Disappointed?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail....spite-A-grades-A.html

There must be hundreds of equally disappointed pupils, due to the huge number of applications.

Why did this particular pupil, deem it necessary to go to the press with her story?

[reefer]

She could work for the Mail at the top of the article it says five A grades and one A*
and lower down it says 6 A grades and one A*

[sandyRoe]

She seems to be a remarkably talented young lady. She learnt a language foreign to her and then used it in her studies. With those grades she deserved to get to medical school.
She probably went to the press because she had the nous to know that publicity might yet get her the place she wants and deserves.

[dundurn]

Well, did she? Or did her school? Or did the press put out feelers for "good" stories? This was the Mail. Not the most fervent supporter of minority rights, unless their surname happens to be Harmsworth. The last case I remeber like this was a very white, very Anglo-Saxon girl who failed to get into Oxbridge despite very good grades. Face it, the press will print any story if they reckon it will sell newspapers. They don't care whether you buy the rag to cheer or boo, they've sold their advertising space.
The plain fact of the matter is that if it was her, or her parents, who got the story into the paper, and if it gets her some publicity, and if another medical school offers her a place as a result, then jolly good luck to her. The world is full of people who could have made a difference if they'd only had the gumption to get out of bed in the morning. As to the amount of work she must have put in to get the grades, I take my hat off to her. She'll make a success of something in life, whatever it turns out to be.

[sp1814]

Let's summarise for the biggies (my new word for bigots):

"It's because she's an immigrant and they want it all their own way".

etc etc

ad lib to fade.

[mike11111]

Reminds me of a local case a few years ago when a girl was rejected by Oxbridge then accepted by Harvard. The case made national headlines when Gordon Brown weighed in with his twopennorth. Watch this space.

[Nosha123]

article states "Rohilla Maarji, 18, was rejected by four medical schools and fears she may now be forced to give up her dream of becoming a doctor."

Think thats a bit of a defeatist attitude.... isnt it?

If at first you dont succeed... try and try again!!

If we all walked away when the first door was slammed in our faces - where would we be???

Do we really want to be treated by a Doctor with a defeatist attitude??? I hope not!

[Nosha123]

strange sense of humour here in the News section isnt it!!/????

[Nosha123]

Butch

Sorry - I didnt read that far.. I got bored after the first few paras!!!

[jackthehat]

Remind me............Did Harold Shipman have a defeatist attitude ? No ? That's a relief!

[jno]

newspapers traditionally seek out stories about attractive women when A-levels come around. Schools are usually happy to tip them off. None the less, it's a perfectly valid story: do we really have so many doctors in this country that well qualified candidates are being rejected?

But there are of course even worse stories

http://www.telegraph....student-rejected.html

[jno]

jack, are you suggesting Shipman was a never-say-die sort of chap?

[Nosha123]

jackthehat..
"Remind me............Did Harold Shipman have a defeatist attitude ? No ? That's a relief!"

Thats hilarious!!!

[saxy_jag]

It says that two of the universities who turned her down did so because she performed poorly at interview. Fair enough. If you're an employer with a vacancy for a school leaver and you get two candidates with identical grades, and then one of them interviews better - which one are you going to accept?

It's a known fact there are too few university places for an increasing number of academic high-fliers and it's about time people realised that first rate grades neither guarantee you a place nor make you good at the job you want to do.