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I thought that too. What they were doing in San Francisco already seemed a little bit out of touch with the city-turning parking spaces into a park is a nice idea but not really practical in a city where parking is at a premium. At least they've cut out Hyderabad now, but I dread to think what they'll be like when they're in Buenos Aires.
I think Jade would choose Berlin, you know how much she likes 
exploring new cities. Plus she's then able to make content such as "stuck in Germany during second lockdown 
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exploring new cities. Plus she's then able to make content such as "stuck in Germany during second lockdown "There is an obvious effort to prove Minerva is different, in her grading video she explains everything is out of 5 and she’s aiming for a 3-3.5 minimum (multiply that by 20 and you have an out of 100% scoring system with her aiming to get 60-70% which is a 2.1 at loads of universities with the same grading system). It’s literally the same as a lot of unis (I am aware of other unis with different grading systems that aren’t perecentages).
It could be that I’m from a working class family, I comuted to uni I live in Scotland and it’s the kinda done thing here unless you come up from England or need to move down from the highlands- but I was always of the belief you went to uni to get a job... I don’t see how Minerva makes people more so employable. My experience as an engineering student and now a graduate engineer, I don’t imagine the “unique learning experience” would get you a better position than someone who went to literally any uni in the UK and grafted hard on summer placements/internships... is this just me missing that uni isn’t literally just an additional qualification???
It could be that I’m from a working class family, I comuted to uni I live in Scotland and it’s the kinda done thing here unless you come up from England or need to move down from the highlands- but I was always of the belief you went to uni to get a job... I don’t see how Minerva makes people more so employable. My experience as an engineering student and now a graduate engineer, I don’t imagine the “unique learning experience” would get you a better position than someone who went to literally any uni in the UK and grafted hard on summer placements/internships... is this just me missing that uni isn’t literally just an additional qualification???
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I don't think their main focus here is becoming more employable...
This all smells so much like privilege to me, doing all they want in the moment without any worry about the future
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Agreed! I'm also Scottish so maybe we're getting a skewed perception here but yeah, I went to uni to get a practice chance at being a grown up and to be more employable. Most people I know do a lot for their employability, from extracurriculars to internships to part time jobs. Minerva is literally just a normal uni that's up it's own a.
In England, it is quite common for people to go to university even if they don't want to, as it's seen as the 'next step' after sixth form. The teachers at my sixth form forced everyone to apply to university, even if they wanted to do an apprenticeship or go straight into a job. I think at the age of 18/19, a lot of people don't know for sure what they want to do with their life. So they go to university thinking that it will help them to find what it is they want to do, whilst gaining confidence and independence. Some people at my sixth form only applied to uni because they wanted to experience the social life/ drinking culture. But the point is, young people are brainwashed by teachers to think that you have to go to university to be successful.
Jade certainly seems like she is only going to university for the sake of it, or because she feels like it's expected of her.
Obviously I can't speak on behalf of all young people in England, but this was just my experience!
Jade certainly seems like she is only going to university for the sake of it, or because she feels like it's expected of her.
Obviously I can't speak on behalf of all young people in England, but this was just my experience!
I think it also depends on the area/type of school you go to, if you go to a fairly middle class school this is likely but mine was in a fairly deprived area so they also made us explore apprenticeships
The problem is now, because children have to be in education till their 18 uni is just easy enough to slip into, you don’t really have to think about what career you want if you do a generic degree (I did this purely because I liked studying them at A Level)
I think it depends on your background to a large extent, where I lived with my parents in a very middle class area it was def the norm, a few exceptions of my generation didn’t go but even if you didn’t end up really using the degree you’ve done most people do
Just went to read the chat but it says it is disabled? 
Me too, I couldn’t see anything!Just went to read the chat but it says it is disabled?
I only watched for like 10 minutes.
And in these 10 mins Ali basically said he doesn’t bother to recycle because he won’t be making any difference and he doesn’t really care for the environment.
They discussed fasting at some point and there was a weird explanation about famine in Africa, also something about diet and disease that was very very problematic for a doctor to support.
Basically the chat called them out.
Most notably for Ali’s lack of empathy considering he is a doctor and Jade’s weird “its all sunny and rainbows” behaviour that some considered fake.
And in these 10 mins Ali basically said he doesn’t bother to recycle because he won’t be making any difference and he doesn’t really care for the environment.
They discussed fasting at some point and there was a weird explanation about famine in Africa, also something about diet and disease that was very very problematic for a doctor to support.
Basically the chat called them out.
Most notably for Ali’s lack of empathy considering he is a doctor and Jade’s weird “its all sunny and rainbows” behaviour that some considered fake.
Yeah I definitely agree, I just wonder really what is the point. Couldn’t Have worded “smells like privilege” better myself haha!
also without a proper base are Minerva able to carry out research like other universities do? If not job prospects- I wonder what the focus is like with regards to PhD and further study/contributing to discovery of stuff... raises so many questions
I don't think they have further study as an option. I think they're purely undergraduate. But yeah, it even raises the question for research in terms of your undergraduate degree, especially on the science tracks. If the countries you go to are even somewhat variable, then surely that impacts what research you're able to do?
Eve and Jade in Germany 🥱🥱🥱
They will become besties all of a sudden...
Oh god they both have annoying, obnoxious personalities
Too much of one is enough, but both together? Noooooo
Too much of one is enough, but both together? Noooooo
I just can't imagine them getting on. Jade is too 'Anything is possible if you believe!' and Eve just likes to complain. Although I guess they're both experts at ignoring the privilege that's been afforded to them in life, so maybe they'll bond over that.
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