Law School

Dennis and I were on duty together and we were discussing the repercussions of the recent decision to allocate the Bukit Timah Campus to NUS, which would allow the university to move its Business and Law faculties there.

Now, seeing that both of us have been admitted to Law, one would expect an intellectual discussion befitting future members of the legal profession. Was it the legal consequences and precedents this landmark decision set that we chose to discuss? Or perhaps even the fairness of using spatial factors as a judging criterion? Nay, for lawyers are pragmatic people, too pragmatic sometimes, and thus practical issues were what we chose to debate.

Dennis: I can’t believe this. This will wreck much of the undergraduate experience I was looking forward to.
Me: I agree wholeheartedly.
Dennis: The whole point of an undergraduate education is to allow one to broaden one’s mindset, to allow one to achieve breath of mind by interacting with people pursuing different subjects and interests.
Me: Exactly, such a move would greatly limit our intellectual circles and opinions since we will be mixing with people who are rather similar. While diversity does exist within and between the two schools, it is greatly reduced since these two faculties are more professional in nature and students are thus self-selecting.
Dennis: Yes, it seems like we are deprived of a fundamental tenet of varsity life. If I had to put a number to it, I say we are losing out by at least 80%.
Wei Yang: 80%? Is it possible to quantify the quality of something as abstract and intangible as an undergraduate experience?
Dennis and Me: Well, we can calculate the percentage reduction of females. Why, just imagine all the hot girls from other faculties we are missing out on!

Disclaimer: This is meant to be a highly fictitious and exaggerated account. For all would-be-detractors, cease and desist, now!