Sentences with phrase «going to a top university»

If you haven't got the grades you can't go to a top university because you don't have the knowledge (and probably intelligence) to do the course, not because of some scheme of handing out social rewards to the deserving.

Also, according to this skeptics question and answer, sending someone to prison is rather costly (the same order of magnitude as going to a top university).

Once they've successfully completed that phase, they will go to a top university or research laboratory overseas for a 2 - year postdoctoral fellowship, the idea being to further broaden their research experience.

Children in London and the south east are also 57 per cent more likely to go to a top university.

... four in ten bright children from poorer families would go to a top university — today only one in ten do.

It says this may be because these pupils are more likely to get good exam results and to go to a top university.

And in general, pupils from private schools were 22 times more likely to go to a top university than those who had been on free school meals, the Trust said.

Other people argue that in today's economy, where it's tough for recent grads to get decent jobs, going to a top university will put you a step ahead of your competition.

Not exact matches

Its graduates go on to graduate school at top - tier universities such as Columbia, Harvard, the University of Chicago, and Yale.

In the same way that students who attend top universities may be predisposed to getting higher paying jobs than those who didn't go to college at all, one could argue that the really great entrepreneurs don't need any help from an incubator.

She joins a number of other top AI researchers coming out of University of Toronto who have gone on to secure positions of importance at major tech firms; U of T AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton, who heads Google Brain's Canadian operations, is another.

Top prizes go to the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management, UNC Kenan - Flagler School of Business, and University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management.

In their last game, they beat second place University of Newcastle 1s away to go one point clear at the top of the Northern 1A league.

WSB graduates are admitted to competitive high schools and go on to top colleges and universities.

He went on to graduate at the top of his class with first class honours in Politics and Modern History at Manchester University, winning the Robert McKenzie Prize for political science, his first book contract and election to the (sabbatical) leadership of the students» union, Labour Students» National Committee and NUS National Council.

Imagine if dozens of young people from this school went on to Britain's top universities every year and imagine that most went on to challenge for the highest - paid and most respected jobs.

In the end it built a coalition out of successful bankers living at the top of glass towers, middle - aged hippies and younger people, perhaps the first in their family to go to university.

The Obama administration has reintroduced the College Scorecard, which provides parents and their college - bound kids a massive trove of open data on higher education as they go through the hectic process of applying to the country's top universities.

However, Dr Wendy Piatt, director general of the Russell Group which represents the 20 top universities, said: «It may be counter-intuitive, but actually we know from the evidence that finance plays very little role in determining whether a child goes to university.

The University at Buffalo Foundation spent $ 104.5 million in 2013 - 14, nearly 40 percent of which went toward paying university and foundation employees, including «top ups» to the salaries of some unnamed faculty members and administrators, according to a new report, renewing calls for more traUniversity at Buffalo Foundation spent $ 104.5 million in 2013 - 14, nearly 40 percent of which went toward paying university and foundation employees, including «top ups» to the salaries of some unnamed faculty members and administrators, according to a new report, renewing calls for more trauniversity and foundation employees, including «top ups» to the salaries of some unnamed faculty members and administrators, according to a new report, renewing calls for more transparency.

The frontrunner, David Miliband, may not have been to private school (he went to a north west London comprehensive, as befits his impeccable left - wing credentials), but he was at Oxford University at the same time as David Cameron, and Education Secretary Michael Gove, not to mention the other leading contenders for Labour's top job.

People are ashamed because they are told that they're top of the class in their respective schools, but when they go to Cornell or any other university or college, they hardly know anything.

She also defended her dissertation, completed a postdoctoral fellowship in cancer immunology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and enjoyed every minute with her husband and girls, which she described as «just icing and cherries and wonderful little treats on top of what I thought I wasn't going to be able to have.»

While I did not go to Oklahoma University, this top would be ideal for an OU football game.

I went to university in one of the snowiest places in the US (it's usually in the top 3), Rochester, NY.

, whilst juggling sport and extra-curricular activities, and I went from being top at most of my classes at school, to almost the very rock bottom of the year at university.

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As for our hero for the third time, Mr. Witwicky, since saving the world [twice] and getting a [top secret] medal from President Obama, Sam has gone to university on the government's dime and is now where a lot of uni grads are — looking for work.

We knew from the get - go we wanted Greta to feature as part of Girls on Tops; Frances Ha was such a formative film for us and the Mistress America soundtrack was on repeat throughout our final year at university, but this was before we were aware of Lady Bird.

In addition, 86 % of day students at the school were accepted into their first - choice university, of which over a third of students (38 %) will be going on to study at a top 10 ranked university in the country.

You can take a classic sixth form or college then university route and go and study something different — then top up with a postgraduate course to qualify.

Four of the country's universities currently reside in the top ten in the world rankings — Cambridge, Oxford, UCL and ICL — and it is female students in particular who are making the most of this respected higher education structure — they are more than a third more likely to go to university than boys.

But, Esquith's students also attend school six days a week, score in the top five to ten percent nationally in standardized tests, and go on to some of the best universities in the country.

As might be expected, online learning is part of the package, but course choice goes further: it allows K — 12 students to learn from unconventional providers that might range from top - tier universities or innovative community colleges to local employers, labs, or hospitals.

«Who would have thought that these students are going to some of the top colleges and universities around the world?»

Four of the country's universities currently reside in the top ten in the world rankings and it is female students in particular who are making the most of this respected higher education structure — they are more than a third more likely to go to university than boys.

Bright children from poorer backgrounds are far less likely to go to university or study A-levels that could get them into top universities than their wealthier counterparts — even if they live in the same neighbourhood and achieve similar results at GCSE.

Many of Camp Akeela's campers have very high IQs, excel in academics, and would most likely go on to be stars at top universities and in their careers, if they could improve their social navigation skills.

Bright children from poorer backgrounds are far less likely to go to university or study A levels that could get them into top universities than their wealthier counterparts - even if they live in the same neighbourhood and achieve similar results at GCSE.

And due to the ever - increasing size of the education infrastructure in almost every state, earning a degree from a top - tier California university goes a long way toward establishing one's credentials as a leader in the industry, and specifically the foundational field of early childhood education.

And due to the ever - increasing size of the education infrastructure in almost every state, earning a degree from a top - tier Florida university goes a long way toward establishing one's credentials as a leader in the industry, and specifically the foundational field of early childhood education.

The sixth form college was set up to offer greater opportunities for more young people to go on to university and top professions.

Yet Rafe Esquith's diverse fifth - grade students overcome language barriers and nonexistent funds to consistently score in the top five to 10 percent of the country in standardized tests and most go on to attend our most prestigious colleges and universities.

And we know that disadvantaged pupils from grammar schools are almost twice as likely to go to a top Russell Group university as those from more affluent comprehensive schools.

Those children, at the top of those schools, do not have to compete with the children at the grammar, and they go on to compete very successfully and get good places at elite universities.

He added: «Independent research has shown that BTecs are rigorous and valuable qualifications enabling students to go on to top universities and great jobs, but we are always looking to raise the bar.

About two weeks ago, I got an email saying that my youngest son was going to receive an award as a Top 50 Scholar athlete at the university he is attending.

It is also possible that inputs provided by the university professor are not sufficient for composing a top - notch academic document, so you may need to go the extra mile for researching the recent facts and figures.

As a parent it's hard not to worry about how you're going to pay for your kid to go to university — especially when the cost of a four - year degree is projected to top $ 130,000 in just 18 years (right when your baby is headed off to school!).

Of course, getting a degree from a top - rated university (like Dartmouth, which I gave up with only one year to go), can open many, many doors, and should not be underestimated.