The schools that have already spilled the beans include Yale, which merely asks students to "reflect on something you would like us to know about you that we might not learn from the rest of your application," and the University of Chicago, which is famous for its eccentric essay questions.
What will a tourist learn about Mormonism and Utah history in the heritage area that they might not learn in Salt Lake City? A. If you go to Temple Square in Salt Lake, you learn all about the doctrines of the Mormon Church.
The guests, meanwhile, get nuggets about the candidates that they might not learn at larger events.
And the new program also addresses the moral hazard question, Mr. Thornberg said: If borrowers are not punished for their missteps, they might not learn their lesson and might do it again.
That we might not learn anything from them, aside from the obvious truth that what worked then worked for then and what works now works for now, doesn't alter our taste for old music.
"Being active in the leadership of a club sport teaches a wealth of real-life lessons that college students might not learn anywhere else," said Chris McAlpine, who coordinates recreation and club sports at Villanova.
If we all studied standup, as teenage entrants to the BBC's comedy competition are about to, we might or might not learn how to make people laugh, but we would certainly learn how to deal with humiliation, and how to have another go.
