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    Question Help with uni application.

    Hello, over the last two days i have had two conditional offers for Dundee uni, 1 to do Mechanical Enginneering and 1 to do Renewable Energy. Now my problem is i have one year to get 4 highers at A,A,B,B and i'm finding it hard! I am taking Higher maths, Physics, Technicological Studies and PE this year and if i get them as highers in A,A,B,B then i am sorted. Basicly i have to get Higher Maths and a sufficient number of points to get into these courses thus the term Conditional offer. So as a type of back-up plan i was wondering if there is any type of course related to enginneering etc. that i can do from now until the end of summer that would count towards more UCAS points allowing me not to have to get the grades A,A,B,B all in this one year.

    To be honest i havent explained that very well but if you feel you can help but need more information then just fire on with the questions!!

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    Default Re: Help with uni application.

    cant offer any help really, just wanted to say I did a year of Mech Engineering at Reading Uni and it was wwwwwwwway hard so I changed lol and your recent posts are very nice but um shouldnt u be doing some revision or alike? lol
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    Even if you don't get the required grades they'll still probably let you in.
    Quote Originally Posted by B.I.G
    As for snotty he will bring his ban up like he's a martyr now. I hope your aware of the beast you've probably created gunner.

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    Default Re: Help with uni application.

    Do you have to get just A,A,B,B or for example:

    A Maths, A PE, B Physics, B Technological studies?

    I was told I had to get a B in computing and a C in higher maths to make a B,C,C and i got a C in Computing failed maths but got a B and a C so even though i didn't get the grades in the subjects that was specified i got the grades they were looking for.

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    Default Re: Help with uni application.

    1. I dont know of any summer course which will improve your UCAS points score? The best thing to do is study like mad and try to make the grades required.

    2. Most Uni's have some leeway when offering places, especially if they are your first choice. See if you can speak to the specific admissions tutor and try and have an interview or a chat with him, to demonstrate how commited and focussed you are to get on the course! When the results arrive, the University will receive your results a few days in advance and will already have a list of Definite Accepts, Definite Rejects and First Come First Served for the remainder of places. If you are more aware to them, they may put you on the acceptance list as you are so commited.

    Hope this helps

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    Default Re: Help with uni application.

    Do you have to get just A,A,B,B or for example:

    A Maths, A PE, B Physics, B Technological studies?
    Yes mate, if i got those grades a place would deffinetly be mine!

    Dundee University offer a summer school type thing where people in my situation (Have missed a year of schooling due to illness) can go and "prepare" for uni. I dont really know much about it although i have a link. Can anyone shed some light on what would be best for me to do out of their list? How i should go about getting into one of them? If its really worth it?

    http://www.dundee.ac.uk/learning/wasc/

    First choice would be the degree course in Renewable Energy btw!! :thumbs

    http://www.dundee.ac.uk/prospectus/u.../renewable.htm
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    cool ! off topic but i've got a conditional offer from dundee as well. whats it like up there in scotland lol never been. i've applied for law (LLB) M111 and the grades needed are decent. BBB. not as competitive as london. AAA.

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    Default Re: Help with uni application.

    Quote Originally Posted by The_Jackel
    cool ! off topic but i've got a conditional offer from dundee as well. whats it like up there in scotland lol never been. i've applied for law (LLB) M111 and the grades needed are decent. BBB. not as competitive as london. AAA.

    I actually live in Dundee, my cusins just done that law degree! Tell you what mate, this city must have the best student night life going!! Everything is so central, if you got accomadate on the campus i assure you, you are only 5 minutes walk from the centre of the town, 3 night clubs, 100's of pubs, big shopping centres! Cant beat it! Price of living up here is nice and cheap too! Sure anyone would enjoy it.. :thumbs

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    Quote Originally Posted by The_Jackel
    cool ! whats it like up there in scotland lol never been.
    Just read diablos's posts
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    As for snotty he will bring his ban up like he's a martyr now. I hope your aware of the beast you've probably created gunner.

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    Default Re: Help with uni application.

    Quote Originally Posted by The_Jackel
    cool ! off topic but i've got a conditional offer from dundee as well. whats it like up there in scotland lol never been. i've applied for law (LLB) M111 and the grades needed are decent. BBB. not as competitive as london. AAA.
    shite mate the weather sux and its full of junkies and freeks..

    dundee they call it the city of discovery, should be called recovery full of jaggers and pr0stitutes and thats the good areas..

    plus dundonians speak in high pitch girly tone all the time...


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    Default Re: Help with uni application.

    I did fuel and energy at leeds uni, they have a lot of different engineering courses and environment based engineering ones

    The energy debt also have a habit of accepting people who have f*cked up their a-levels too like I did

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    Default Re: Help with uni application.

    Quote Originally Posted by diablos
    shite mate the weather sux and its full of junkies and freeks..

    dundee they call it the city of discovery, should be called recovery full of jaggers and pr0stitutes and thats the good areas..

    plus dundonians speak in high pitch girly tone all the time...

    lol put me off going there A bit

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