markocosic
03-09-2006, 10:56 PM
Hi all,
The girl in charge of developing a "brand" for the Cambridge University Formula Student entry has asked me to forward this - I'm told that answers to seemingly random questions like this will give her a decent idea of how outsiders perceive the institution and its students.
If you could take 2 minutes to fill it out (don't be afraid to lay into the place - we all do...) that'd be really appreciated!
<your name here>
*If Cambridge
- drove a car, it would be a...
- got dressed, it would wear...
- had a theme song, it would be...
- was an animal, it would be a...
*Other
- general comments
*As a bonus:
- Engineering geeks are cool because...
I've had a trawl through the forums and the only thing I've come across is this:
Old Forum Post on "Cream of the crop" schools (http://fsae.com/eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/125607348/m/4306004052/r/4306004052)
Makes for interesting reading - a lot of it is pretty accurate; though it probably doesn't place enough emphasis on the kamikaze/superhero academics who actually make changes these places over time.
For what its worth, here's how I filled it in!
Marko:
If Cambridge
- drove a car, it would be a...
1930s Blower Bentley, at Le-Mans!
http://www.motoringartist.com/Bentley.jpg
- got dressed, it would wear...
summat along the lines of these:
http://www.stevproj.com/Carz/AmlcrBrklnds.jpg
http://www.stevproj.com/Carz/smDriversSmoke.JPG
- had a theme song, it would be...
unperformable when sober and probably in latin...
- was an animal, it would be a...
a dinosaur that somehow still manages to do a pretty good job of walking the earth
- and "Engineering geeks are cool because..."
he who dies with the most toys wins - and we're well on our way! http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
Thanks,
The girl in charge of developing a "brand" for the Cambridge University Formula Student entry has asked me to forward this - I'm told that answers to seemingly random questions like this will give her a decent idea of how outsiders perceive the institution and its students.
If you could take 2 minutes to fill it out (don't be afraid to lay into the place - we all do...) that'd be really appreciated!
<your name here>
*If Cambridge
- drove a car, it would be a...
- got dressed, it would wear...
- had a theme song, it would be...
- was an animal, it would be a...
*Other
- general comments
*As a bonus:
- Engineering geeks are cool because...
I've had a trawl through the forums and the only thing I've come across is this:
Old Forum Post on "Cream of the crop" schools (http://fsae.com/eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/125607348/m/4306004052/r/4306004052)
Makes for interesting reading - a lot of it is pretty accurate; though it probably doesn't place enough emphasis on the kamikaze/superhero academics who actually make changes these places over time.
For what its worth, here's how I filled it in!
Marko:
If Cambridge
- drove a car, it would be a...
1930s Blower Bentley, at Le-Mans!
http://www.motoringartist.com/Bentley.jpg
- got dressed, it would wear...
summat along the lines of these:
http://www.stevproj.com/Carz/AmlcrBrklnds.jpg
http://www.stevproj.com/Carz/smDriversSmoke.JPG
- had a theme song, it would be...
unperformable when sober and probably in latin...
- was an animal, it would be a...
a dinosaur that somehow still manages to do a pretty good job of walking the earth
- and "Engineering geeks are cool because..."
he who dies with the most toys wins - and we're well on our way! http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
Thanks,