[identity profile] philmophlegm.livejournal.com 2011-02-10 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"If your school has not brought this to pupils attention and let them do unlisted subjects then it's the schools (and pupils) fault not the universities and changes should be made at school level not at universities."

Yes, I agree completely. A school I was at for some volunteering (www.youarehiredplymouth.co.uk) last week had most of their sixth formers doing stuff like Business and Travel & Tourism at A-level. That essentially makes it impossible for that school ever to send candidates to the best universities.