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Why not bring back the civil service exams of Imperial China, then? Surely one's willingness to undertake extended study of the classics of Chinese literature,
by actually_a_dog 5y ago
Why not bring back the civil service exams of Imperial China, then? Surely one's willingness to undertake extended study of the classics of Chinese literature, and to master a stylized form of discourse about them is also a signal of conscientiousness, isn't it? As a "bonus," this is likely to take far longer than the few months people spend practicing Leetcode.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_examination https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_examination
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-legged_essay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-legged_essay
- 2sk21 5y agoWhen I was in grad school for CS, I recall talking to the dean of the department who said that his preferred approach for recruiting CS students would be to have them write a five page essay on any topic of their choice. Anyone who could write a coherent essay would probably make a good researcher. Unfortunately, he was never able to put this into practice - the university administration only considered grades and GRE scores.