Correction!  The worst snow for 18 years.  We had snow last Easter.

 Doudi, what a jumble!!

I know someone else has written about this, but Edexcel and Cambridge set the exam papers. Cambridge is generally recognised as better.  EDexel are quite new to the game and offer what we know as NVQ´s as well.  These are vocational qualifications, not exams but work based.

You take GCSE´s age 16 (any number up to about 12 is you are brainy) and there is not real pass level.  But C or above is recognised to be pass for us old fashioned ones!

You take AS level age 17 (3 or 4, even 5 if you are clever) again C or above is recognised as pass.  These have only been around for a few years, 3 or 4 I think.

You take A levels age 18 (3 or 4) and often follow on from AS level.  You need A levels to get to uni and to get to a good one you need at least 22 points from those A levels.

 we sometimes round the numbers but libra was born before maths.

 Why not tell the truth?  18 years is not 20 years

 you won

Ministry sends ’No alcohol’ letter

ANKARA - An Education Ministry circular states that universities should make proper introductions to prospective students, enabling them to choose the most fitting tertiary education according to their desires, interests and skills. The ministry says alcohol should not be used as a tool.

More: http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/10911560.asp?gid=243

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A ministry telling students what (not) to drink? Hmmm, sounds Saudi-Arabian to me....

It is  still better than Brigham young university (BYU) in the US where you have to sign a code of honor: no alcohol, no tea, no tobacco, no coffee, no beard, live a chaste and virtuous life.

For men:

Clothing is inappropriate when it is sleeveless, revealing, or form fitting. Shorts must be knee length or longer. Hairstyles should be clean and neat, avoiding extreme styles or colors, and trimmed above the collar leaving the ear uncovered. Sideburns should not extend below the earlobe or onto the cheek. If worn, moustaches should be neatly trimmed and may not extend beyond or below the corners of the mouth. Men are expected to be clean shaven; beards are not acceptable. Earrings and other body piercing are not acceptable. Shoes should be worn in all public campus areas.

for women:

Clothing is inappropriate when it is sleeveless, strapless, backless, or revealing; has slits above the knee; or is form fitting. Dresses, skirts, and shorts must be knee length or longer. Hairstyles should be clean and neat, avoiding extremes in styles and colors. Excessive ear piercing (more than one per ear) and all other body piercing are not acceptable. Shoes should be worn in all public campus areas.

http://honorcode.byu.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3585&Itemid=4643

 There is a big difference cedears!  Brigham Young University is a private school founded by and run by the Church of the Latter Day Saints (Mormons).  Students who enroll know what is being asked of them before they start and enroll there based on their own moral compass.   It is not the government dictating what students should do. 

 Most students enrolling in college are under age for drinking alcohol....although there have been scandalous stories about recruiters using very shady methods to recruit students, in particular, athlets, to colleges.

Which is to say, I don´t see any problem with the letter. They are underage.

Any particular significance to this photo?