IfzaPatel Money + Motherhood
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101shehab101 :
Part time jobs to support family? I know thats what I was doing in college
2026-10-07 02:49:34
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Random_reposts :
Not sure why. Plenty of graduates in our Bangladeshi family.
2026-10-07 20:23:04
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Gimmethebat :
a levels are bloody difficult that's why. kids need private tuition for a levels they're harder than uni for most subjects
2026-10-07 23:17:13
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PhoenixRising :
external influences play a huge role at that age
2026-10-07 11:27:27
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Whooba :
I’ve seen this so much, it’s left me so confused, what happens during A-levels?!
2026-10-06 19:11:26
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deedsnotwords :
I do think part of the reason, from what I've seen, Pakistani and Benghali parents start having chats about marriage..adding unecessary stress to already overwhelmed and confused teenagers..
2026-10-08 02:47:53
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Faz Mia :
teaching at A level is different than teaching at GCSE..more favouritism from teachers unfortunately
2026-10-07 22:54:30
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. :
It's mostly by pressure of parents, and since most of us Asiams have immigrant parents, they expect highly of us to do well.
2026-10-07 18:33:36
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unknown :
As a Bengali I feel like a lot of us get pushed into doing STEM subjects too and so when we burnout and lose our passion for studying we ultimately underperform bcs STEM subjects are infinitely harder than most humanities
2026-10-08 14:41:32
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tfpsaaccount :
I would say that there's a fairly consistent gcse/a level gap between the four main Asian groups, with Indians & Chinese miles ahead of the other two. The evaporation of the Bangladeshi gcse advantage over Pakistani by a level is fairly interesting though, and not easy to explain.
2026-10-07 06:47:37
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existence.is :
I aced my GCSEs because they are straight forward. A Levels are much tougher, you can't wing it, you need stability and consistency and a support network. as a Pakistani kid zero amount of that was available for me.
2026-10-08 13:07:14
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Zig_Zag93 :
So interesting!
2026-10-07 11:42:04
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DoubleM :
maybe they realise that academia isn't the only important thing in life.
2026-10-07 12:40:00
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J ᥫ᭡ :
The difference is support systems and opportunties. Asian parents stress the importance of education and support their children through primary/secondary. When it comes to a-levels, it’s more child led. If the child themselves isn’t motivated they won’t do well. Our white counterparts have their parents writing/proofreading their essays whereas ours weren’t educated to that level and unable to support in the same ways.
2026-10-08 16:09:29
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Mussie007 :
You can’t take most A levels at a strong pass it’s level 7 and above and the most successful are grade 8/9im gcse so you should be comparing grades 7 and above in each ethnicity
2026-10-07 06:25:42
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Travel 0'Clock :
At A levels the only thing our parents tell us is the typical be an engineer be a doctor etc but we have no idea how to do that. nobody helps us and we just get thrown into college without guidance. School is easier to get results because the subjects are set in stone
2026-10-08 07:19:47
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MARYJ :
What many people fail to understand is kids spend 5 years at school and learn at a slower pace, however at A levels there is double the content that is very difficult and studied over 2 years. You have to hit the ground running. I arranged for my daughter to have Biology and Chemistry tutoring 4 hours per week through the summer holidays so she was able to jeep up with the pace and she attended a grammar school which I feel better prepared her for the speed they work at colleges.
2026-10-08 22:53:49
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ReRe K :
so please explain, when
2026-10-07 18:17:33
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Saqib :
A lot of kids come from poor uneducated households so they don't live in better areas, attend better colleges, and don't perform as well, the college you go really determines which grades u get
2026-10-06 23:02:52
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IUHam :
Parents forcing them to take subjects they don't want to study. It's not rocket science.
2026-10-07 14:25:39
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Shyree :
interesting i thought British Bangladeshis were now one of the best at education with only Pakistanis and Black Carribbean and white working class boys performing lower than the others. I always thought that Benglais being based in London get more opps compared to Pakistanis who are mainly based in Mids and North.
2026-10-07 18:45:49
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luddite :
have you looked at the choices students from those communities choose for A level? many students from muslim backgrounds i teach take on courses that they are not that interested in but are seen as better options by parents (sciences and maths tend to be the main ones lots aiming for medicine). so we end up with students taking difficult A levels anyway and they dont have the same interest as other students.
2026-10-07 16:44:01
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Bongobir :
Report by the Russell group has it that 30% of Bangladeshis and Indian go to university compared to the rest of the country. And gov dot UK GCSE lists Bangladeshis rank 3rd place and Indians rank 2nd but why would the Bangladeshis earn less?
2026-10-07 09:14:59
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0_0_0_ii :
if you live in tower Hamlets then there aren't many good options for A levels.
2026-10-07 16:10:47
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