Dear gair rhydd,
I am writing in response to the many recent comments and letters that have been published, both online and in the paper, between students arguing over the ‘status’ of their courses. It is driving me insane.
I know that a massive part of getting into university in the first place takes an element of competition. I am not stupid, there are a lot of students competing for few places and you have to have a bit of a competitive nature to succeed. But really, this is taking it too far!
Why do the students need to argue about who’s course is more esteemed, greater appreciated, helps the Uni out more? All this talk about graduation, and instead of focusing on the ceremony itself, everyone has been arguing about whether medics think they are greater than everyone else!
Clearly anyone with any sense in the first place (of which you also need much of to get into uni), will realise that we’re all pretty much integral to the university society. Without such a diverse range of courses, our establishment would not be what it is, just as in greater society, every element is needed, from the ‘esteemed’ doctors of this world, right through to the men and women who remove their waste.
We may all have our own different and individual merits, but not one is more important than another in a world where we depend so heavily on other people,
Why not quit the arguing, and focus on a community spirit. Cardiff Uni is a fabulous place to be, and we all worked bloody hard to get here.
Disgruntled Geology Student
