University is for studying, not drinking

Nope. Alcohol interferes with mental faculties and thus work

I agree with you on quite a bit of that, I think that university in the current sense should be for the academic elite, however do you really think you'd get into a top university if you spell that badly?!

hear hear.... well spoken (tapping on the table). I think your not the only person to feel the same way.

Thank Labour and their intiative to 'free education', diluting our education system and allowing people to go to university, with menial grades.

if you achieve a B is say Physics at GCSE, you will then be allowed to study for the advanced syllabus; A level. Ironically, how can one do the advanced level in such a subject when they cant achieve top grade for the GCSE. Granted certain cricumstances do pertain in individual cases.

Then such a student may recieve a B or C grade in Leve and may be rejected from a handful of universities who require, say, and A grade. But low and behold such a person will recieve an offer, somewhere else, one these joke 'Universities', where they will recieve loans and grants and will not work as hard as someone at the top end of the academic spectrum as they have no REAL interest in studying the subject. If they did then they would spend all if not most of their time in their faculties or departements doing research, joining societies and revising etc.

I beleive education should be free, but higher education should be for those who have worked hard and have achieved near to full marks, not everyone can for obvious circumstnaces, and they should be indidually.

anyway as this weakining system goes on, more and more 'students' are not actually students, they are a utter joke, thus the redifing of the life of a student. Once it was about the privellege, hard work, proud to be represent ones university and a reward for intelligence, but know anyone with any qualification may be admitted.

many students will end up doing the jobs they would have done, had they not gone to unvirsity using the learning on the job scheme, apprenticeships and other mechanisms within the economic structure.

Low and behold the government along with puffed up or inflated job roles are deemed 'gradtuate jobs' when in essence they are not, they have been labelled with such title to make the 'graduate' feel good.

the HE system is a comically, adeverse system that perpetuates the belief one has a right without applying ones self in the proper manner, which means not raving but associating through get to gethers, diabolic drinking sprees to perhaps tea parties or sharing a meal.

oh and btw we fund this, subsidise these 'student' bus fares and other major services, as they are more than content to disperese of their finanaces in many unpleasant ways.

im not a conservative or someone who wants education to become elitist, i want GENUINE value for the degrees and university and i want it to be tranparrent and widely accesible, not widely admittable (if thats a word).

please please please, dont come with the horrible comments, i am simply saying what is truth, if we got rid of all these 'mickey mouse' universites and courses, than all those millions, which is substantial, may be given to those universities with impressive results, who may then grow their universities to, two or three cities to expand in that way.


honestly

good for your teacher, an example of my view .... individual basis when giving places to potential students.... toby young failed o levels did very bad at alelvels recieved a offer letter from oxford accidently, but got a first in PPE. but sometimes a person who has views, able to express ideas and other simillar things are important for when giving places



hinestly

yes i do think i can get into university, a respected one at that. thankyou for your kind remark, but the sarcastis and beautifully silly commment on spelling is an example of student politics type of pickery (again another one of my invented words lol) .....

not only do i think i can, but i was offered places at two of Britains eminent Universities.....


honestly

need a hand getting off your high horse pal?

What does the bible say about posting attention seeking nonsense threads on the internet OP?

i used to go out drinking every day in freshers. once a week in second year and occasionlly would turn up hungover when on my placement year much to the amusement of my colleagues.

third year was once a week night out... graduated with a 2:1 and have walked into a 40k+ job

JELLY MUCH??!?!?!?!?!?!

I don't get why people are going against what OP has said.

Seriously, how can someone actually go against OP's view.

University = Education

Don't waste it, many third world countries don't get given the opportunity.

Spelling isn't to do with politics, it's actually quite important - you won't get papers published if you can't spell.

Which one's precisely are 'eminent' ?

But how would it be determined who has potential, if entrance was just based on people gaining top grades? - As I believe you suggested in your previous post. Surely this is an unfair entry system, I personally feel that interviews should be used for all university and course applications.

can't tell if serious...

It would be absurd to deny that heavy alcohol consumption doesn't interfere with work.