Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I'm Rob.And I'm Neil. Hello.Well Neil I've got a question for you straight away. Were you a summer baby? Were you born in the summer?Um…Yes, I was actually. Late summer.OK. And did you go to university?Yes…? Strange questions here, Rob.Not really. My questions do make sense because we're talking about the impact when you were born has on how well you perform at school.OK. Are you calling me stupid here, Rob?Nothing like that. Well maybe… let's wait and see what the experts have to say. But before that, I've got another question for you.OK. Well, based on birth records between 1973 and 1999, what is the most common birthday for a person in the United States? Is it:a) 1st January b) 16th September c) 30th MarchI'm gonna guess 30th March.OK. Well, we'll hear the answer at the end of the programme.Another question now. According to research, are summer born babies more likely or less likely to go to university?Well, we are going to hear from an expert. Lorraine Dearden, who is Professor of Economics and Social Statistics at University College London (UCL).She was interviewed by the BBC about summer-born babies. She talks about the research, how well do they do in tests How do they perform?
