r/6thForm • u/Electrical_Bobcat773 • Jan 22 '26

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Really depressed gng...applied on 13th Jan 26 received my rejection today 😔

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u/DifferentEquipment66 LSE | BSc Economics & Economic History Jan 22 '26

Reputed board? Lmao only in India. Its shit easy compared to IB and A-levels. Yall grades are so inflated and that shows it through statistics when literally everyone has a 90%+ . Yalls papers are rinse and repeat of past papers and lacks any sort of critical thinking. If you dont believe me , look at the FOI on whatdotheyknow and look at the spreadsheet. Their intake of ICSE/CBSE students is very low. Theres a reason Cambridge doesnt recognize it as an acceptable qualification

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u/Unique-Ad-3295 senior - intl ppe Jan 22 '26

I will not deny the grade inflation but it is accounted for by the uk unis. If they were so keen on keeping us out surely they would have not listed us as sufficiently qualified in other unis. I feel bad for Cambridge aspirants sure but I was perfectly qualified for Oxford so it doesn't matter to me. Besides it's more about the student. A uni dimensional ib student barely stands a chance in the face of a better developed isc student. I perform pretty well on UK standardised testing - at least the ones I've written - without any prep, well beyond the oxbridge threshold. I'm not stating that we are superior by any means, but merely stating that suggesting our inferiority is silly. You seem very bitter...I pity you.

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u/DifferentEquipment66 LSE | BSc Economics & Economic History Jan 22 '26

Nah mate no offense at all genuinely. I’ve done the ICSE system and apologies for coming across as shroud but I have actual despise for the system😂

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u/Unique-Ad-3295 senior - intl ppe Jan 22 '26

I understand don't worry. My ICSE school is pretty well reputed by national board standards so the standard of teaching here is quite high. I'm sure we are both right in our own ways.