Who's at fault when students fail?

Originally posted by Mr Tom Cat
In England till 1990 Polys were the poor relations to Universities. They became the new Universities which are the poor relations to the old ones.

Originally posted by Mr Tom Cat
In England till 1990 Polys were the poor relations to Universities. They became the new Universities which are the poor relations to the old ones.

Polytechnics is to study industrial machinery and applied science.

Do you actually know what you're talking about?

Originally posted by §P0oONY
I'm at 6th form, I've received offers from university and will hopefully be going to Edinburgh University to take Biology in the summer.

So you know your Krebs cycle, Succession, Growth curves, Basic Anthropology New and Old World Monkeys etc. A level Bio. Halcyon days.

Originally posted by §P0oONY
Oh right... They're like new Universities... Can't say I've ever even think about applying to one of those.

You should. It's quite interesting. I'm an Automobile Mechanics Engineer and I have a Flat Rate salary system in which I receive a payment stock for each vehicle I am to review. I can make over four hundred dollars in one day.

Originally posted by Mr Tom Cat
So you know your Krebs cycle, Succession, Growth curves, Basic Anthropology New and Old World Monkeys etc. A level Bio. Halcyon days.

Originally posted by Seraphim XIII
Polytechnics is to study industrial machinery and applied science.

Do you actually know what you're talking about?

Originally posted by Mr Tom Cat
So you know your Krebs cycle, Succession, Growth curves, Basic Anthropology New and Old World Monkeys etc. A level Bio. Halcyon days.

What does the CA Cycle and such have to do with anything?

Lol, I learned Anthropology in high school.

Originally posted by Seraphim XIII
Polytechnics is to study industrial machinery and applied science.

Do you actually know what you're talking about?

Yup, they were poor relations in the UK to the Old University system, we abolished them in 1990.

Here's an example of how they changed in the U.K.

http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/history/timeline

Originally posted by §P0oONY
Pretty much... Just finished Succession actually. Moving on to Behaviour and Populations now, 2nd lesson on it tomorrow.

Well, my dad (University Professor) just backed up what he said.

Ecological Succession FTW.

Originally posted by Seraphim XIII
What does the CA Cycle and such have to do with anything?

Lol, I learned Anthropology in high school.

It's what's taught at A level at the moment, I've been helping my niece. I was replying to Spoony.

Originally posted by Mr Tom Cat
Yup, they were poor relations in the UK to the Old University system, we abolished them in 1990.

Here's an example of how they changed in the U.K.

http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/history/timeline

So, essentially, the universities you study at today sprouted from Polytechnic education systems?

Originally posted by Mr Tom Cat
It's what's taught at A level at the moment, I've been helping my niece. I was replying to Spoony.

Ah, of course. 🙂

Originally posted by §P0oONY
Pretty much... Just finished Succession actually. Moving on to Behaviour and Populations now, 2nd lesson on it tomorrow.

Well, my dad (University Professor) just backed up what he said.

He would back me up, i'm right. I was at an Old Uni when the Poly system operated in the U.K. Spoony. all the Seres etc. Good stuff.

Originally posted by Seraphim XIII
So, essentially, the universities you study at today sprouted from Polytechnic education systems?

No the Old Ones ran parallel, I never went to a Poly. I had good results.

Originally posted by Mr Tom Cat
He would back me up, i'm right. I was at an Old Uni when the Poly system operated in the U.K. Spoony. all the Seres etc. Good stuff.

Originally posted by Mr Tom Cat
No the Old Ones ran parallel, I never went to a Poly. I had good results.

Originally posted by Mr Tom Cat
No the Old Ones ran parallel, I never went to a Poly. I had good results.

Hmm, Odd.

Ran parallel compared to ... ?

Originally posted by Seraphim XIII
I went to a Polytechnic school for advanced knowledge on Computer systems analyzing. I also took a course on PC databases and networking. The leading university (Simon Fraser) Didn't offer such advanced courses.

Hmm, Odd.

Ran parallel compared to ... ?

The Old Unis.

I went to Nottingham and two University of London Colleges. University Colleges are the next step up on basic Universities e.g. Kings College, Imperial, Goldsmiths etc.

Mr Tom Cat, you seem to know what you're talking about!

Well actually, I was looking for something in the tricarboxylic acid cycle's reaction sums that went missing.

You mind filling in the blanks? Since you got such good results?

---------- + 3 NAD+ + FAD + --- + Pi + 1 H2O + 1 CoA-SH → 2 CoA-SH + 3 NADH + 3 H+ + ---- + GTP + 2 CO2

Originally posted by Mr Tom Cat
The Old Unis.

I went to Nottingham and two University of London Colleges. University Colleges are the next step up on basic Universities e.g. Kings College, Imperial, Goldsmiths etc.

Old Uni? Elaborate. Nothing is old about SFU. Top leading university in the province. They just didn't teach certain things the Polytechnical Institute had to offer.

Originally posted by Mr Tom Cat
The Old Unis.

I went to Nottingham and two University of London Colleges. University Colleges are the next step up on basic Universities e.g. Kings College, Imperial, Goldsmiths etc.

Originally posted by §P0oONY
Nice... I almost put Nottingham as my Insurance. I'd never get in any places like Imperial, not straight from high school anyway. Sadly I'm only really a B-Grade student.

What GPA did you graduate with?

I was a straight A student through high school. In middle school, I was a bit lacking with B's and even a few B minuses. Then they threw me into Enrichment classes and I sprouted.