Yup, there's been massive grade inflation at basically all uk unis over the past decade I think - a first from Oxford/Cambridge was probably much more prestigious when you were there compared to now!I stand corrected - under 30% of students got firsts when I graduated from there, so it definitely seems to have increased year on year.....it's still tough to get a first there, Oxford takes some of the top students in the country and over half don't get a first. I agree definitely would've found the whole thing hard.
I get what you mean with this. She definitely is really well travelled for her age, but it does say something about the family in general that they don't seem to have wanted to explore much outside of the Western world. I am incredibly lucky that, like Ruby, age 21 I've been able to travel much more than most people can, but honestly as I've gotten older I've become more and more grateful for the fact that my parents have chosen to go to places outside of the typical middle-class holiday destinations. Visiting places like South Africa, Botswana and Zambia has been SO beneficial for my world view in terms of learning about the world outside of Europe, and definitely influenced me to do stuff like seek out books and films from those places, which don't necessarily receive as much attention in the UK. Obviously it's not Ruby's fault - I would guess that the parents have the most say over holiday plans - but it does say something about the way she was probably raised. I've never got the sense she has much interest in the world outside of the UK/Europe/America.Not what I meant at all, I love travel but I know not everyone has the money to and we all have different priorities with our money. It was more of a comment of how with all the money and resources she and her family seem to have it seems quite telling that they don't appear to have gone anywhere except the most western influenced countries especially since she seems to idolise the Bucket List Family who travel all over the world. If I had all the money they seem to have I feel like I would have gone more places. I really think it would do Ruby some good to go somewhere in Asia or Africa which is a bit more out of her comfort zone.