Apparently, quite a few of his best students drop computer science at A-level because top universities are still sniffy about it.

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But the work is far from over, according to Savkar who says that some studies show that 40% of college students studying science drop the major by the end of their freshman year.

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People training to be science, maths or ICT teachers were more likely to drop out too, the researchers said.

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