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StarsOfCCTV
14-01-2009, 16:54
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I'm at Staffordshire, not Hertfordshire.
Whoops. :lol: :p
Thanks. :D
CrazyLea
14-01-2009, 17:06
Lmfao Kasple!!! How embarrasing :p Made me laugh anyway :lol:
StarsOfCCTV
14-01-2009, 17:24
:lol: :o Well I got it half right. :p
:lol: yes! you got the shire part right :p
:lol: yes! you got the shire part right :p
:rotfl: I laughed out loud at that. Funny :D
:lol: well she did!
well I suppose she got the fordshire bit as well really :p
Just suddenly thought ..... i really want to/would like to do drama at uni :|
Just suddenly thought ..... i really want to/would like to do drama at uni :|
Aww, what are you doing at uni?
di marco
30-01-2009, 22:43
Just suddenly thought ..... i really want to/would like to do drama at uni :|
awwww what have you applied for instead? i do drama :D
Applied to do psychology, which i love, but i just love drama so much.
However i think i will still do psychology and then just join drama society's and stuff!
Layne, do you do drama with edexcel?
Good so do I :) What are you studying for your unit 6 exam?
Ooooh :D Urm not sure yet, there are a few possibilities - something by Berkoff though apparently ... what about you?
Ooo well for my performance we are doing Greek by Berkoff
And for unit 6 we are doing Trogen Women
Ooh sorry misread what you asked - We're doing Trojan women too for unit 6 :) Our performance is something by Berkoff :)
Ooo cool so If I get stuck I can ask you! :lol:
Have you not started your unit 5 then?
Ask away, but chances are i will probably not know!!
And no, we're starting it this week, only just did our unit 4 performance as it got postponed (THANK GOD!) so now concentrating on the coursework for that, unit 6 practice essays and starting out unit 5 - oh the joys of drama :D !
really! omg I did mine in december and I handed in my coursework 2 weeks ago
We havent done anything for unit 6 yet apart from we have the text to read
And as for unit 5 well our exam is in 6 weeks :S
di marco
04-02-2009, 18:44
Applied to do psychology, which i love, but i just love drama so much.
However i think i will still do psychology and then just join drama society's and stuff!
oh right. yeh most unis have drama societies and some if they have a drama course audition other people to be in the shows that they put on, so there will be plenty of opportunities for you to do drama :)
StarsOfCCTV
12-02-2009, 16:50
Accepted the offer from UWE :D
Herts is my insurance. :)
Accepted the offer from UWE :D
Herts is my insurance. :)
Congratulations, Stars :clap:
di marco
12-02-2009, 17:59
Accepted the offer from UWE :D
Herts is my insurance. :)
wow you decided quick, it took me ages! what do you need to get to uwe?
StarsOfCCTV
12-02-2009, 20:01
BBB, Herts wanted CCC.
Accepted the offer from UWE :D
Herts is my insurance. :)
Oooo congrats :D:cheer:
di marco
12-02-2009, 22:30
BBB, Herts wanted CCC.
oh right, thats not too bad, i hope you get it :)
OK well its been narrowed down to plymouth and exeter for a while now but im finally going down then on friday :p
di marco
11-03-2009, 22:52
is that for both first choice and insurance?
yeah well exeter would be my first choice but they want a B in biology and I dont think im gonna get it :(
What course have you applied for Abbie?
yeah well exeter would be my first choice but they want a B in biology and I dont think im gonna get it :(
What grades have you got so far in your modules?
Universities don't always stick to their offers when it comes to results day. If not a lot of people have met the requirements for a course, the university sometimes lowers the offer.
ok biology breakdown:
Unit 1 : C (2 marks off a B)
Unit 2: C (2 marks off a B)
Unit 3: B (dead on)
UNit 4: D (dead on)
So you're probably looking at mid-high C then. Have you handed all your coursework in?
No we have only started the writing parts of it
Im shocked we have left it so late but they want us to do it dead quick
It took us a year to do our A2 coursework. Started it after June AS exams and handed it in the following May :rolleyes: I came top of the class, even though there was only four people doing it.
So I know I have made up my mind Im just tooo nervous for some reason to go on UCAS and do it all :p
di marco
17-03-2009, 10:35
So I know I have made up my mind Im just tooo nervous for some reason to go on UCAS and do it all :p
what have you decided? and i was like that too, i didnt wanna say in case i changed my mind or realised id made the wrong decision!
Exeter is first choice
and plymouth insurance
Exeter is first choice
and plymouth insurance
I know Ive been going on about it for AGES :p
But I finally did it and went on and accepted my choices and declined the others :D
StarsOfCCTV
26-03-2009, 22:37
Woooo congrats :D :D
Think im ready to accept;
Cardiff - Firm
Nott Trent - Insurance
Woooo congrats :D :D
Thanks, I got my friend to read it several times so I made sure that I had accepted the right ones :lol:
Although now Ive accepted im confused about exeters offer :lol:
Well done, I am sure you have made the right decision. :)
di marco
28-03-2009, 00:14
Woooo congrats :D :D
Thanks, I got my friend to read it several times so I made sure that I had accepted the right ones :lol:
Although now Ive accepted im confused about exeters offer :lol:
lol! i read mine through loads of times as well! why are you confused?
Right for plymouth its states the points I need which works out as an average of 3 C's and its specifically asks for a C in biology
Exeter asks for 3 B's in 3 A level subjects
I always thought I would need a B in biology for exeter but it doesnt specify, what does this mean?
I do 4 a level subjects as it is, so do I need a B in biology or not?
di marco
28-03-2009, 15:36
Right for plymouth its states the points I need which works out as an average of 3 C's and its specifically asks for a C in biology
Exeter asks for 3 B's in 2 A level subjects
I always thought I would need a B in biology for exeter but it doesnt specify, what does this mean?
I do 4 a level subjects as it is, so do I need a B in biology or not?
if it doesnt state that one of the Bs needs to be in biology then i dont think it does
Oh right thanks, cos that was my biggest worry, trying to get a B in biology, I mean I'll try and aim for it but whether I get it, is another thing
Xx-Vicky-xX
10-04-2009, 19:06
I'm thinking of applying this year and ive been on the UCAS website but it's all really confusing can anyone help me?
I dont understand the points thing and the requirements for certain places, i don't know the best course to go for (i want to do web design but there are so many different ones) not sure where to apply for, not sure if i want to move away from home either :nono:
what exactly do you need help with Vicky?
Xx-Vicky-xX
10-04-2009, 19:40
Main thing is deciding to move away from home or not i guess, i dunno what is best as i don't know anyone who went to uni so i can ask them.
I also dont know which is best to apply for depending on requirements (dont really understand the requirements based on school/college grades i already have)
And i looked on UCAS website and i typed in web design as a course but different uni's offer different types of courses like some just say web design, others says graphics and web design and others say media studies with web design (and there are loads more different ones)
Ok well the best thing to do is to go on the Uni websites and actually look at the course in more detail, like topics they cover and see which is more interesting to you and which will suit you more
the choice about moving away will come when look at Uni's really
I found it easier to go on the Uni's website and looked at what grades they want and on the UCAS website there is a tarrif table sometime to work out what grades = what points
here is the link to the tables:
http://www.ucas.ac.uk/students/ucas_tariff/tarifftables/
Anything else you need help with?
Xx-Vicky-xX
10-04-2009, 19:52
here is the link to the tables:
http://www.ucas.ac.uk/students/ucas_tariff/tarifftables/
Anything else you need help with?
Dont think so for the moment but there might be in the future, i dont think them tables can help me till i find my exact grades from college, i know i got merit but it puts it in a 3 grade format eg MMD or what ever, and i dont know what i got when it is shown like that :confused:
What sort of course did you do?
Xx-Vicky-xX
10-04-2009, 20:00
What sort of course did you do?
BTEC nationals
here is a list :
* University of Kent
* Canterbury Christ Church University
* University of Oxford
* Oxford Brookes University
* University of Surrey
* Thames Valley University
* University of Sussex
* University of Reading
* University of Southampton
* Southampton Solent University
* University of Portsmouth
* University of Winchester
* University of Brighton
* University of Buckingham
* University of Chichester
* Kingston University
Are you over 21 Vicky? If so you'll be classed as a mature student. If you're unsure about your qualifications, ring the universities up (when you have a rough idea of what course you want to do) and ask to talk to the admissions tutor for the faculty. They'll be able to give you more advice on the entry requirements, they are sometimes different for people who haven't done the usual A levels, HND, NVQ etc and are mature students.
And i looked on UCAS website and i typed in web design as a course but different uni's offer different types of courses like some just say web design, others says graphics and web design and others say media studies with web design (and there are loads more different ones)
Graphics and web design, media and web design etc are joint honours. How you study them varies (major/minor, equal weight) but the idea is you combine two subject areas into one degree. If you just want to study one subject area then opt for web design or similar on it's own.
Xx-Vicky-xX
10-04-2009, 21:21
Nope i am 20 in 2 months.
Most of what you just said is like riddles :lol: i dont know what half of it meant haha like degrees and majors etc
squillyfer
10-04-2009, 22:00
just wanted to let you know i confirmed my choices a couple of weeks ago, dundee for my firm and liverpool john moores for my insurance, both for forensic anthropology
just wanted to let you know i confirmed my choices a couple of weeks ago, dundee for my firm and liverpool john moores for my insurance, both for forensic anthropology
Ooo well done and congrats :D :thumbsup:
Well done, congratulations :)
Nope i am 20 in 2 months.
Most of what you just said is like riddles :lol: i dont know what half of it meant haha like degrees and majors etc
It is well confusing! if you see a course that you like on UCAS go on the own university website and then it should give you details on what you will study
On the not sure about moving away why dont you just go and look round open days and get a feel for a place, i moved away and i am 2 and a half hours away on a train, which i feel is a nice distance for me you could look for ones that are away from home but not too far away.
That probably sounded like a load of waffle but in my head it sounded ok!
Well done on confirming you offers.
Vicky what Abigail was saying was that with your course you can do it either single honours (you do just that course E.g Drama) or joint/combined honours (combine that course with another one e.g. Drama and English)
Major/minor thing is to do with joint/combined honours - you can major in one subject (E.g. Major in drama) and minor in another (E.g. Minor in English) - basically means you do more drama than english something like 70:30 or something. Or you can do an equal balance of them.
The ucas website is a GODSEND when you come to actually applying :) Its pretty easy to use when you get used to it :D
Oooh done my choices guys; Firm -> Cardiff, Insurance -> Nottingham Trent :D
Oooo well done and congrats Laybe :p :D
*coughs* I mean Layne :D
Why thank you thank you very much .... albie :D
Why thank you thank you very much .... albie :D
:lol: is that my new name now? :p
Kirsty :]
12-04-2009, 00:55
I've made my choices too.. I'm withdrawing my application. I came to the conclusion I'm so not ready to go to Uni and now I want to do Speech Therapy I need Biology.. but I'm so used to the way my shcool etaches, that I don't learn by it.. so I'm finishing my A Levels and going to College to do Biology A Level... and will then go to Uni in 2 years, if I don't change my mind again during that 2 years that is lol
Chloe O'brien
12-04-2009, 01:02
Good for you Kirsty you have to do what feels right and going to college first will be good grounding it also can broaden your choices.
di marco
12-04-2009, 22:01
;656035']I've made my choices too.. I'm withdrawing my application. I came to the conclusion I'm so not ready to go to Uni and now I want to do Speech Therapy I need Biology.. but I'm so used to the way my shcool etaches, that I don't learn by it.. so I'm finishing my A Levels and going to College to do Biology A Level... and will then go to Uni in 2 years, if I don't change my mind again during that 2 years that is lol
have you made sure that the college you want to go to will allow you to only do 1 alevel? as some want you to do more than one so just make sure. also some colleges offer an A3 course in some subjects which means you can do the whole alevel in a year rather than 2 which you might want to look into. good luck :)
di marco
12-04-2009, 22:05
I'm thinking of applying this year and ive been on the UCAS website but it's all really confusing can anyone help me?
I dont understand the points thing and the requirements for certain places, i don't know the best course to go for (i want to do web design but there are so many different ones) not sure where to apply for, not sure if i want to move away from home either :nono:
as others have said after searching for the courses on ucas, pick the ones that sound good and go on the uni websites or order a prospectus, i found this gave more info and made it a lot easier to decide. the choice about moving away from home or not, only you can decide what you would rather do, go to uni open days and see what the campus and accomodation is like and think about whether you would like living really far from home or not. also do you mean applying to start in 2010?
;656035']I've made my choices too.. I'm withdrawing my application. I came to the conclusion I'm so not ready to go to Uni and now I want to do Speech Therapy I need Biology.. but I'm so used to the way my shcool etaches, that I don't learn by it.. so I'm finishing my A Levels and going to College to do Biology A Level... and will then go to Uni in 2 years, if I don't change my mind again during that 2 years that is lol
That's a good idea. The main thing is that you're happy with your decision and you have some idea of what you want to do next. There's no rush, you've got the rest of your life ahead of you
I'd still recommend going to uni (for anyone) but it has to be at the right time for you and the right course. Otherwise it's just a waste of time and money.
You'll also already have UCAS points from these A levels which will stand you in good stead when you come to do your next application.
Good for you kirsty :)
Its good that your doing what you feel is right rather than just going through with it cos other people are going now, its good that you do whats important to you :)
DaVeyWaVey
16-04-2009, 20:11
I've put Aberystwyth as my firm choice. I visited and instantly fell in love with the place.
DaVeyWaVey
24-06-2009, 17:40
I emailed the department and they sent a reply saying they can't see any problem with me changing my degree scheme, but I need to do it through my UCAS application.. I don't know how this works though :confused: can anyone shed any light?
I might just wait until I get there in September and deal with it then, saying I enquired about it before by emailing the department.
Ring UCAS up and do it over the phone or email your UCAS leader at 6th form. I haven't a clue where you would be able to change the course online unless you withdraw your application and reapply (which I wouldn't suggest).
di marco
24-06-2009, 18:44
yeh i agree with abigail, ring up ucas and ask them how to do it. its better than leaving it til the last minute. id have no idea how to go about changing it on ucas either
As far as I am aware, you can't amend your course choice once you confirm your offers.
di marco
24-06-2009, 18:49
As far as I am aware, you can't amend your course choice once you confirm your offers.
i didnt think you could either, but then i never had to do it so maybe you can? either way ucas will know/be able to advise on what is best if you contact them
DaVeyWaVey
24-06-2009, 20:34
I will contact them tomorrow. :) Thank you.
di marco
26-06-2009, 09:29
let us know how you get on :)
what are you changing to?
DaVeyWaVey
26-06-2009, 13:01
I want to change to English Literature full honours, opposed to studying the subject as a joint honours with Creative Writing.
I rang UCAS today and enquired about changing course and they said I have to contact my university to ask about changing courses, then they get in contact with UCAS if they allow you to change course and they change your application.
I've already contacted my university though and they just said I need to sort it through my UCAS application.. I might contact my uni again but I feel bad as I don't want to hassle them too much :o
Don't worry about that Davey, admissions people are there to help you. Just phone them up and say, "I am really unsure about how to change my course; UCAS have advised me to do it through you, can you put me through to someone who can help?'
Don't assume that the person you are speaking to is the right one, if you start asking them questions they will do their best to help but they might not know and you might get incorrect advice.
I cannot tell you how often I get call transferred to me about undergrad admissions - and I have nothing to do with that at all.
DaVeyWaVey
26-06-2009, 13:42
Thanks Trinity. I used that as a template as I wasn't sure what to say and I was a bit nervous :o I phoned them up and the woman was a bit brutal on the phone, telling me I was wrong to phone and I should write a letter instead. How was I meant to know that? She said I have to write a letter of consideration, for them to consider whether or not I can change my course.
I think I am going to wait until September. I might enjoy the Creative Writing side of it so I'll give it a go. It's just I think my writing is rubbish anyway and I have writers block at the moment. Maybe that will change. I've let them know who I am anyway. Hopefully if I am not enjoying the course in September, they'll let me alter so I can just do English on its own.
She sounds quite rude, but it seems you have the information you need now anyway. (Perhaps she is grieving Michael Jackson, lol).
If you are just having last minute nerves about the quality of your writing I would stop right there. You have got a place on the course on your own merits - you are good enough.
It is a good plan to wait and see if you enjoy the course, but if you don't make sure that you do something about this then - life is too short to spend studying something you don't like.
Good luck.
I hope you get it sorted then davey!
di marco
27-06-2009, 07:51
that woman sounds really rude! i hope you like the course or are able to get it sorted in september :)
StarsOfCCTV
21-07-2009, 18:37
Everyone on the UWE facebook group seems to be getting accommodation emails. Since about 1pm.
I haven't got mine yet. Its so frustrating! I want to know where I am (as long as results go ok) staying. :p
Are the people who have got the emails on conditional or unconditional offers?
StarsOfCCTV
21-07-2009, 18:49
I'm not sure. I'll ask.
But UWE have been quite slow they were meant to allocate accommodation in May lol.
At Staffs they don't allocate until offers have been confirmed in August, including those who deferred from the previous year. I got an application in February but didn't find out until a few days after exam results.
I've just had a look at the accommodation down there. It's very expensive, even the Unite rooms :eek: I thought I was being stung for 3.5k, never mind almost six grand!
di marco
21-07-2009, 19:29
I've just had a look at the accommodation down there. It's very expensive, even the Unite rooms :eek: I thought I was being stung for 3.5k, never mind almost six grand!
omg! :eek: that is loads! i thought mine was expensive at just over £3k and that the ensuite stuff on campus was really expensive at over £4k! seems really cheap in comparison!
Mine was about 3k for this year, 6k... wow!
The ones Im looking at are around 3.5k
StarsOfCCTV
21-07-2009, 23:48
Well £5,386. :p I'm going to be so much in debt anyway...I just have to be careful with money. Grants and loans should cover the cost.
The other accommodation on campus is 4,079 so I figure I might as well pay extra for nice new ones with soundproof walls. :lol: Also 2000 students will be living in the four buildings so I won't be short on people to meet. :lol:
mine was like 1500, but then again it was like an army barracks! as my mate described it.
It was a temporary building fifteen years ago.
Im looking forward to moving into my new flat next year. It sounds really good!
di marco
24-07-2009, 10:30
mine was like 1500, but then again it was like an army barracks! as my mate described it.
It was a temporary building fifteen years ago.
Im looking forward to moving into my new flat next year. It sounds really good!
wow thats so cheap! :eek: although doesnt sound that good!
StarsOfCCTV
24-07-2009, 18:52
Update - We rang, they told me to email. I did, they emailed back and said they had sent an email about accommodation on the 21st. No sign of said email lol
Just waiting for another email back from them.
Have you accidentally blocked the email address or domain from the university?
StarsOfCCTV
24-07-2009, 18:58
If I'd done that wouldn't it go into the Junk folder?
I don't think I have. If I have I don't know how I did it. :lol: I received a good luck message from them yesterday and that should be from the same address because there is a UWE 'portal' where messages are sent and they email you to tell you to check it. But there is no sign of anything about accommodation.
Maybe they put .com instead of co.uk, sent it to the wrong email or something like that.
I managed to block soapboards without realising once and wondered why I wasn't getting any emails.
It's worth checking with the university to see if they have your right email address.
StarsOfCCTV
27-07-2009, 20:32
I got the email :D I got another one this afternoon. We have to pay the deposit. Then its mine. (providing grades come through of course)
Its Flat 104 but I've no idea what floor that is. My court has the most largest number of students woo. :lol: 564. Least I won't be lonely eh. :lol:
Edit: I have two flatmates. :D
Aww im glad you got it! :D
di marco
28-07-2009, 09:12
glad you got it :) hope the deposit isnt too much!
I can't decide on my 5. I thought it would be easy as not many unis do the course I want. I'm down to 6 at the moment and wishing we were still allowed 6 choices. I'll probably have 7 again tomorrow :lol:
DaVeyWaVey
29-07-2009, 00:18
I'm glad you got the email about your accomodation Stars.
What are your 6 choices Kim?
Aston, Exeter, Oxford Brookes, Portsmouth, Winchester, Worcester. Most of them for slightly different courses lol. I have reasons to get rid of nearly all of them to get down to 5 so it's just deciding which one to take out. That's presuming I don't find any more lol.
StarsOfCCTV
29-07-2009, 08:14
I decided on the course rather than the location of the uni. That helps of course lol but you have to like what your doing otherwise you'll just want to switch after a year. :p
I decided on the course rather than the location of the uni. That helps of course lol but you have to like what your doing otherwise you'll just want to switch after a year. :p
That's my argument to my dad who doesn't want me to go to Birmingham. I prefer the course at Aston over the rest of them so that one is definitely staying in.
My main problem is do I go for a course that I think I'll enjoy at a uni that isn't as respected as some other options. And if I should apply for a course that I think sounds good at a uni in a more convenient location but that probably won't leave me with as many options at the end of it than the alternatives.
Aston, Exeter, Oxford Brookes, Portsmouth, Winchester, Worcester. Most of them for slightly different courses lol. I have reasons to get rid of nearly all of them to get down to 5 so it's just deciding which one to take out. That's presuming I don't find any more lol.
Ooo Exeter, Im hopefully going there :p
di marco
31-07-2009, 07:49
i didnt realise you could only choose 5 now. definitely pick ones you like the course at most. then just see which ones you like the whole of it best (like course, accomodation/campus, location, what there is to do etc) thats what i ended up doing after id picked my first few
Aston is Brilliant, Birminghams a great city, my cousin loves it there. How far away would that be from your house Kim?
Youve still got quite a bit of time to choose though
Aston is Brilliant, Birminghams a great city, my cousin loves it there. How far away would that be from your house Kim?
Google maps says 117 miles. I don't think it's that far in the grand scheme of things, considering there are unis that do my course in Scotland.
Yeah you only get 5 now. It's really annoying because we pay more to apply than people who got more choices than us.
My school are setting the deadline 2 weeks after the UCAS deadline for Oxbridge/medicine so it all seems quite close.
I wouldnt trust google maps, I found it to be really unreliable in the past. I use AA route finder
Thanks for that Abbie. Surprisingly its come out about the same. Though for some reason if you put it to avoid motorways it goes down to about 98 miles :searchme:
Yeah cos when it does the search the first time it will do it so you get there the easier and quickest route
But if you avoid motorways it might be a shorter difference depends where the roads are going ie, some motorways may go around an area, if that makes sense
di marco
02-08-2009, 07:21
My school are setting the deadline 2 weeks after the UCAS deadline for Oxbridge/medicine so it all seems quite close.
thats when my school set our deadline for. my application wasnt actually finally submitted til a week before the xmas hols so it doesnt matter if you havent finished it by that time
di marco
02-08-2009, 07:22
Thanks for that Abbie. Surprisingly its come out about the same. Though for some reason if you put it to avoid motorways it goes down to about 98 miles :searchme:
Yeah cos when it does the search the first time it will do it so you get there the easier and quickest route
But if you avoid motorways it might be a shorter difference depends where the roads are going ie, some motorways may go around an area, if that makes sense
yeh as abbie said, the routes normally show the quickest/easiest/most direct route to somewhere. it might be a shorter distance if you dont use a motorway but it will probably take a lot longer
My school are setting the deadline 2 weeks after the UCAS deadline for Oxbridge/medicine so it all seems quite close.
thats when my school set our deadline for. my application wasnt actually finally submitted til a week before the xmas hols so it doesnt matter if you havent finished it by that time
Ours was sorta like that, our deadline was December 1st but by the time everyone sorted out the problems it was nearer the actual deadline. IN a way the college deadline didnt matter
di marco
02-08-2009, 12:49
My school are setting the deadline 2 weeks after the UCAS deadline for Oxbridge/medicine so it all seems quite close.
thats when my school set our deadline for. my application wasnt actually finally submitted til a week before the xmas hols so it doesnt matter if you havent finished it by that time
Ours was sorta like that, our deadline was December 1st but by the time everyone sorted out the problems it was nearer the actual deadline. IN a way the college deadline didnt matter
yeh i dont think your school can stop you applying after the deadline theyve set. they will probably moan at you but youll still be able to apply. otherwise just make an excuse saying youre going to an open day after the deadline so dunno what unis to pick til then!
I think they do early deadlines cos they know they wont get it done in time, cos the teachers have quite a bit to do as well lol
di marco
02-08-2009, 14:34
I think they do early deadlines cos they know they wont get it done in time, cos the teachers have quite a bit to do as well lol
yeh and also cos then you do have time to be late! if they gave the deadline a week before the ucas deadline and then you were late then they wouldnt have time to do the references and stuff etc before it needed to be sent off
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