

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I am a staunch advocate of neutral tone and info, but I am willing to let my standard lapse for entertainment related articles especially if it adds a humorous quality.

Anyways hi and welcome to Wikipedia. St. Andrews? Edinburgh?

lots of issues | leave me a message 07:42, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

St Andrews, at the moment; though if being in a small town drives me insane, I might switch to Edinburgh.

Well you have six choices so of course apply to both. Have you considered Oxford? BTW, I never understood why St. Andrews was by far the most popular destination for Americans studying full time in the UK (especially amongst the Northeast elite boarding school crowd). Can you shed any light? lots of issues | leave me a message 18:36, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

I didn't realize it was "by far the most popular destination for Americans studying full time in the UK". It's probably has to do with the fact that in Scotland, one starts university at age 18 (which is the case in the US) and in England, one starts at 19. Also, I imagine it doesn't hurt that Prince William goes/went there (which, personally, doesn't do anything for me, but many people here are fascinated by the royal family). Also, it seems like the university really tries to reach out to American students.

Speaking for myself, I like it because it's a good school, but it also strikes me as being very laid-back. Given that my high school experience has been three (will be four) years of constant stress, the idea of going to a university that will take good care of me and allow me to relax a little is very appealing. My high school experience wasn't bad, but it's made me realize that while I can do well in a high-stress learning environment, it's not something that I particularly enjoy.

I've never seriously thought about Oxford or Cambridge because I know nothing about any of the colleges in those schools (and haven't been interested in researching it) and also because they strike me as being very much like the Ivy League schools here - where you go because you'll get a good education (though I sometimes wonder because I've heard that many professors at these schools are more concerned about their research projects than actually teaching), but also so that you can say you went to an Ivy League school. Furthermore, the competition to get into these schools (Ivies and Oxbridge) is amazing and I imagine it's pretty competitive in the school, too; so, I feel like if I went to Oxford or Cambridge, I'd be going right back into the sort of place from which I'm so eager to escape. --Hazey Jane 00:01, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

Indeed the Oxford competition is "amazing". I can fairly attest as a reject now relegated to a mediocre UC. The unchecked curriculum of Oxford appealed to me. There are no classes or even grades. Study is structured around visiting the professor one on one or two to one to discuss the previous week's reading and assigned writing. Your grade is determined through a series of examinations in the last two weeks. Wow! All that time to go to Dublin to get drunk! FYI: Oxford never considers or even requests high school grades. You AP or IB scores, SAT I, on-site interview (Vancouver or New York), writing samples, and personal statement determine your admission. If you have kick ass scores I encourage you to go for it. lots of issues | leave me a message 22:15, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] St. Andrews

Well I must say, and hope you do, come to St. Andrews University. Scotland is a wonderful country and very unique; in my case, there is no other country like it. Though you must remember: haggis is not an animal! So if you do come to Scotland, when do you plan to come and what are you going to study; if you dont mind me asking! Even if St. Andrews is not your thing; there is the University of Glasgow. --Kilo-Lima 15:39, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

I actually don't know what I'll be studying. It'll probably be linguistics and modern languages, but knowing me, I'll find about 30 other things I want to study instead. --Hazey Jane 00:15, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Double images

Thanks for fixing the double image at The Wizard of Oz. Could you take a look at The Pink Panther (2006 film) as well? For some reason the infobox image got doubled there but I can't seem to get it un-doubled. Thanks! 23skidoo 01:16, 7 December 2005 (UTC)