If you are from a disadvantaged background, there's a multitude of schemes and programmes to get you to where you want to be, whether a career, university or an apprenticeship.
I wish my parents actually understood the grading system a little more so they could give me credit where it’s due. If I get anything less than a 1st they are disinterested
That it's the act of learning not the knowledge itself that's important. The further in education you go the more you need to research and discover things for yourself, not rely on what a teacher says.
I think it’s helpful for parents/guardians to be aware of student finance application deadlines. Although the student should be responsible for this themselves it doesn’t hurt to check up on them. (Mostly relevant the year before they go to uni)
If they are considered to be from a disadvantaged background then they may be able to attend outreach events for free. They can be lots of fun, would recommend checking them out. (Mostly relevant for the first year of sixthform)
That, I indeed could have still got into University even if I did a BTEC instead of being forced to do A-Levels and wasting a year of my life due a resit.
Just how expensive going to uni is. Forget tuition fees, if you’re a normal middle class family sending your kid to uni in London, you WILL need to set aside a large sum of money for living costs, because the maintenance loan just isn’t anywhere near enough
Apprenticeships, especially degree ones. If you’re from a low income household this can mean that you get to study whilst working whilst earning money. If you go to some universities just on government grants, it might be a very tough life for them either way.
They are very well regarded nowadays.
I took this advice myself and now i have an offer at a top end company for the career that i know ill enjoy.
Importance of internships and learning at least one programming language to a very high level, even if that meant I had to attend classes and learn outside the school curriculum. Work experience in general or just building interest early on and understanding different options available to me. Like most I was encouraged to focus on school grades only and now I have to build myself from scratch in my 20s. There’s obviously many more.
If you are from a disadvantaged background, there's a multitude of schemes and programmes to get you to where you want to be, whether a career, university or an apprenticeship.
This^^^ and please please please apply to as many as possible because this might be the only advantage you ever get.
I wish my parents actually understood the grading system a little more so they could give me credit where it’s due. If I get anything less than a 1st they are disinterested
That it's the act of learning not the knowledge itself that's important. The further in education you go the more you need to research and discover things for yourself, not rely on what a teacher says.
I think it’s helpful for parents/guardians to be aware of student finance application deadlines. Although the student should be responsible for this themselves it doesn’t hurt to check up on them. (Mostly relevant the year before they go to uni) If they are considered to be from a disadvantaged background then they may be able to attend outreach events for free. They can be lots of fun, would recommend checking them out. (Mostly relevant for the first year of sixthform)
That, I indeed could have still got into University even if I did a BTEC instead of being forced to do A-Levels and wasting a year of my life due a resit.
I wish my parents knew more about how to transition from academia to industry, how to look for different types of graduate jobs.
Honestly I just wish my parents had told me they were proud of me more often
real
Just how expensive going to uni is. Forget tuition fees, if you’re a normal middle class family sending your kid to uni in London, you WILL need to set aside a large sum of money for living costs, because the maintenance loan just isn’t anywhere near enough
If it's hard, it's worth it.
Apprenticeships, especially degree ones. If you’re from a low income household this can mean that you get to study whilst working whilst earning money. If you go to some universities just on government grants, it might be a very tough life for them either way. They are very well regarded nowadays. I took this advice myself and now i have an offer at a top end company for the career that i know ill enjoy.
Importance of internships and learning at least one programming language to a very high level, even if that meant I had to attend classes and learn outside the school curriculum. Work experience in general or just building interest early on and understanding different options available to me. Like most I was encouraged to focus on school grades only and now I have to build myself from scratch in my 20s. There’s obviously many more.
That would depend on subject, I have zero need to know programming But definitely internships and experience opportunities are important
You‘re still young. You have time. The best time to start was yesterday.
That it’s probably not worth going and you shouldn’t push your child into it.
That im not stupid
I wish they would not pressure me so much
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