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[elisi]

Looking up the transcript for 'Rose', came across this:

ROSE: Do you think I should try the hospital? Suki said they had jobs going in the canteen. Is that it then, dishing out chips. I could do A Levels. I don't know. It's all Jimmy Stone's fault. I only left school because of him. Look where he ended up. What do you think?

AHAHAHAHAHA. (sob) 'Do A-Levels'. Ah, those were the days. Rose - you're 19, you could do an Access* course if you really wanted to continue your studies, but A-Levels are forever closed to you. As is any free education.

*It stands for 'Access to Higher Education' and is a one year course which will let you apply for university at the end of it. It is not free. However, if you take out a loan and go on to complete a degree, the Access loan is written off. You will of course then have accrued a much greater debt thanks to the university fees...

Comments

[owlboy]

Nutty. We have Pathways which is essentially free [it's how I got into uni] or you can go to TAFE which is like, $50 a semester.

[elisi]

Pft. You need to show COMMITMENT by forking out much money.

[lokifan]

:( The loss of the EMA is something I will really never forgive the Coalition for.

[elisi]

I don't understand it.

Literally, WHY? (/rhetorical question)

[kazzy-cee.livejournal.com]

And of course Access is no use if you are job hunting. She could have done a Btec qualification, but would have had to pay... (ex Further Ed teacher *g*).

[elisi]

Oh yes, Access is only good if you want to go to uni.

(I work in FE as an admin, so this is my every day life! I take my hat off to you though, teaching is something I could never do.)

[kazzy-cee.livejournal.com]

Hence the 'ex' ....

I had enough after 12 years of the little darlings expecting me to write their assignments for them *bless*.

[elisi]

On behalf of the rest of the population, I thank you most sincerely for your service and sacrifices.

[sea_thoughts]

I hate this government.

[elisi]

Just a single, random line.

How things have changed... :(

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

Left school for a bloke?

That's all I got out of that scene.

Rose never thought of a plan b I guess.

[elisi]

Yeah, the A-Level thing never struck me before.

(And bless Rose, she's a bit impulsive...)

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

I'm no academic...

Boy crazy more like it.

Flirted with Jack because he reminded her of the Doctor, except he "danced".

But I guess Rose is one interpretation of what some girls her age would be like.

[elisi]

All I can do at this point is to recommend Five times the Doctor tried to get rid of Rose Tyler (and one time he succeeded) which is one of my favourite fics, hands down, even if it is a little cruel...