David Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Hey, Im looking for some advice on uni courses... I am currently doing my AS levels (Electronics, Physics, DT) and I like doing practical things like machining parts with lathes, milling machine...constructing things and I also like doing electronics. The big problem I seem to be having Is that I dropped out of AS Maths because I was struggling with it too much. I only managed a C at GCSE and I didnt enjoy it much. There is quite a bit of maths in physics and electronics but I can manage this fairly easily (So im not totally crap at maths =P )Any ideas on courses I could do??ThanksDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 If you can cope with the mechanics parts of maths (like what you did for in physics) then I wouldn't worry if you can't get your head around the pure stuff. When I did mine, the mechanics stuff we did always made much more sense than pure. But there is a lot of maths in some courses, so maybe you should avoid courses like engineering if you don't like maths. I've not really been much help, have I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 A lot of people will say that you need maths else you wont get in anywhere. But some places do foundation courses like at loughborough and you basically do your A-level maths in that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 But there is a lot of maths in some courses, so maybe you should avoid courses like engineering if you don't like maths. True although Im in the same position. I dropped A level maths cos I just scraped AS (i wasn't overly hard-working about it either but meh...)I've chosen a 4 year course in swansea uni called Mechanical engineering. Its the normal 3 year course but with an added year for retards like me people who don't have maths etc. It sounds pretty fun, Tomm has just scared me with the maths bit now like....but still should be good. So don't forget, some Uni courses will offer you a foundation year as well as the course itself. The best option is to go to the open days see what is best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 get yourself on google and blaze up university of whatever and look at the online prospecti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 im on a civil engineering course at portsmouth, and im LOVING IT!!!!!!i did chemistry, physics, and systems and controll engineering at A-level, and was afraid id never get onto an engineering degree without maths, after failling it miserably at As level.i found a course at portsmouth, which is run directly alongside the normal civil engineering course, which even shares the same lectures, although, through the 1st semmester, we got an extra 4 hours of maths a week, teaching us specifically the bits we would need in the future.....im really loving it, and finally learning something i actually care about, not sitting in a classroom wondering when i can go home!dont give up! its harder without the a-levels normally needed, but it can still be done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb88 Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Im taking physics, ICT and geography and applied for engineering with foundation year - got 5 of my 6 offers, loughborough, mancs, birm, cardiff, brunel, and for loughborough i only need 2 C's at a level. So you could do that, and spend an extra year at uni. If you pass the foundation year you then get onto an engineering course. I'm quite interested in engineering and i did a seperate project when doing my AS levels which i think helped my personal statement aswell. It'll probably be hard maths but im just gonna have to work harder... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted April 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Thanks for all the replys. The main thing im worried of is being stuck in an office or something. I enjoy the hands on stuff and I dont want to be doing something boring. Whats civil engineering like??Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inzane_2 Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 I did those subjects excatly, and i never made it to uni, insted i got a apprenticeship at BT, thats always an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deagledaddy Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Thanks for all the replys. The main thing im worried of is being stuck in an office or something. I enjoy the hands on stuff and I dont want to be doing something boring. Whats civil engineering like??Dave Nothing is set in stone dependant on what degree you do.... Foundation years are good though, if you really find maths hard it won't be any easier as its hard core stuf still. Plus at loughborough you have to pass with certian grades for different courses, not simply scrape through kinda thing. though if your scraping the foundation odds are your only gonna scrape a full on degree. A foundation degree could really tell you what your cut out for though.If your a mega hands on lover it sounds like your gonna wanna be doing labouring etc. Not a job as a 'proffesional' as such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb88 Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Nothing is set in stone dependant on what degree you do.... Foundation years are good though, if you really find maths hard it won't be any easier as its hard core stuf still. Plus at loughborough you have to pass with certian grades for different courses, not simply scrape through kinda thing. though if your scraping the foundation odds are your only gonna scrape a full on degree. A foundation degree could really tell you what your cut out for though.If your a mega hands on lover it sounds like your gonna wanna be doing labouring etc. Not a job as a 'proffesional' as such.hmmm... i hope choosing a foundation year wasnt a bad idea for me. i dont find maths hard as such, but ive never had a good teacher for it. I got an A at GCSE with help from a tutor, and i actually enjoyed it after understanding it. But i dont cope so well with the maths side of physics, but its OK. We'll see anyway, i really wanna try an engineering degree i think id enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Thanks for all the replys. The main thing im worried of is being stuck in an office or something. I enjoy the hands on stuff and I dont want to be doing something boring. Whats civil engineering like??Dave Lots of maths and hard. Do a foundation and you will be up to it though. i only got a C at a level for maths and im gettin a 68% average on civil which means i could move up on to masters if i want. Civil is a very broad subject so there will always be something to cater for your taste. Also you get to choose whether you want to work for a consultancy (more office, designing and setting out) or work for a contractor (more hands on working on site). I recommend it.. the money is always good and people will always need.. water, transport, buildings, bridges, info on ground conditions... etc etc etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Can you guys do HND's over there at all?Im doing one at the minute to bridge the gap between college and going to uni/Starting work.The HND is a qualification in it's own right and when done properly can help to cut off some time from a full degree. I'm doing one now and to be honest my maths is awful. I get on with mechanical principles as they tend to have an application I can relate to but with regard to the real maths classes I o tend to struggle to a degree, and i'd say im one of those in the class who would tend to concentrate and persevere more than many of my classmates, so how they manage I don't know.My college works it so that it's impossible to fail the core units, and as im in my first year I don't want to fail any units, i'd rather leave it till next year and i'll have the choice to drop my worst unit once i've seen my points.I'd say a foundation degree would kinda be the same as my first year in HND, the advantage with my hnd is next year I can do a project on whatever I want, students are making a go-kart at the moment with a clio engine, others are making one with a motorbike engine I think.....I want to make myself a land yacht, i've been told that even at UNI, you don't get the oppertunity (or time) to do that sort of thing, and it's something that because it's whatever you want, you'll be more inclined to work hard at it (that's how i see it anyway)Regardless of all that, it's down to you, but I just thought i'd throw the HND idea into the mix incase you hadn't considered it.If you can't even do them over there, thats a shitter, and a waste of my time..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicH_87 Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 I did those subjects excatly, and i never made it to uni, insted i got a apprenticeship at BT, thats always an option.could you explain a little more or post a link to somewhere,i'm interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deagledaddy Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 hmmm... i hope choosing a foundation year wasnt a bad idea for me. i dont find maths hard as such, but ive never had a good teacher for it. I got an A at GCSE with help from a tutor, and i actually enjoyed it after understanding it. But i dont cope so well with the maths side of physics, but its OK. We'll see anyway, i really wanna try an engineering degree i think id enjoy it. Ahaha I only got a B at GCSE (though crappy teacher), I found the maths 'ok' was passing foundation ok with some hard work. Did fail one maths module at Uni though Should be ok. I was more thinking of people who have avoided maths because they were pretty crap at it... not that they don't 'like' it as such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 Heya, I'm kinda in the same situation.I'm doing Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Economics at AS level at the moment. I'm at B+ grade level for them all..... except maths for which I've been predicted D...This really worries me as the subjects I'm really interested in doing at degree level, mostly engineering, all seem to want a C for maths at A level and I'm unsure as to wether I'm actually capable of getting this grade and I may *have* to drop it after AS results come through. Some people I've spoken to said I might get away with it if the course I'm going for asks for CCC inc. maths and I managed to get BBB but without maths as I'm doing Physics which is the whole mechanics side of it and I'm guessing fairly important.Anyone shed some light and give me some good advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted April 8, 2006 Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 Bump, please guys? :$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Has anyone seen my shoe? Posted April 8, 2006 Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 Yeah I was hoping to do a pre foundation course for Mech Eng, but have dont really know anything about it.Could someone shed some light on it, possibly over msn: ilostmyleftshoe@hotmail.comThanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inzane_2 Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 could you explain a little more or post a link to somewhere,i'm interested.This will explain all better than I ever will.http://www.btplc.com/Careercentre/CareerSt...tices/index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 For maths, I'd just like to say that remembering that the question is supposed to be manageable really helped me a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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