Thanks. If I had heard of the Sandstone Universities before, it was only in passing. I note that the Wikipedia article says that, "Australian Government survey data of university graduates has indicated in the past that students who enter Sandstone Universities come from higher income families, and that graduates largely have higher paid occupations or positions of influence, prompting claims of elitism and social division." There are no doubt some class issues in all this that would add nuance to the discussion, although the Coates post I linked to is also wrestling with (American) racial issues.
I think it's probably true here as well that certain courses of study, especially Law, are seen as paths to political or other leadership careers. I'm reminded of another guy I knew who graduated from the UO a couple of years after I moved to Seattle. He came up here one summer and played the bohemian with me, then he suddenly disappeared. I ran into him a couple of years later, and he told me with a sheepish look that he'd sold out. He'd gone to Law School. Of course, he told me this at a Nina Hagen show, and he said he was also active in trying to promote the recording industry in Seattle, such as it was at the height of the grunge explosion. That's putting your ambition to good use!
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Date: 2009-07-09 03:24 pm (UTC)I think it's probably true here as well that certain courses of study, especially Law, are seen as paths to political or other leadership careers. I'm reminded of another guy I knew who graduated from the UO a couple of years after I moved to Seattle. He came up here one summer and played the bohemian with me, then he suddenly disappeared. I ran into him a couple of years later, and he told me with a sheepish look that he'd sold out. He'd gone to Law School. Of course, he told me this at a Nina Hagen show, and he said he was also active in trying to promote the recording industry in Seattle, such as it was at the height of the grunge explosion. That's putting your ambition to good use!