| c03n3nj0 said: Uhh, I've been accepted into the University of Edinburgh? Charles Darwin went there and shit. |
My only problem with this is that the education system in Scotland is such that any dolt can go to the University of Edinburgh or University of Glasgow, or any number of Scottish Universities.
In the US the criteria to getting into a prestigious university is often a Grand Point Average (GPA) of 3.90 or higher, as well as extra-curricular activities. While it's fine that such programs as medicine require high achievement at the secondary level, the fact is that anyone with a passing grade can get into a Scottish University kind of takes away the significance of the fact that you got in.
What would actually be more impressive is knowing your secondary school marks your 5th or 6th year. Hell, extremely impressive is if you were able to leave secondary at the end of your 5th year and enter university based on your marks up to and including your 5th year.
