Are A levels Necessary?

Hey im currently a student looking to go to america to study for college and mostly for sport. I'm currently doing as levels and i am wondering if anyone can tell me that: are a levels really necessary to gain access to a us college? Could i just not do a levels get a job and do my sat's and other required tests on the side and then go or...

I'm so confused! Can you retake a new set of A-levels as a mature student?

I graduated A-levels from my local college in summer 2012 and have completed my first year of a Sports-related degree since, however I'm really trying to find out information about changing my degree and study a completely new subject. I'm really not enjoying my course and I know it's going to be very difficult to try and find a job relat...

Studying Law/Politics with a year abroad?!

I have just completed my AS levels and am still unsure about which course to study at university. I am thinking of Law or Politics or even combined. However, I would love to study in America. I have looked at the university prices over there and it is very expensive. I was wondering if anyone had any advice, and knew of any good courses i...

What's University Work Like?

In comparison to a levels, how are university set work / learning different from a levels ? (In general). How do you revise for tests an exams for university? Is it the same way like previous with a shed load of past papers ? Just curiosity of an AS student hoping to get into university next year to study economics ! :)) Posted from TSR M...

I'm really bad at studying, need advice!

Basically I have never really had to study to pass exams, I sailed through GCSEs and A Levels without too many problems, but the fact that I do not know how to study effectively is now becoming an issue. I am a first year medical student in a PBL school, so there is a lot of self study. I know that I am a visual learner, and that I prefer...

Study Abroad expenses claims

Hello, I am currently studying abroad in America and i am about to send my expenses form off to student finance, which include visa, health insurance and travel costs for my time in America. How long should i expect that it will take SFE to assess my form and pay the money into my account? Also, is there any other way of contacting SFE ap...

What's normal for Further Maths study?

I'm currently a Y11 student, and I know it's very early to be thinking about it, but in one of my lessons today I was pondering, so if you take Maths, F Maths, Chemistry and Physics at AS, would it be 'expected' by top Uni's that you carried on with 4 A Levels as opposed to dropping one at AS and doing 3? Just wondering, as I understand t...

what a-levels to do?

Hi, I currently study history, drama, art and spanish along with the usual maths, sciences and english at gcse level. I am about to my A levels: maths, art, physics and english lit. I am aware that this is a weird mixture, and I don't exatly know what i want to study at uni. I love art and maths and would love to go into maybve set design...

Student Finance Still Screwing up!

Hello all, I have a problem regarding student finance, it is sort of the same problem as last year. However they have managed to screw up even more. I applied for university to study Phyiscs! I applied for my student finance! They then told me that I am not eligible for student finance. I was pretty shocked! As it was my first time at uni...

What a-levels does jordanstown uni consider as good?

Hey guys I'm currently picking my a levels and I hope to study in jordanstown after. But I'm not sure what a levels to pick. So could any one tell me what a levels Jordanstown considers as good? :) Posted from TSR Mobile...

Medicine - Access to Medicine or A Levels... Please Help!

Hi everyone, I am 19 years old. I have achieved good GCSEs - 3A*s, 8As and 3Bs. I Achieved 3 A Levels in 2010. Business, Economics and Politics, achieving BCC. I now realise I want to study medicine at uni after loads of experience in Hospitals, Care Homes, Hospices, GPs. What are my options to study Medicine at Uni? Can someone clarify i...

The Student Room survey

Hello All, My name is Linda Egbeocha and I am conducting a survey as part of my postgraduate thesis program. The survey is conducted using 'The Student Room' as a case study and the topic of research is "The impact of ICT on the success of Small and Medium Enterprises in the United Kingdom. - Case study, the student room”. Can you please...

Study Abroad in the US

I am a second year bachelor student and I am going to the US next year to study one year as a part of study abroad scheme. The course that I'm gonna study there is very related to my current course here in the UK. but I basically think the course that I'm gonna study in the US may be a lot more interesting to me. If that happens and I rea...

Training Contract and A Levels

I have seen that for many of the training contract roles you're required to have 300+ UCAS points, or 3 A Levels. I don't have any A Levels, instead I did an Access to Higher Education course (I'm a mature student about to start my LLB). I am going to do three A Levels whilst I am in university (i'll be sitting the examinations as a priva...

Changing uni and go finance

Hi I am in my first year of study at a uni however I want to change to another uni this year. It looks like I would have to study from year 1 as there is quite a bit if difference in degrees. It's a four year degree. If I applied would I still get finance for the full 4 years even though I have already had it this year? Also I want to app...

Student bank account help?

I went to uni in 2009 and had a student bank account that my student loan went into then until i closed it in 2011/2012 I'm going to uni this september to study another course and was just wandering if i can get another student account? I know there are issues with having two open at the same time but I would just want a second one, i no...

Experiences of an International Student

Hi, I was just wondering if there is anyone who's been an international student in America and if you'd mind just telling me about the process regarding time lines, interviews and the experience now you're there, or what it was like when you were studying there. Was it everything you hoped, and did you feel like it was worth it; I just ra...

Number of A levels

My daughter is in year 13 and after getting 11 GCSE's at A grade or above and having a good start to her AS levels is hoping to study maths at university.She is studying Maths,Geography,Spanish and Psycology at AS level and hoped to continue with them all to full A level.Her school are advising her that even the best universities are only...

Need help with Array.sort?

I have an array of five students. I want to sort them using the array.sort and output them. Sort the students by id number. Here the code I have completed. public static void main(String[] args) { Student[] student = new Student[5]; student[0] = new Student(); student[0].setName("Albert Einstein"); student[0].setStudentNumber(45612)...

Dinesh D'Souza's '2016: Obama's America' Made Enough Money to Warrant a Sequel

Dinesh D'Souza made a movie last year. It was about President Obama, and what the world would look like if he were to win a second term. The outlook: not good. It was critically reviled, but it made truckloads of money, so they're making a sequel. Yes, you're understanding that correctly: there's going to be a sequel to 2016: Obama's Ame...

Part-time FdSc Motorsport Engineering. How many days a week am I expected to study?

Hi everyone So here are some questions. Does anyone know how many days a week am I expected to study as a part-time student? When do I get to choose the modules for my first year at Uni? Also, am I free to choose the exact days of the week that I prefer to study? I emailed these questions to Uni that I'm intending to study, but they did n...

Approx. twenty percent of designated drivers are impaired, too

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A study to be released in the July issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs tested the blood alcohol levels of designated drivers and found they were often impaired, too. The study found that out of more than 1,000 bar patrons 40 percent of designated drivers had drank and that most of those drinkers had blo...

study partner in London

Hi guys! I am a fourth year pharmacy student searching for a from August for a couple of months. I studied at a university in Germany and will take my final exams in March 2014 before starting my prereg at UCLH in May 2014. I always find it more motivating and fun to study alongside another person. Although we wouldn't be studying in the...

The World Map Puzzle for Android

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Information on student finance

Hi SFE I have got a conditional offer from university to study chemistry, but I want to do a foundation degree first, I am just writing to ask if the funding is still the same to study at foundation level. Also how do I apply for the maintenance grant, or this that processed automatically.

Any financial advice for international students?

Hi all, I'm an Aussie, looking and have applied to study in England. I'm also a UK citizen but not a home student. As in international student I'm not entitled to any help from SFE and uni is very expensive in the UK. Does anyone have any advice or guidance about financing my studies? Private companies doing student loans etc? Thank you v...

Is it worth taking a gap year to retake some A2 modules? (A Levels in 3 years)

I know the majority of the Russell Group universities will ask for higher grades if you're a resit student, but are there some that completely point blank refuse students who have taken 3 years to complete their A levels? (Or get the results that they want?)...

Can a 21 year old go to a sixth form college

Hi, I'm 21 and want to study A levels. The FE colleges near me are really bad, and the sixth form colleges nearby are all extremely good and get great ofsted reports etc. I have been offered a place at all of these colleges, but I am trying to decide which one to go to. I want to have a good education and good lessons, but I am worried th...

Should I take 5 AS Levels?

I’ve already handed in my form; I chose English Language, English Literature, History and German. I really want to take Politics though, and I don’t want to swap any of my original four. Is five AS Levels doable? I’ve heard of other people doing five, but with two of those being Maths and FM, so it’s a bit different. What do you think? (I...

Retake A levels

Hi, I'm 20 and I am thinking about retaking a levels as I have decided to go to uni and study economics. The university I will be applying for has very high entry requirements a* in maths and 2 additional A's. Due to my age I am not sure where to start , how to find a college and how to apply. I'm from Surrey so I am looking for something...

Are these A-Levels good for a career in journalism?

I'm currently in year 11 about to finish my GCSE's and I'm deciding what A-Levels to do. I would like to study journalism at university (I'm very sure about that) and I wanted to know if these A-Levels are good options for my chosen career; 1) Combined English lit and lang 2) Geography 3) Spanish 4) Sociology I think sociology would be th...

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Choosing college overseas student

Hello I'm an overseas student about to choose a college for my A-levels and I am in doubt of what should I do. I can either start this september in one of the following: Varndean College(Brighton) York College(York) Ashbourne College(London) Plymouth College(Plymouth) Bosworth College(Northampton) Or if I should wait for next year e...

Want to be a teacher, but can't get a C in Maths GCSE

Basically, I'm doing AS-levels and they are going really well. Just had my first exam yesterday and it (hopefully) went well. Fingers crossed! But I'm predominately an English student and NOT a maths student. I have struggled with Maths since I was in primary school. My highest grade I have ever gotten in Maths GCSE was an E... and to bec...

TYS in UK?? o.0

hey guys, im new to UK's A lvl. I studied in Sg for the past yrs n did my GCE O'Levels. I just want to know if students in UK use Ten Year Series (TYS) as practice for their AS,A2 Levels? I am not really sure if TYS are used in UK. It is used extensively in Singapore for both GCE O'Levels and A'Levels. It'd be great if someone would enlig...

Question student nurses please anser

Hi, I am so so so happy I got an offer today to study the BSc Childrens Nursing, so if you are a student nurse at LSBU, please can you show me a picture of what the uniform looks like? Also, whats a typical week as a Childrens nurse?...

Undergraduate So how hard is undergraduate maths?

Hello there, firstly I would like to clarify that I love maths; but recently I started wondering what's university maths like. I know few people who study CS / Maths and they say that high school maths is a joke, compared to college maths. That's pretty rational I think; you surely study much more advanced topics and I suppose have to thi...

Confused at Student Finance

Hey! It seems I have fallen at the first hurdle of student finance as I am confused at which to apply for. I am 18 and heading to uni this September to study geography. There are two options; 'Apply for Higher Education student finance' and 'Support a child/partner's application'. I'm not sure which one I should choose? My parents would...

University Courses - Any Advice?

Hi there, I'm currently studying my AS Levels - Maths, Physics, Geography and Religious Studies. With university applications fast approaching, I'm still unsure about what I want to study. Areas of interest include: economics, philosophy, physics but are not limited to these areas of study. Does anyone have any advice on courses to look i...

Should I apply

Hi, I am in lower sixth, I have started to look at universitys but I have always wanted to go to Trinity Dublin. I am Irish and definiatley applying to Trinity I have one problem though. I go to school in England so instead of leaving certificate I do A levels. In Ireland they also have a point system, you can get max 100 points in exam,...