As a foreigner who, after 10 years here, still is unable to comprehend the fetish obsession with CAO points, this article by @tanyasweeney feels absolutely relatable.
University study is about learning what you are interested in, it's not about careers.https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/getting-teenagers-to-apply-for-a-career-degree-is-a-complete-nonsense-1.4346668 …
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But I do find the points system weird. In Canada, it's just a percentage out of 100. Your overall marks need to hit a certain threshold to be accepted. Certain departments will have a higher threshold, but you can enter in a different degree and then transfer.
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As far as I understand the CAO point system, it's basically the same, just using aggregate points instead of outright percentages. But ultimately, it is also just percentage system in disguise.
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Yes, I understand that. I would just hope that more people saw it as their duty to point out what utter

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Absolutely. I always got very sad about my friends being forced into a degree they hated.
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That’s totally it. But the fact that teens are going along with it is sort of interesting to me....
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I don't blame them, the idea pervades society.
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