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How important was uni rep at your school?

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aster100

I always see you around threads complaining about something or other...

You hate swear words
You hate simple phrases like get bent or that sucks
Your sarcasm is weird
You're rude in a weird way

etc. etc.

And?

Reply 41

Miss Monkey

Not very important. Our year was seen as very successful with one to Cambridge, one medic and one dentist. They hadn't got anyone in to Oxbridge or medical/dental school for yonks.

Reply 42

dealbreaker

Amy_J

You did didn't you. Haha.

Can you please answer my question...

Reply 43

Bagration

I am around people who are going to Oxbridge and people who have their hearts set on Leeds Met... to most people it doesn't make a difference (does to me, though.)

Reply 44

Ed.

Amy_J

I used to think UCL was quite well known throughout the country, but having seen the number of people on the UCL part of this forum from outside London who have been met with confusion when they've explained they're off to UCL, I've realised I was wrong.

Oh well. Are you starting this year?

Yes- fingers crossed.

Reply 45

AdamTJ

Amy_J

It is amongst employers. I went to a similar type of school, but I don't think anyone considered UCL a "lesser university". It was just somewhere you went if you were rejected by Oxbridge- but were still very good.

Reply 46

NW8_SW1_EC3

I went to Westminster, the university you were planning on going to was an extention of your penis.

Reply 47

Amy_J

AdamTJ

My position exactly. Rejected by Oxford, off to UCL. Hopefully.

Reply 48

aster100

Amy_J

And?

It's a description. You sound quite stuck up, but it's ok, men like it, so keep going. Dealbreaker's your man. :biggrin:

Reply 49

Kater Murr

Not very, but that's reflected in the grades (where E is what we aim for).

Reply 50

apotoftea

jismith1989

Not necessarily (she could just go to a very good private -- as opposed to public -- school), but, yes, it is incredibly likely.

Errrr private & public schools are the same thing (ie: fees have to be paid).

Reply 51

dealbreaker

Amy_J

My position exactly. Rejected by Oxford, off to UCL. Hopefully.

So which school did you go to?

Reply 52

aster100

NW8_SW1_EC3

I went to Westminster, the university you were planning on going to was an extention of your penis.

Cambridge bigboy.

Reply 53

Amy_J

aster100

It's a description. You sound quite stuck up, but it's ok, men like it, so keep going. Dealbreaker's your man. :biggrin:

Words can't express how crushed I am that you think this.

Reply 54

Amy_J

dealbreaker

So which school did you go to?

I've told you.

Reply 55

aster100

Amy_J

My position exactly. Rejected by Oxford, off to UCL. Hopefully.

Out of sheer curiosity, what subject at Oxford were you rejected from?

Reply 56

faber niger

apotoftea

Errrr private & public schools are the same thing (ie: fees have to be paid).

Not really. Public schools are private schools, but not all private schools are public schools. To be a classed as a public school a school has to be a member of a group called the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. Such schools are more exclusive and tend to have better facilities than the average private school; subsequently the fees also tend to be higher!

Reply 57

Amy_J

aster100

Out of sheer curiosity, what subject at Oxford were you rejected from?

English Literature.

Reply 58

Bagration

The term public school is generally used now in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and sometimes Scotland to refer to any school that is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference: see the article Independent school (UK) for that sense of the term. The schools and their representative associations prefer the more inclusive term "independent schools", but common usage and the news media in England often refer to them by the traditional name of "public schools".

From wiki.

Reply 59

dealbreaker

Amy_J

I've told you.

No you haven't...so which one is it?