Repeating 1st year or changing courses

So I'm pretty sure that I've failed my exams due to personal problems which I had been dealing with throughout the year, so I was wondering whether I could repeat my first year or just completely change courses? Will I have to bring any sort of proof like medical proof when talking to my head of department or will I be allowed to repeat t...

Changing Course.

Hi, I'm in my first year but unhappy with my course, so I contacted my University, applied to change courses and was given an unconditional offer which I accepted and am starting this September. My question is, can I just apply for student Finance as a new student like I did last year, or do I need to ring up and state I'm changing and gi...

Some questions on IT certifications, CompTIA, CCNA etc

Before I go further it's best to know that I am not eligible for free courses or grants to do any courses..i am not on JSA either. So with having to fund these IT courses myself I need to find the best and cheapest ones available. Can anyone suggest some courses they have done in London with the duration, cost of the course and location f...

Primary Education Courses

I'm currently in Year 12 about to sit my AS Levels and I've been thinking about what I want to do at University and I've decided I want to be a primary school teacher. However, after looking at the entry requirements for a lot of University courses on Primary Education it appears that it's a necessary that I have a lot of experience in a...

Credits and different courses at Imperial

Hi! How much credits can one take during e.g. first year? Is it set for all departaments? (for me - chem.) And can you take courses in different departaments, like for example in Scotland? Let's say I am interested in (hypothetically) Geology or Math. Can I take this courses as well?...

Postgraduate Journalism courses

Hiya, haven't really posted in this forum before, so please be kind lol... Basically, I'm interested in doing an MA or some other Postgraduate course in Journalism, to act as a platform for getting into that as a career. I've come to this idea pretty late, so I haven't really had a chance to get into student journalism and the sorts of th...

Drama school foundation courses - some advice!

Quite a few of my Drama students have asked me what they should do after their A levels and whether they should do a Foundation Course so I did a bit of research - Quite a lot of Drama Schools are now offering Foundation courses including the Conservatoire schools. They are invariably very expensive and you cannot get any funding for the...

How to Extend Controller Class in Codeigniter using HMVC

Question: How do I extend a controller of a module and then call that extended class in Codeigniter's URI Router? Details: I have a class events stored in /application/modules/events/controllers/ events.php . I would like to extend into courses conferences which would provide specific functionality to those respective controllers. I woul...

Digital Microsoft Excel Courses, Nationwide

Expert Microsoft Excel Training with 32 Business-Focused Units – From $29 for an Online Course to Complete at your Leisure with Final Certificate, with Options for Additional Courses to Train the Whole Office (From $308 Value) Microsoft Excel Online Course Five Microsoft Excel Online Courses Ten Microsoft Excel Onli...

ICET 2013 Notification

icet 2013 notification & application form for admissions in to first year post graduate(MBA/MCA) courses in the state of Andhra pradesh. ICET 2013 exam will conduct on 17-05-2013 by the Kakatiya University,commonly known as KU.Compare to previous year,the number of candidates may decrease due to lack of interest in MBA/MCA courses. The sa...

Online Courses in the IB

How does everyone feel about online courses? I am deffiently taking one at HL, which is Computer Science. However, I may want to take Economics HL, meaning that I would take TWO ONLINE COURSES! Is this a good idea, or shall I just stick to one? How are online courses? Thanks Peeps!...

Will access courses accept 16 year olds?

I originally posted this question in a different section but I think it wasn't perfectly categorized. I missed allot of school while doing my GCSEs because of various reasons and now i'm on 45% attendance. I'm planning to take A levels as a route towards a physics degree but my attendance has affected my attendance so much that I will pro...

Medicine After Chemistry PhD

I'm currently near the end of my chemistry degree and looking at PhD courses in inorganic or physical chemistry. Recently I've been thinking that I might like to study medicine eventually and work for Doctors Without Borders (or something like that). How easy will it be to get into medschool with a chemistry PhD that isn't in organic chem...

Mechanical Engineering at Glasgow Caledonian University anyone?

Will be looking into unis next year (2014) after I finish HND mechanical engineering. And City of Glasgow College have an agreement with Glasgow Cali that if I get successful passes in both HNC & HND and get Maths for engineering 3 unit passed. Then I can get a place into 3rd year Mechanical Engineering at Glasgow Cali; but at Glasgow Cal...

Applied for 2 courses at the same uni, waiting for reply...

Hi, So i applied for 2 courses-Mathematics and Accountancy & Finance at the same uni, i got a reply and offer pretty much straight away for the maths (i applied on a friday night and got the offer on the tuesday) but have been waiting for weeks for the Accountancy decision, if its the same uni, how long are they likely to take? Thanks...

Has Anyone Done An Access Course?

Okay so I've just recently discovered about access courses and how it would be equivalent to A levels but only requires one year.I have been researching about it & it sounds like something i would be interested in.But before I make my mind up about it,i just want to know someone else's personal experience with access courses & if they wou...

jQuery incorrect handling of array when URL-encoding object?

When passing an object as the data to the ajax call, I am getting some unexpected results. For some reason, jQuery is adding square brackets to my parameter names if their value is an array. For instance... var obj = name: "John Doe", courses: [ 1, 2, 4 ] }; ...becomes name=John+Doe&courses[]=1&courses[]=2&co urses[]=4 instead of nam...

Repeating value into an array after a merge in php

Do not understand why in my final result Shifts-5 is repeating again and again whereas in my array he is here just one time... Thanks for help. http://codepad.org/XoBmnHFr...

Changing courses for the 2nd time.

I started university in 2011. Despite being on a course which I thought was what I wanted a career in, I struggled a lot and by the end of my first year I had lost all interest. At the start of my second year, the course became too overwhelming and my only options were to either quit or transfer to another course. As I had worked so hard...

Too many essay based A-Levels?

I'm currently in Year 11, and now very unclear about my A-Level choices. I have chosen: English Lit (To A2) History (Modern) (To A2) Sociology (To A2) Philosophy (To AS) It's not the choices themselves that I'm worried about, as my GCSE predicted grades, and progress from coursework/units so far, are more than what is needed for the cours...

VETmed Link 2013

Hi I was looking on the vetmed website and was considering whether I should go next year, I'm really interested in becoming a vet and would like to know how useful you found these courses. Also I don't want to be the only one from year 11 going in the middle of A level students. They say that 16 year olds can attend so I assume that means...

Dentistry subject requirements??!!

I am currently a year 12 student, hoping to study dentistry in universtiy. Unfortunately, due to ill health, I have been forced to take a year out of school and will, therefore, be repeating year 12 next year. I am currently studying Biology, Chemistry, Maths and French. I have completed the entire AS level for maths and am halfway throug...

changing courses

Wondering if anyone can give me some advice. I've applied through UCAS to do a Social Work degree as a mature student. I have an interview next week. I'v e been given a conditional offer which I have accepted. I only applied to do Social Work and because I have accepted the conditional offer can no longer add any more options. The thing i...

Surrey or Durham for Music bachelors

Hi everyone! So, I've been accepted to the Universities of Surrey and Durham to pursue a Bachelors degree in Music from October. My preferred career path is orchestral conducting, but I'm passionate about violin as well. The advantage of Surrey is the ability to specialize in conducting at the BA level, but the advantage of Durham is the...

Changing courses.

Just a quick question regarding student finance. I have just accepted an offer for Adult Nursing next March. I went to university in September 2011, but left quickly after meaning i didn't pay any fees. I did apply for student finance though. I have nearly completed a year of university this year and received the full student finance. Whe...

Wanting to change course after a year

I'm currently studying history at uni and I am coming to the end of my first year. I have been unhappy with my course since the beginning but followed advice and have stuck it out, but now I am sure that this is definitely not what I want to do. I love the university I am at, and am hoping to be able to change courses again in September t...

North Maharashtra University Jalgaon UG Courses Entrance Exam 2013

. Admission to B.B.S., B.B.A., B.B.M. (Management), B.B.M. (e-Commerce), B.C.A., B.Sc. (Actuarial Science) course(s) in Affiliated Colleges/University Department. A common entrance exam procedure will be adopted for admission to First Year Courses at the affiliated colleges/university dept of the university...

Kurukshetra University KU Kurukshetra Five year integrated MBA 2013

. Applications are invited for vacant seats in Two Year full time MBA and MBA (Hons.) courses from the eligible candidates on the prescribed performa...

Help!!! What should I do with Economics

Hey!!! I am currently in Year 12 and I am studying Maths, Economics, Psychology and History (and General studies but that irrelevant). I plan to work in the financial area (Financial adviser, Investment analyst, Actuary). I know that I want to do an Economics course but I want to add something to it. Finance and Economics Accountancy and...

Help with Forensic Science Courses in Scotland!

Hi, I have just started my final year in High School and at the end of this year I'm gonna have to start applying for Universities. I want to do Forensic Science, Forensic Biology at Uni and my first pick would be Napier University in Edinburgh. Currently I'm doing Higher Human Biology, English and Maths and Intermediate 2 Chemistry. I ha...

Generate repeating hexagonal pattern with CSS3

So, I need to make a repeating hexagonal pattern, using CSS. If images are needed, I can go there, but I'd prefer to just use CSS if possible. Here's an idea of what I'm trying to create: Basically, I just need a way to create the hexagonal shapes, and then overlay text/images on top of them. I don't have much code yet, because I'm not re...

b291 b292 Certificate in accounting. Help.

Im thinking of doing the b190 b291 b292 courses to gain a professional certificate in accounting, has anybody done these courses and can tell me how easy it was to get a job with this qualification or what are the next steps to getting the fully accounting degree after doing these courses. Im really interested in doing these courses but i...

Most competitive uni courses?

Which courses have the most demand? Also, I'm thinking of applying for Accounting and Finance later this year. Could anyone offer some rough numbers on how many people apply for Accounting and Finance and how many people they actually take for unis such as Warwick, Durham, Manchester, Lancaster and Sheffield? Just a rough average to give...

Changing choices after firming

I selected my firm and insurance choices recently for going to uni next year. However, after finding out more information i feel as though i can aim a lot higher than the choices ive chosen. Is there any way of changing my choices through UCAS and asking another Uni to consider me? This might seem like cold feet, or bad research prior to...

University of London International changed their entry requirements - I can't believe

Last year I tried to apply for the BSc Banking and Finance or the BSc Economics and Finance at the University of London International but I didn't meet the entry requirements then. I was advised by one of the admissions officer that I can take two courses (60 points) at the Open University and I can apply for the course next (e.g this) ye...

MSc Applied Ethology and Animal Biology at Linkoping University, Sweden?

Hi! I'm currently in the second year of my BSc course and just starting to put feelers out for Postgrad courses. At the moment, I'm really liking the look of Linkoping University in Sweden because the course sounds amazing and there would be no tuition fees to pay. Has anyone studied at this university? Was it a good experience? If not, w...

Prospective Business Applicant- A level advice?

I don't take any business related courses such as Maths or business studies, will that affect my chances of getting an offer for a business degree? and I know that there are no required courses for business but surely they would rather someone have a maths or business A level than an A level in psychology or something unrelated? I current...

Oncoming Storm

This is a piece I actually started last year, where I live experienced a pretty bad drought all summer so it is kind of a way to express the longing of a nice long thunderstorm! I just finished a huge project of 9 pieces that won't be out until next year, so next year there will be many more uploads from me...

Betsey Johnson Too Too Pretty ~ new perfume

Betsey Johnson has launched Too Too Pretty, a flanker to last year’s Betsey Johnson Too Too . Johnson’s fashion business filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, but she will be launching a new dress line in 2013… Read the rest of this article »...

UCAS Extra/Advice

H e l l o ~ I want to study Children Nursing, but unfortunately all my 5 choices were unsuccessful. Now I am able to use UCAS Extra. But all this has gone through my mind and just getting a bit worried since I already am taking a gap year and do NOT want to take another. ~ I had a look at other Universities that do the course, but am worr...