Somali girl with top grades not good enough for Oxford.
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Re: Somali girl with top grades not good enough for Oxford.
Its no secret that Oxford is for elites. I have seen what kind of students get in. So i am not suprised.
I guess the bright girl ran out of luck. Insha Allah she will take her revenge on Oxford if she perseveres.
I guess the bright girl ran out of luck. Insha Allah she will take her revenge on Oxford if she perseveres.
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Re: Somali girl with top grades not good enough for Oxford.
I know a girl doing IB and she didnt get in but is going to Harvard (she is black) didn’t get in and UCL 3rd with less snobby people 
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I don't know what GCSE means, is she some sort of valedictorian? 
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Re: Somali girl with top grades not good enough for Oxford.
There something about the lack of black student admissions by Oxford just last week
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/860604-davi ... k-studentsPrime Minister David Cameron was at the centre of a race row yesterday after saying it was a 'disgrace' only one black person went to Oxford University last year.
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Re: Somali girl with top grades not good enough for Oxford.
GCSE are exams taken at 15-16 years to get into college and yes 11A* are mashallahunion wrote:I don't know what GCSE means, is she some sort of valedictorian?
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Re: Somali girl with top grades not good enough for Oxford.
Obviously British top schools are more elitist than merit. She would have gone to Harvard in a jiffy.
Re: Somali girl with top grades not good enough for Oxford.
MY AUNT WENT TO OXFORD 
Re: Somali girl with top grades not good enough for Oxford.
That girl would do good no matter where she ends up, mashallah.
Keep it up if you're reading this.
Keep it up if you're reading this.
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Re: Somali girl with top grades not good enough for Oxford.
inshallah she get into one best unis in UK
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Freaking elitist SOBS
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Re: Somali girl with top grades not good enough for Oxford.
"Fatima’s father, Bashir, said: “Fatima was a beacon of hope for the Somali community and an example of what you can achieve"
Wow, now we know where Fatima gets her egotistical inclinations.

Re: Somali girl with top grades not good enough for Oxford.
What a ridiculous article! Even The Daily Mail wouldn't have published this!
Just out of curiosity, do you have a link to the story of this Oxfordian guy from Somaliland?
Actually, it's tougher to get into postgraduate Maths at Oxford than undergraduate medicine.djibsomali wrote:you are rigth he is doing pure MathsSomaliman% wrote:I think no somali has ever gotten close to these grades, i know about 1 who got 6 A* but 11 come on. However in oxford thats the norm.
Properly because he wasnt doing medicine.djibsomali wrote:I don't know how their policy works but there is 1 guys sponsored straigth from Amoud university (Borama) who is finishing his Master Degree at Oxford.
How is that possible while they are refusing the brigthest from England??
Blackvelvet UCL is great but compared to Oxford come on....
Wish there was more somalis like her. unfortunetly the majority dont even get one A let alone 11 A*s. lol
Just out of curiosity, do you have a link to the story of this Oxfordian guy from Somaliland?
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Re: Somali girl with top grades not good enough for Oxford.
*Sob* *Sob*
Who cares about which school you end up going to sheesh
Who cares about which school you end up going to sheesh
Re: Somali girl with top grades not good enough for Oxford.
What do you mean?Scarletmoon1 wrote:Who cares about which school you end up going to sheesh
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Re: Somali girl with top grades not good enough for Oxford.
Ataleof wrote:What do you mean?Scarletmoon1 wrote:Who cares about which school you end up going to sheesh
Well, what is so great about going to a top university?
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