Although the government has so far been steadfastly opposed to top-up fees, Dr Barr predicted that financial pressures - and the threat of universities going bankrupt - will force the government to re-consider and accept the need for flexible fees.

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Sandner issued a letter that year to members--clearing firms, traders, investment banks and so on--prodding them to accept electronic trading and to consider going public as a way to (1) break logjams on how to run the place and (2) get rich.

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Consider doing an HND at college: many universities accept these as entrance qualifications - and will let you straight into the second year of a degree course.

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