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Author:  Amnesia10 [ Fri Sep 10, 2010 10:29 am ]
Post subject:  Top A-level grades and no options left but signing on
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? :roll:
Author:  forquare1 [ Fri Sep 10, 2010 12:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Top A-level grades and no options left but signing on
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?
Author:  EddArmitage [ Fri Sep 10, 2010 12:07 pm ]
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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? ...
Author:  hifidelity2 [ Fri Sep 10, 2010 12:55 pm ]
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We dont know what her A levels were in
They might be in Media studies etc
Author:  Linux_User [ Fri Sep 10, 2010 12:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Top A-level grades and no options left but signing on
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.
Author:  big_D [ Fri Sep 10, 2010 1:48 pm ]
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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...
Author:  finlay666 [ Fri Sep 10, 2010 2:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Top A-level grades and no options left but signing on
Linux_User wrote:
Medicine is one 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 any fewer applicants for medicine next year.


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
Author:  paulzolo [ Fri Sep 10, 2010 2:53 pm ]
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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.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Fri Sep 10, 2010 3:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Top A-level grades and no options left but signing on
paulzolo wrote:
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.

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.
Author:  adidan [ Fri Sep 10, 2010 3:52 pm ]
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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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