Limey Lang

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How Do I know which Uni is right for me though with my abilities that I have? Salford is the closest but I’ve read it is the 2nd best university for construction. I feel if I ring them they will secretly laugh at me. I have rang a careers advisor and he told me to ring derby college and do a foundation degree in construction management which (I think is like a access course?) then I can go on to do BSc (Hons) Construction Management. I'm going a open day at derby college soon. But on Salford:

Should I ring Salford and ask them what I need to do?
That is the link for the entry requirements.
I don’t have a levels or GCSE c grade or above in what they want either. If you could have a quick look for me and give me any advice... that you might know or how long it will take me to do this to enable myself to go there.

A foundation degree basically gets you ready for the first year of the degree, so if some people didn't do math in their college course they could get their math upto A-Level standard, usually you'd do the foundation year in the uni, then if you passed it you'd move straight onto the first year of the degree
I've never heard of them at Colleges

Try and get the Prospectus booklets from the University's, they have the entry requirements on every course, they usually have a PDF version on their websites

For the Salford one you'd need A-Levels or a BTEC Diploma/Certificate, so you'd need to ring the Colleges by you to see if you could get onto possibly the National Certificate course.

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Debbie Harry would still get it.

[msagrain]

A foundation degree basically gets you ready for the first year of the degree, so if some people didn't do math in their college course they could get their math upto A-Level standard, usually you'd do the foundation year in the uni, then if you passed it you'd move straight onto the first year of the degree
I've never heard of them at Colleges

Try and get the Prospectus booklets from the University's, they have the entry requirements on every course, they usually have a PDF version on their websites

For the Salford one you'd need A-Levels or a BTEC Diploma/Certificate, so you'd need to ring the Colleges by you to see if you could get onto possibly the National Certificate course.

So it would be a BTEC in construction managment. I asume. Please elaborate on National Certificate course what is this a certificate couse for a BETEC or something else?

Assuming I got a BTEC. Would this get me into Salford? Would that be the only course I need to do?

If I achieve my BTEC do you think Salford would seriously consider my application with just a BTEC and nothing Else?

What are the chances of getting into a university after doing a BTEC are my chances the same as someone who has done A-levels?

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So it would be a BTEC in construction managment. I asume. Please elaborate on National Certificate course what is this a certificate couse for a BETEC or something else?

Assuming I got a BTEC. Would this get me into Salford? Would that be the only course I need to do?

If I achieve my BTEC do you think Salford would seriously consider my application with just a BTEC and nothing Else?

What are the chances of getting into a university after doing a BTEC are my chances the same as someone who has done A-levels?

There's two BTEC courses
Certificate and National Diploma
National Diploma is the worth more, and would be enough to get you into Salford according to their site
You'd need an overall grade of Distinction, Merit, Merit which is basically ABB (BTECS hardly ever have end of term exams, so it will be all coursework which is much easier)

National Certificate is worth less, and even though they say it would be enough to get you in there with basically AAA, with the high competition to get into Uni's now it's probably a safer bet doing the Certificate and doing the Diploma after it
You might only have to do the 1 year after the Certificate to get the National Dipoloma anyway

You need to ring Derby College and see how you could work your way onto those courses, Colleges want more students because they get more money, so they will want to get you enrolled if they can

I got into University fine, doing Engineering with JUST my BTEC National Diploma

[msagrain]

Thanks for your help it has made me understand alot more than I did before. Just out of intrest what are you studying?(what type of Engineering) and were at?

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What's goin' down?

IQ levels. Right across the board.