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Amnesia10
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11247863 | | | | Quote: Amber Fox is 18, with impressive A-level results, but is on the verge of signing on.
Just three weeks ago she received her results: 3 A-stars and one grade A.
But she failed to secure a university offer, or a place through clearing, for her chosen course - medicine - so now she is in the job market and finding it very competitive.
"I know it's tough because I'm competing against people with more experience than me. I'm really depressed, I may have to sign on," she says.
Amber, who lives in Milton Keynes, plans to reapply next year. But with tens of thousands of disappointed would-be students seeking opportunities, together with the effects of the recession, experts are warning that young people across the board are finding their options narrowed this year. | | | | |
Any chance that the coalition will cut her benefits because it is a lifestyle choice? 
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forquare1
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She obviously isn't that smart if she didn't have a backup plan. My backup plan if I got into uni wasn't great, it was to carry on working in the department store I was currently working in until something else came up, but at least I had money coming in and some plan as to what to do short term.
Why didn't she have a job through A-levels? Unless they have become a hell of a lot more demanding than when I did them five years ago or was she was too busy storing the contents of books to regurgitate in an exam?
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EddArmitage
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There's far too much we don't know. Getting top A Levels doesn't make you suitable for university. It's a fair indication though. When did she apply? Where did she apply? How good was her application? ...
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hifidelity2
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We dont know what her A levels were in
They might be in Media studies etc
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Linux_User
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Medicine is one of the most competitive courses. The stupid cow should have had a back-up plan with lower grade requirements or a course with fewer applicants.
There won't be fewer applicants for medicine next year.
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big_D
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Also, what are her interpersonal skills like? They carry a lot more weight than pure results, when looking for a job or a placement...
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finlay666
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She probably chose medicine at 2 high universities not thinking that by choosing another course such as biochemistry could set her up very well for a 2nd degree in medicine or other related areas of work Academic smart - maybe (A Levels arent a great indicator IMO) Common Sense - practically none _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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paulzolo
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A lot of Universities are running remedial courses because A level students aren’t up to scratch. Some even have their own entrance exams now for much the same reason. This is not a new problem, but one which is growing to the point where Universities are starting to get quite picky about who gets in. Maybe this kid went to the wrong school - one which didn’t have supply the skills required, despite the qualifications on paper being reasonable.
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Amnesia10
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A lot of universities have been doing that for years. Sussex University were doing it for physics courses for those that were not quite up to standard. They could switch at the end of the year to the course that they wanted to do, if they passed. This was in 1997. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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adidan
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Thick cow, they were right not to let her on the course as she has absolutely no common sense and made no backup plan.
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