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15 August 2013 A-Level results: Discussion thread - results day is here!

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Reply 6480

Arva

Original post by L'Evil Fish

I should have clarified that:
"Nobody solely goes to university to fit in"

Now that I can agree with. :smile:

Reply 6481

L'Evil Fish

Original post by ElChapo

Why does everyone think the Russell Group is the God league of universities? There are good universities inside it yes, but also some not so good ones in my opinion and then there are also good universities outside of it.

Didn't say it was, just a general statement. More likely to be a good uni in RG than not.

Reply 6482

cleverslacker

Original post by im so academic

What? There is an element in truth in what I'm saying.

Oxbridge people command my respect.

bleh. shortly after I wrote that, I started writing this:
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2312332&page=323&p=43946459#post43946459
and I didn't see your response.

yes, imperial is not as good academically as oxbridge, but there are some of us who can't even get into imperial, and that doesn't mean we don't value education.
I've never had an oxbridge person command my respect. if they did, I'd think them a snob. you may judge yourself based on what university you go to, but looking down on other based on that is simply snobbish.

that would explain my original post. but what I'd really like to say is, i do beleive there are plenty of people who are academics but not at oxbridge-level. it's not so bad. I think you could be happy without oxbridge if you just change your mindset a bit

Reply 6483

DarkAndTwisty

Original post by AspiringGenius

You waiting up for grade boundaries too, AG? :smile:

My sleeping pattern is screwed up already haha so I thought I might as well. The Oxbridge debate here is not providing much entertainment however :tongue:

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Reply 6484

ElChapo

Original post by FlyHigh_er

Most of the top engineering firm don't hire from Cambridge because their engineering course I not specialised from the start which mean for example a civil eng firm would want students who had done civil eng at uni and not just straight eng as they wouldn't have covered all the theory that they need to do the job. So really the Cambridge course may be good but it's not a good route into industry.

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This guy is making it seem like any Engineering degree not from oxbridge is pants but you're just wrong too -__- Engineering firms would be happy to take on oxbridge graduates I'm sure and certainly wouldn't discriminate against them

Reply 6485

L'Evil Fish

Original post by Arva

Now that I can agree with. :smile:

Yeah, sorry, should have made it clear :tongue:

Reply 6486

billyfisher100

Does anyone actually reckon that the boundaries will be posted tonight?

Reply 6487

Titus20

Original post by billyfisher100

Does anyone actually reckon that the boundaries will be posted tonight?

Reply 6488

im so academic

Original post by Bulbasaur

Of course

I'll help in any way I can.

Not necessarily. I've never met you but I don't trust someone's own judgement of how intelligent they are.

The only 'out of this world' person I know got rejected. There's some food for thought. Trust me, a lot of people are just hot air. They speak eloquently as if they know everything in the world and often they're just bull****ting but you can't tell because their fancy words have fogged up any meaning. Yes some are amazingly smart, but I don't see what makes them distinct from you. I wouldn't consider myself amazingly smart.

Don't lose faith, you're probably underestimating your own abilities. Thursday shall reveal all - but as with the maths boundaries, I tend to be right :wink:

(I got the A* boundary on C4 correct to the exact mark, just saying :tongue:

)

Try and calm down and just take it as it comes. We'll discuss your results on/after Thursday, if you're not too busy celebrating, that is :tongue:

I think if you can do that, you're very intelligence. I can't do that! Many Oxbridgers can. I find that quality impressive. :erm:

We'll see. Put it this way, if I get straight As, you probably won't be getting a PM from me.

I don't know. Part of me thinks that if I do get into Oxbridge, I'll realise the reality that Oxbridgers are just normal people who happen to be intelligent and hard-working.

Actually - how would you define intelligence? What makes you think that a person is intelligent?

I think my definition is incorrect.

Reply 6489

Anonymous #2

In a funny way I can see where I'm so academic is coming from. I'm not saying this is her situation but sometimes when you have nothing else going for you, grades suddenly mean everything. I speak from experience and a 4 month stay in a psychiatric unit. Self-hate is poisonous and can really distort the way you see yourself and things around you.

Reply 6490

FabiusMaximus

Original post by billyfisher100

Does anyone actually reckon that the boundaries will be posted tonight?

Who knows. They could come out at 11:59pm tomorrow hahaha

Reply 6491

im so academic

Original post by Arva

Oxbridge isn't a place :lol:

Yes, it is the amalgamation of the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge... I know.

Reply 6492

Arva

Original post by Bulbasaur

Did you evolve yet? You've been an adult for a while now.

Reply 6493

im so academic

Original post by L'Evil Fish

I should have clarified that:
"Nobody solely goes to university to fit in"

Me included. I'm not going to university "solely" to fit in. That's bull****.

Reply 6494

Arva

Original post by im so academic

Depends on what you mean by the word "genius". Holy ****, some of them can be out of this world.

They are magical institutions. Their alma mater have revolutionised this world.

Alumni*

The alma mater is the university itself, alumni are its graduates.

Reply 6495

billyfisher100

Original post by DarkAndTwisty

You waiting up for grade boundaries too, AG? :smile:

My sleeping pattern is screwed up already haha so I thought I might as well. The Oxbridge debate here is not providing much entertainment however :tongue:

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I agree - How about a late night movie marathon to pass the time. Any suggestions??

Reply 6496

im so academic

He must be clever enough to get in, in the first place. Also clever enough to convince people to support his bull**** policies (well some of them).

EDIT: Never met an Oxbridger over 30, I'm talking about Oxbridgers between 19 and maybe 25/26 max?

Reply 6497

SamJHill

Don't want people lecturing me on self hate and psych wards either, crossed that bridge years ago and after much worse things than disappointing grades

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