"Straight As but no university place"

melancholly

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-10665478

perhaps this is one of the biggest adverts for choosing A levels carefully - i can only imagine that drama and theatre studies, and religious studies don't carry the same weight as history or something more traditional (fair or otherwise!)

stephyt23

It's a bit harsh though as he has two English related A levels, must be gutting to be rejected 2 years in a row, would certainly put me off going.

Lokolo

Yes but it also says "all my friends have gone to uni", which means its more than likely him, rather than anything else.

stephyt23

That's true. Just seen your sig, well done on saving that amount! I'd never be able to save anything in a million years :rotfl:

Lokolo

stephyt23 wrote: »

That's true. Just seen your sig, well done on saving that amount! I'd never be able to save anything in a million years :rotfl:

Luck, willpower and lack of a gf helps

But thanks

stephyt23

I have no job so only have my loan, no chance of me saving :rotfl:

liney

I'm not sure there's anything wrong with the A Levels, but I bet his personal statements are interesting reads.

stephyt23

I should imagine it's got to be down to that, most uni's wouldn't turn down someone with A's two years in a row.

MT90

liney wrote: »

I'm not sure there's anything wrong with the A Levels, but I bet his personal statements are interesting reads.

Drama is seen as too vocational for the majority of the top Unis.

bestpud

He says he could have researched his options more and I wonder what work experience he has...

If I'd been rejected last year, I'd have gone to all the open days and quizzed admissions tutors this year and I'd also have made sure I got some relevant work experience.

He doesn't seem to have done any of that!

He also wants to go into journalism or teaching which are two quite different occupations so I don't know if his personal statement would be focused enough.

poet123

Many A level students now offer 5 subjects. My kids all did 5 subjects and even then, General Studies was discounted. So having 3 subjects, one of which is technically vocational, he will not be as attractive to the redbricks as other candidates with more subjects and core subjects will be.