Reply to: Latest university application figures show 9.7% rise

[EternalOptimist]

Me?

No.

I wasn't the bright lad... I got a B and a C... mostly due to complete lack of motivation.

I hated A levels... the Physics teacher was a borderline psycho who hated teaching & had been doing it since 1932... he retired the next year & dropped dead 6 months later.

Which is a sort of lesson, but I'm not quite sure of what.

I was the brainy one in my family. I got 6 BSL's (Bootle Schools Leavers).
I cant believe they made me do BSL's - and that I was proud

[Menelaus]

So whats changed then !!




sorry - couldn't resist XXX

Nothing, hence the problem!

[Pogle]

In 1987 I got 4 As and an E (chemistry ... the one I needed an A in) at A-level in a bid to get into medical school but that was achieved through the application of zero social life for two years and becoming an introverted wee bugger.

So whats changed then !!




sorry - couldn't resist XXX

[EternalOptimist]

Even the so-called bright lad only got an A and 2 Bs...

you got an A , back then ?

<bows down>

[Menelaus]

In 1987 I got 4 As and an E (chemistry ... the one I needed an A in) at A-level in a bid to get into medical school but that was achieved through the application of zero social life for two years and becoming an introverted wee bugger.

[Menelaus]

I don't think the solution lies in going in to an arts vs science slanging match.

Both sides are valuable. If you want plastic, ask a chemist whereas if you want an accurate history of the 20th centuary, ask a historian (an historian? - discuss). The problem seems to be that university is an expectation not a goal and so standards inevitably suffer as more people are let in.

WSS+1.

I do believe that Ms Z may have hit the nail on the head

[EternalOptimist]

Good grief, you really are an argumentative cretin aren't you? I saw it on Wayne's World. That is where I take it from.

If your life is really so pathetic that you have to nit-pick on where people pick up sayings from, then I truly feal sorry for you (and I have kindly put a spelling mistake in that sentence for you to salivate over. Enjoy)

it was you who brought it up, not me. I merely point out that anyone who has a good grasp of English doesnt usually bother using .not.
And you dont think we should have so many English graduates.
Its you who is the opinionated one.
now you dont have to, but if you want, you can fck off

[Zippy]

I don't think the solution lies in going in to an arts vs science slanging match.

Both sides are valuable. If you want plastic, ask a chemist whereas if you want an accurate history of the 20th centuary, ask a historian (an historian? - discuss). The problem seems to be that university is an expectation not a goal and so standards inevitably suffer as more people are let in.

[PM-Junkie]

Every Colin Hunt has got a degree these days:

Unless you are in a top ten university, doing a good subject forget it.

Better doing ACCA accountancy:

http://www.peterkeeling.com/html/acca_pass_rates.htm

Some pass rates are 28%, I have been through these exams. No continuous assessment rubbish, 3 hour exams every six months.

I did "A" level Chemistry in the 1980's, how many people got "A"'s then? Oxbridge has every right to demand extra entry exams.

I am now doing my MBA at Durham. I am fed up of IT contracting.

Be warned...you may find that after completing your MBA there are aspects of IT that you know can be done better, and people may try to persuade you to do something about it. So you may not escape IT in the long run.

If/when that happens, I recommend sticking your fingers in your ears and repeating "la la la I'm not listening".

[PM-Junkie]

blooming heck. Anyone who thinks that the American use of .NOT to emphasise sarcasm began with Waynes World is a fully fledged retard and should have their physics degree rescinded and shoved up their @rse.


what a dick

Good grief, you really are an argumentative cretin aren't you? I saw it on Wayne's World. That is where I take it from.

If your life is really so pathetic that you have to nit-pick on where people pick up sayings from, then I truly feal sorry for you (and I have kindly put a spelling mistake in that sentence for you to salivate over. Enjoy)

[Zippy]

Every Colin Hunt has got a degree these days:

Unless you are in a top ten university, doing a good subject forget it.

Better doing ACCA accountancy:

http://www.peterkeeling.com/html/acca_pass_rates.htm

Some pass rates are 28%, I have been through these exams. No continuous assessment rubbish, 3 hour exams every six months.

I did "A" level Chemistry in the 1980's, how many people got "A"'s then? Oxbridge has every right to demand extra entry exams.

I am now doing my MBA at Durham. I am fed up of IT contracting.

[EternalOptimist]

Putting ".Not" at the end of a sentence is an epigram taken from the film "Wayne's World". If you haven't seen said film, it will be lost on you, sorry.

blooming heck. Anyone who thinks that the American use of .NOT to emphasise sarcasm began with Waynes World is a fully fledged retard and should have their physics degree rescinded and shoved up their @rse.


what a dick

[orac]

Univeristy of Bedford

Univeristy of Bedford says it all.

The business model is, jam as many overseas students in, they pay 10-20K year.

As we all know new liebour loves EMs. The rest are losers and, no hopers.

[PM-Junkie]

They should work out how many people the country needs with a certain degree, work out how many graduates needed per year to keep that number stable then provide completely free eduacation for that number who would presumably be the ones with the best entrance marks. If you do not get in then you can pay full whack to the uni if they decide they want you.

If Tarquin wants to do Media Studies with his bum chums then they can all pay themselves.

Sorry, but if you are going to post a sensible comment then you can bugger off and use another board.

[PM-Junkie]

Teaching English to foreign types is one of our growth industries.

Not at degree level it isn't.