Educational Standards are Lowering

The Guardian website has an article on the lowering of educational standards in British universities to the point where some people are questioning whether the qualifications they provide are worth the paper they are written upon.

Certainly, I've seen portfolios and showreels that look as though they've been put together by a fourteen-year-old rather than someone leaving university in their early twenties. Sometimes these samples come with glowing references from tutors who seem to think that the person involved will be a fine addition to any professional team. The reality is that a good amateur team would be loath to take them on, so why aren't university standards much higher?

This isn't just a worry for the games industry, but for all industries. And even worse for the genuinely talented students. It could be that certain universities are going to become "untouchable" to employers and students from those places may well find it's difficult even getting an interview because of where they studied.