annedonnelly
Girl from the North Country
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A levels matter, until you've got your degree. The degree counts until you've got your first job. Then it's down to job experience and how you blag your way through interviews
How has 'results day' been in your house?
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coffeejo
Ælfrēd
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- West Somerset
A guy I know, currently writing up his PhD, posted this on FB earlier today:
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Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
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- Kirton, Devon.
Exeter is a great place to go to Uni (It's my home town), she'll have a ball! Congrats.
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Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
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- Kirton, Devon.
THIS ^^^^^A levels matter, until you've got your degree. The degree counts until you've got your first job. Then it's down to job experience and how you blag your way through interviews
In spades ....
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
Cracking post , my younger brother did not get into oxford and now he is a lecturer / researcher in theorectical chemistry at Lancahsire uni , i on the other hand .......
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
My grandson got A's B's C's and a D. He is goinng to Aberystwyth university to study sports sciences. We are very proud of him, and hope he does well.
PpPete
Legendary Member
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- Chandler's Ford
A* A* A A here - but didnt do well enough in STEP papers to get to Cambridge.
She's not too disappointed as she rather likes her second choice: Durham
She's not too disappointed as she rather likes her second choice: Durham
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
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- The hills of Accrington
I'm so glad Accy youngster got b's and c's. I promised her 500 quid if she got 2 a's.
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Hop3y
Padiham Commuter
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- Padiham, Burnley
A levels matter, until you've got your degree. The degree counts until you've got your first job. Then it's down to job experience and how you blag your way through interviews
No offence, but this is the type of statement I hate.
Results matter slightly, but are not the end of the road. I didn't do well at school, hated it as a matter of fact, but I got a job, got my head down and I've been here for 10 years and have managed to buy a house and live a decent life with plenty of holidays thus far. It depends on what pressure you're put under to actually do what you want to do. A levels don't matter if you aren't sure what you want to do in terms of employment. A degree only matters now a days if you want to go into a certain field that needs a degree (not one of these degrees that mean nothing)
Edit; I re-read your post and got the totally wrong end of the stick! DOH! I agree with you. (I only did A-Levels and didn't go to uni!)
w00hoo_kent
One of the 64K
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- Maidstone or Greenwich
Guess the real name of the Uni used to be a game you'd play at Networkshops (IT Conferences for education based businesses).
Almost 7000 calls dealt with yesterday.
Almost 7000 calls dealt with yesterday.
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Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
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- Kirton, Devon.
[QUOTE 3230978, member: 45"]Wolverhampton Polly. Those were the days.[/QUOTE]
I think I'll start a 'who went to Poly' thread ...
I think I'll start a 'who went to Poly' thread ...
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
TLH steers of lot of her brighter students to read history at that school. Good choice and well done her for clearing the bar.
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
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- You want hills? We got hills
[QUOTE 3230978, member: 45"]Wolverhampton Polly. Those were the days.[/QUOTE]
I think the students learned parrot-fashion there
I think the students learned parrot-fashion there
SatNavSaysStraightOn
Changed hemispheres!
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- ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ 'ɐɹɹǝquɐƆ
exceptionally true.
My niece got into her first choice (Bangor) so she is happy.
My brother has also gotten into Plymouth as well, so he is happy (but nowhere near as happy as my sister who has had him as a tenant for way too long!)
