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I got ABC at A level and an E at AS-level... think that is 320 points which thankfully gets me through pretty much all A level requirements for jobs... just a shame I got a 2.2.
I got ABC at A level and an E at AS-level... think that is 320 points which thankfully gets me through pretty much all A level requirements for jobs... just a shame I got a 2.2.
Hmm interesting point there... You have good A levels, but not being rude, not the best of degree grades in terms of what employers want.
When writing applications, did you mention the E? or did you just say that you had achieved 320 UCAS points? because if I count my E at AS, then i'm at 320 as well.
Directly fromt their websites and all of thses companies have been in the top 10 graduate recruiters. And you just mumble on, accept it UCAS points are important and shut up.
Davem
You do realise that A-Levels aren't the be all and end all of someone's ability, right?
You do nothing but scaremonger when it comes to threads like this and it's pathetic. You need to realise that just because somebody did badly in their A-Levels, it does not immediately make them a failure or you superior in anyway. I do wonder how much life experience you have, as this is not the first time you've posted such dribble. It seems like you've had it pretty cosy by the sounds of things.
Some posters seem to echo that of a bourgeoisie society. It's just a shame that such a pretence still exists in this day and age.
i don't know if this poster has previous form but his points are valid and it is you that is devoid of life experience.
in short you are equating success and failure on the ability to get what i and i think this poster are detailing the top graduate jobs. doing badly in a levels does not make them a failure but it does limit your options.
i often wonder if people know the distinction between graduate jobs and jobs that graduates fill. if there is previous with the poster then i understand but your points are poor in the sole attempt to impress the point of the cosy life of the poster...
a levels are ability - this relationship does not matter -- it is about procedure and perception.
it is your view that taints reality in my opinion. too many people take too black and white a view. understand the variation in context and depth of graduate jobs.
His logic is valid, sure. His point that the top employers want good A-levels is also sound, but you're completely missing his underlying pretence, which you would understand if you had debated this issue with him before.
Of course it does, I never said it didn't - but there is a difference between blind scaremongering and casual observation. I'm not comparing success to failure either, so don't get ahead of yourself. I'm asserting that as far as both academic ability and other go; A-Levels are not the be-all-and-end-all of the matter. Someone who obtains a 1st yet has poor A-Levels still has academic ability and it is unfair to tarnish them simply because of an inconsistent past. Why do you think Oxbridge are only interested in the final year of someone's degree when applying for post-grad?
Again, see my earlier point. It's no secret that those with more humble beginnings or those with more 'life experience' are more often, usually less bigoted in such matters.?
What about extenuating circumstances? Oh wait, A-Levels are the final say on the matter, my apologies.
Why is it? I understand it perfectly fine, but I also understand that academic ability can be measured in more ways then through a written test taken by a hormonal teenager.
edt: the only thing i will add is, that i always wished that i worked a lot harder whilst back at school. I never did any homework or coursework and it did make things a lot harder in the long run.
[TW]Fox;9984500 said:Large companies offering placements are obsessed with UCAS points, which are made up from your A level results.
Its got to the stage that if two people apply, one with a 1st so far, and the other with a 3rd, from the same course on the same Uni, but the person with the 3rd has 300 UCAS points and the person with the 1st has 200, the person with the 3rd would get further in the application process.
which underlines where i think you are getting the issue mixed up. believe me i am not endorsing a levels as any indicator as you intimate. however, i do suggest their importance to the type of jobs i outlined. the issue is about ability rather the graduate jobs market. the link is not as you seem to think... the best do not necessarily get into the best jobs etc... a little thing called life nix.
No-one has shown me an advert from a major employer saying "we want candidates with poor Alevels please".
To be fair Nix, I think the only person who was arguing that higher a-level grades were the most important indicator of academic potential was Vedic.
DAVEM hasn't strictly said he thinks the top graduate employers are right to have the high UCAS point requirement, just that they do have them.
Oh wow, you changed your tone.