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It's kinda complicated :-)
Most of my primary years were spent in a German school in the UK, which was private (because it was German, but it didn't cost anywhere near as much as a "proper" independent school over here would cost). After that I had 4 years at a pretty standard comprehensive, which has gone way downhill in recent years. I did fine there, and plenty of people have gone one to uni though I doubt we had many Oxbridge applicants! Anyway, the school had no sixth form so it's hard to say what people did afterwards. Probaby a fair share went on to leave school at 16.
Then went to a big college for A-levels and I hated it. I think I could have done much better at a sixth form, or smaller college. It did prepare me for uni though! I don't think going to a state school necessarily held me back - in some ways it probably helped to get into uni (I had a university give me an interview, I didn't turn up and they still offered me a place. What's the point? - they'll do anything to increase their students from non-independent school backgrounds)
Me. I have been writing up since August and have managed two full chapters. I'm a total slacker. I have 3 good days and then 2 bad weeks. My thesis just makes me want to cry :-(
I don't have a job, or the confidence to apply for one. I have had all the time in the world to write for the past few months, but I'm just wasting it all on the internet or watching daytime TV... :-s
Hi, I doing a biomedical PhD in the UK and I didn't study for any modules during my PhD. I just did research. You study all year round, i.e. you don't get the long summer holidays that you used to get as an undergrad! My uni was closed over Xmas/New year and easter though, so I took most of those days off ;-) (apart from having to look after cell cultures...). You also tend to get a certain number of days of holiday per year, at my uni it was 25 days.
Data collection: Done
1 paper submitted and accepted.
Title Page: 0% done
Contents/Figure lists: Not done
Acknowledgements: 50% done
Introduction: 20% done
Methods: 90% done
Results Chapter 1: 99% done
Results Chapter 2: 60% done
Conclusion: 0% done
Time taken: 3 years and 5 months so far
Level of skint-ness: High. :-s
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