University Advice.

[imissworthing2]

I know u have mentioned it but I'm throwing Glamorgan university into the ring. Its all on one campus, only 20mins from cardiff which is class for a night out. The town its located in is quite small but the new student union which opens this sept looks like it will be quality.

Glamorgan SU University Students Union - The Home for Glamorgan SU University Students

The sports teams play at tyn-y-wern playing fields which the uni also let out to the various national and international teams including the welsh national football team. Theres lots of teams to play for whatever your sport so not being great isnt a prob(5 uni football teams)

I've done a bsc there and am starting a MSc in sept.

Most of all its just a lovely place to live and study, very picturesque and once out of halls student accomodation is only about 45pound a week.

 

[astevens76]

Yeah i've heard good things about Bath, but the courses i want to do i wouldnt get on because it appears i would need straight A's.
If you are who i think, i know your old man, you took Maths didnt you?

Fair play. I've just finished 2nd year and the majority of people i know didn't need straight A's when we all started. Think they must've increased what they wanted after us, as people i know who've just done 1st year needed A's!

You're right there mate, take it you go to Newman then? And yes (unfortunately?) i took maths

What you looking at doing?

 

[SirDouglasLoft]

Thats whats confusing me, the course i want to do (modern history) is perfect at UEA but i dont think the uni is what im after given the location and other considerations. But i cannot get the grades for places like Leeds and Nottingham to do history (AAA), so would be doing my second choice course.

Ouch, Modern History. I did it for AS, f*** me I was bored stiff, fell asleep most lessons, HAD to drop it at the end of the year.

 

[Foolg]

Fair play. I've just finished 2nd year and the majority of people i know didn't need straight A's when we all started. Think they must've increased what they wanted after us, as people i know who've just done 1st year needed A's!

You're right there mate, take it you go to Newman then? And yes (unfortunately?) i took maths

What you looking at doing?

Ouch, started maths at A level and just couldnt do it mentally and from day one i knew once teachers were designated it wasnt going to work out. Correct, stayed at Newman for sixth form, and at the moment im looking at doing History (preferably modern WW1+2/Russian revolutions etc) but most of the top Uni's are looking at AAA so have started to consider American Studies and History which tends to be ABB which is far more achievable on a personal note.

 

[Dowling93]

I haven't looked at any and am stuck in two minds whether to go or not

 

[blue and white army]

Leeds and Sussex are making big cuts in the History department as I've been informed from the a reliable source. Sussex doesn't teach History before 1800 and that ain't History is it? Don't be influenced about the name of the university but more so which courses they specialise and have the most funding in, for example Oxbridge wouldn't have a blinding Sports Science department in comparison to Loughborough.

 

[The Brighton Ace]

So where did you apply for and who has given you an offer?

 

[Gazwag]

Sussex doesn't teach History before 1800 .

Is that to give the students time to recover from the hangover from the night before

 

[Foolg]

So where did you apply for and who has given you an offer?

Changed completely in the end. Got my offers though (Sheffield (X2), Leeds, Manchester and Leicester as fall back).