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, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

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)