A golden ticket to success, crazy degree titles and a fab medical admissions resource.
😊 Welcome
This week we have a look at the relationship between students and universities. As a fee paying customer, students are entitled to see going to university as a guarantee of success, right?
We look back at the weird and wonderful world of degree titles.
And we find a great resource for all medicine applicants.
✍️ University is a golden ticket to success, right? Or is it?
Three things I’ve noticed that are on the increase in recent months:
One: Discussion on Linkedin about whether students are customers or whether the relationship is something different.
Two: Debates on social media about whether university is worth it, or whether apprenticeships are better.
Three: Newspaper headlines suggesting that university might not be the golden ticket everyone thinks it is.
The common theme to all of these is the idea that going to university is a simple, transactional relationship: you go to university, pay your fees, and your attendance at university provides you with a more successful future. The best universities will, of course, provide you with an even better future than other, more ordinary universities.
But it’s all nonsense. University simply doesn’t work like that. For the simple reason that each of us are different. We all have a different starting point. We all have different skills and abilities. We all have different hopes, aspirations and expectations. And, bluntly, some of us work harder to achieve these than others!
🗄️ From the Vault: BSc, MA, Foundation degree? I’m so confused!
In one of my most read articles from a year ago we look at the crazy world of university degree types and titles. Think you know your LLB from your MBChB, and your HND from you FdSc? Let’s put that to the test!
💡 Did you know?
Looking for a definitive one-stop-shop about admission to UK medical schools? Look no further than the Medical Schools Council website and their overview of admissions qualifications and criteria for each university.
Medical Schools Council guide to entry requirements
That’s all for this week!
Jonathan
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