Just had a row with my brother - who is being a pompous twat. But is he a pompous twat with a point?
Basically, his son ( My nephew, let's call him Kev ) just got his A level results - Bs and Cs - and missed both his offers. He's really upset, understandably. My brother is also upset - he's insisting Kev retake, as Any degree with entry requirements that low isn't worth the paper it's written on ...
Thing is, two of the three universities that DS1 ( Who is in the year below Kev at the same school ) is considering have Bs and Cs as their standard offer. My brother insists that employers would rather have someone with a third from a prestigious university than someone with a first from somewhere less well known - is he right? I thought degrees were technically worth the same irrespective of where they were from ...
Is it worth DS running up a huge debt if no-one's going to give him a chance because he didn't go to a Russell Group college?
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Is he right - anything lower than a B isn't worth bothering with ... Uni related ...
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UsedtobeFeckless · 14/08/2015 20:18
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