Excellent A level results and the
level of personal and professional achievement attained by an individual do not appear to be linked from what I can see.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 11:25, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

that's what I think
also, knowing how much work is required is a good skill to have.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 11:28, Reply)

If you measure success by wealth (as most people do)
even a cursory glance at those newspaper 'rich lists' (which are full of people like that cunt Philip Green) will tell you that you are completely right.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 11:30, Reply)

Are you flirting with me?

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 11:34, Reply)

that's because you get good grades and a good degree
and you go into a profession, like law, accountancy, dentistry etc. and you'll earn a very good salary. but you won't ever get stinking rich from it.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 11:34, Reply)

Ditto science
Where it's possible to receive education and training from world-leading institutions in this country, yet if you try to stay in research, chances are you'll make bugger all as you hop desperately from grant to grant every few years.
(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 11:40, Reply)

(Not that I'm worried or embittered by this state of affairs, of course...)

(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 11:42, Reply)

it's true though
even for teaching it. my brother did physics at durham. he'd have gone into teaching physics if it paid at all well. as it is, he went for accountancy. then they wonder why nobody decent wants to teach it, and why kids then loathe it.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 11:50, Reply)

I too had a close brush with going into teaching
I had a very generous bursary waved in front of my nose to train to teach for nine months in a couple of London schools.

That was before I realised they expected me to work like a bitch to get the qualification in the first place, before I'd end up looking after other people's kids on a salary that didn't look all that much better than your average post-doc.

Edit: Fucking hell, Durham's got a good science department as well - didn't berk study there? Just look at how much trouble she's had trying to move jobs.
(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 11:53, Reply)

You
don't look all that much better than your average post-op.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 18 Aug 2011, 11:58, Reply)