I found the Oxbridge entrance vs subjects taught article fascinating.
From a purely Machiavellian, 'Tiger Mum/Dad' point of view, I can see the list of preferred A level subjects at Trinity being used a guidebook for 'encouraged subjects' by some parents.
I spoke to dalglivk about it and she was able to rattle off the most preferred subjects without even seeing the article.
And there's nothing inherently wrong with that. If I was a parent of a clever sixteen year old child about to choose A-level subjects, I would have researched this.
But if nobody in my family or friends had been to university before, then I might well believe that all A-levels were equal, especially if that's what the teachers told me.
I was even worse than that. I just drifted, not even considering that they might not be. It took me a long time to realise that taking some control of my life might be a good idea (or, indeed, possible).
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From a purely Machiavellian, 'Tiger Mum/Dad' point of view, I can see the list of preferred A level subjects at Trinity being used a guidebook for 'encouraged subjects' by some parents.
I spoke to dalglivk about it and she was able to rattle off the most preferred subjects without even seeing the article.
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But if nobody in my family or friends had been to university before, then I might well believe that all A-levels were equal, especially if that's what the teachers told me.
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