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Jul 2020
Student aims for dream job as astronaut
A Ripon student literally has ambitions that are out of this world, as she plans to study aerospace engineering at the University of Manchester.
Layla Osman, from Ripon, wants to be an astronaut, but first hopes to become an RAF pilot before going into space.
The 17-year-old, who took maths, physics and chemistry A Levels at Ripon Grammar School, said:
The school's upper sixth form students, whose school lives came to an abrupt end in March, have secured offers and internships from a range of universities, art colleges, employers and voluntary organisations
A total of 167 have applied to university this year, alongside a significant number planning to take a year out, gaining industry insight and life experience.
Around 70 per cent of students plan to take up places at Russell Group universities – despite most universities planning to run their first terms online - with seven receiving Oxbridge offers, nine having offers to study medicine and one for veterinary medicine.
Head of sixth form Terry Fell said:
The unique year group is setting off on a wide range of paths, with some pursuing their art and others gaining internships and undergraduate placements in industry. A number are looking forward to setting off on adventurous expeditions and volunteering projects, with two students choosing to study abroad, in New Zealand and the US.
Jack Ibbotson, 17, from Burton Leonard, who studied economics, history and geography at A-level, will be starting a deck officer cadetship, sponsored by Fred Olsen Cruise Lines at Glasgow College, where he will take a degree in nautical sciences and marine operations. He said:
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