Giving one time to learn to write i.e. instead of ie. presumably.
Oh no, perhaps not...
( thealternativefact, Sun 26 Jul 2009, 20:52, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

ZING

( fuck shit up the best you never had, Sun 26 Jul 2009, 20:54, Reply)

oh, you got me there!
and so i FAIL so thoroughly...
now i are sad
and not LOL
bleh.
but still, look at all those letters...
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Sun 26 Jul 2009, 21:15, Reply)

But you studied for an extra year to get the same qualification as anyone else who did the same course.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but surely that puts you at a disadvantage as you would be one year behind for each course then.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Sun 26 Jul 2009, 21:20, Reply)

Studying for an extra year to get the same qualification is an advantage, not a disadvantage
Particularly if you are "special". This way you can go at your own pace and ignore all the other boys and girls...

Obviously this comment is in no way driven by undiagnosed majuscule/minuscule envy.
( GarbageFan didn't know what to have as a board sig on, Sun 26 Jul 2009, 21:41, Reply)

except it's not the "same" qualification. is it?
far from it. it has long been understood that the traditional Scottish universities offer a FAR higher quality of education than the many and varied institutions south of the border.
and for the record...you only need to study that extra year if you are English, cos A levels ain't as good as Highers.
FACT.
is all.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Sun 26 Jul 2009, 22:43, Reply)

So by your reasoning, someone who studied the same subjects at say, Oh I don't know...
Oxford or Cambridge - if indeed they offer them - the qualification achieved would be considered more worthy if it was from a Scottish institution? Because you didn't have to pay fees or because they went easy on you and allowed you an extra year to do it in?
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Sun 26 Jul 2009, 22:49, Reply)

not at all.
if coming from an english education background (i.e. 18yo 'A' level) you are at a disadvantage (compared to Scottish educated 'Higher' grade student). you are, quite rightly, considered to be 1 year behind your scottish (or international) counterparts.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Sun 26 Jul 2009, 22:55, Reply)

or, to put it another way...
if i studied, for 5 years, and achieved a 2:1 (Hons) in French with Economics from, for example, the University of St. Andrews...do you seriously think that is worth the same as a "similar" degree from the "university" of east sussex?
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Sun 26 Jul 2009, 23:26, Reply)

Nope and I never said that
I think it would be worth the same as THE SAME degree from anywhere else in teh country because you took an extra year to achieve the same as them. Plus you're not factoring for any work experience or internships done by the individual in either place.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 27 Jul 2009, 19:31, Reply)

okay...
"I think it would be worth the same as THE SAME degree from anywhere else in teh country because you took an extra year to achieve the same as them."
This assumes a degree of parity between institutions, which is a poor reflection of reality. also it clearly cannot be the same degree from a different institution. same subject perhaps, however educational philosophy varies widely from one institution to another. a degree in chemistry from bristol is worth a damned sight more than a degree in chemistry from east sussex, or wherever. fact.
"Plus you're not factoring for any work experience or internships done by the individual in either place."
this is utterly irrelevent to the argument. if you're talking about the "same degree" then equal opportunity for extra-curricular studies, internships or whatever will be the case. what a student makes of these is up to them, not the institution.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Mon 27 Jul 2009, 20:04, Reply)