blue b4 the moon
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I was surprised that only 300k were waiting on results today, thought it would have been more than double that figure.
There are a lot of universities, almost exclusively those at the lower end of league tables, that will grant most students unconditional offers - upon the proviso that they firm their offer. That means that people can get into places like Bolton with grades like F. Crazy when you think about it.
At the other end, there is also bloating with higher performing universities. For example, the grade requirements to study History at Oxford, York, Manchester, Birmingham etc are all three As.
Literally just graduated in June. Was glad to get out of the system to be honest.
There's always been "bloating" as you call it for subjects like History at Oxford/ Cambridge. Durham and Bristol are the same. It's hard to get into and hard to pass with a decent degree. As it should be. University shouldn't be easy to get into, nor should an F give you enough to enter.
Choosing history is on the decline though, it's probably too hard for most of today's influencers/ social media whores. Especially as you need ABB at best to get even a glance let alone a place.
Still, good luck to them. Uni is a fun place, wherever they are.
I didn't think there was anything wrong with using slang on Bluemoon.Not English then?
I am aware. I have just graduated with a 2:1 in History from York, a top ten university for the subject. Annoyingly, I was half a mark away from a First Class. I also say that as someone who was rejected at the interview stage for Oxford.
What I meant by bloating is the complete parity in entry level. In my opinion, there should be some sort of scaling. For instance, Oxford would require one A* and so on.
I also never claimed that you should get into university with a F.
I didn't think there was anything wrong with using slang on Bluemoon.
I am aware. I have just graduated with a 2:1 in History from York, a top ten university for the subject. Annoyingly, I was half a mark away from a First Class. I also say that as someone who was rejected at the interview stage for Oxford.
What I meant by bloating is the complete parity in entry level. In my opinion, there should be some sort of scaling. For instance, Oxford would require one A* and so on.
I also never claimed that you should get into university with a F.
Sorry Alex I am having the proverbial 'mare.It won't be long before employers and even unis make their regular complaint that students are coming to them needing to be trained/educated by them in the stuff they should already know.
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