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Am I right in thinking that doing a pplato course means you then go onto study Physics at that university? Because some of those universities I quickly looked at & didn't seem to find a Physics course?& one of them had quite low entry requirements (Ds) which made me wonder about the university. I know I can't really afford to be picky, given my circumstances but one of my teachers scared me a little yesterday when he said the uni which you go to practically decides the REST OF YOUR LIFE!So he said be careful which one you choose as employers will consider this a lot.
Oh & here's a reply I received back from Leeds uni:
'' You wouldn’t be able to join Year 1 of any of our degrees without a full maths A level. The Foundation Year may be an option for you. Originally this course was designed for people who hadn’t taken the traditional A level route but who may have decided to return to higher education after a period of employment. Recently we have been accepting a number of students for this course who haven’t had both physics and maths at A2 level. The Foundation Year covers both physics and maths to just above A2 level and on successful completion students can move onto year 1 of any of our physics degrees.
There are a couple of things you may want to think about before applying for this course however. Firstly, you do have to pay tuition fees to the University (usually about half the standard fee rate) although you do get access to all the university facilities and you are taught in-house by our own lecturers. Secondly, as you will have already done physics to A2 level and some of the maths there is the danger that you may lose motivation during the year as you will be repeating quite a bit of work. Have you considered the possibility of taking a year out to complete your maths A level and then going straight into year 1?
If you require any further information please let me know. We invite all applicants in for an interview with the foundation year convenor, but I could always put you in touch with her before you apply to discuss you suitability for the course if that would be helpful. ''
I'm not sure what to do now. Doing A-Level Maths on a year out makes sense seen as I would be able to focus on my Maths a lot more & give me more time to think about unis & it would hopefully give me a better chance of getting into a half decent uni.Hmmm, if only I had been more confident at GCSE Maths & started the right AS subjects...
Oh & here's a reply I received back from Leeds uni:
'' You wouldn’t be able to join Year 1 of any of our degrees without a full maths A level. The Foundation Year may be an option for you. Originally this course was designed for people who hadn’t taken the traditional A level route but who may have decided to return to higher education after a period of employment. Recently we have been accepting a number of students for this course who haven’t had both physics and maths at A2 level. The Foundation Year covers both physics and maths to just above A2 level and on successful completion students can move onto year 1 of any of our physics degrees.
There are a couple of things you may want to think about before applying for this course however. Firstly, you do have to pay tuition fees to the University (usually about half the standard fee rate) although you do get access to all the university facilities and you are taught in-house by our own lecturers. Secondly, as you will have already done physics to A2 level and some of the maths there is the danger that you may lose motivation during the year as you will be repeating quite a bit of work. Have you considered the possibility of taking a year out to complete your maths A level and then going straight into year 1?
If you require any further information please let me know. We invite all applicants in for an interview with the foundation year convenor, but I could always put you in touch with her before you apply to discuss you suitability for the course if that would be helpful. ''
I'm not sure what to do now. Doing A-Level Maths on a year out makes sense seen as I would be able to focus on my Maths a lot more & give me more time to think about unis & it would hopefully give me a better chance of getting into a half decent uni.Hmmm, if only I had been more confident at GCSE Maths & started the right AS subjects...