Starletraje Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 well done idrees... i think... dont really understand the english marking system... a U... up here you are crucified after a d Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SiCaln Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 U means ungraded ie less than 40%, every year people who are excellent at computer stuff get shafted by that, my mate who only got an E for IT A-Level, got a first at uni and now makes computer games Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bluebear Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 The 40% threshold is also used in Uni, at least for my degree anyways.I never did A-Levels, instead went for a BTEC Diploma in Software Development. In my eyes, doing one broad-ish course (BTEC) is better than taking three modules that each concentrate on specific things. (A-Levels). Plus, I found that with the BTEC, you tend to do more the stuff you'd be doing in a company anyway, such as software analysis and design reports and whatnot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Asad Posted August 14, 2008 Author Share Posted August 14, 2008 Got my a-level results todayB in chemistryD in bioD in geographyi just missed out on A in chem and C`s in the other two....so i dint get in for pharmacy but got in for bio-med so i can transfer after a yr to pharmacy depending on my reults at uni well chuffed!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
montanajr Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 U means ungraded ie less than 40%, every year people who are excellent at computer stuff get shafted by that, my mate who only got an E for IT A-Level, got a first at uni and now makes computer gamesHmm thats strange. A Level IT was the biggest piss take ever, easy as fuck. Computer Science BSc on the other hand is fucking hard! Wierd! Maybe hes more of a programmer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SiCaln Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 I did both A-Levels and a BTEC and for my course/career the BTEC was far better Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 The college I attend doesn't offer BTEC courses, A levels only. I wanted to go to this college as it has a very high reputation so I had to go A levels! Otherwise I would have done a BTEC in Art/Design/Graphics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Asad Posted August 14, 2008 Author Share Posted August 14, 2008 what is it you wanna do at uni idrees? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike.swarbrick Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 I did both A-Levels and a BTEC and for my course/career the BTEC was far betterI am in the process doing what you did, I went from AS levels to a mechanical BTEC. Loving the Mechanical Engineering. Good job guys on the results looks impressive! I for one will be heading out tonight for a few bevvys as that seems what most people are doing. Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5T4R7ET N/A Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 who else passed. my little bros got his G.C.S.E's on the 21st. He only took seven Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 what is it you wanna do at uni idrees?Transport design mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kaylee Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 i know someone who didnt go to school for 3 years due to bad bullying and such, maybe thats the reason but if Josie doesnt want to say.. she doesnt have to..unless she skived.i wasnt buillied, just other stuff that was more important at the time i know i got a C in my english language .. well annoyed tho, went in for foundation paper, got told i could of done higher and gotten a B!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MaccyD Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Congrats to everyone getting there grades coming in, im on placement year from uni so for the first time in 6 years im not actually thinking about exams at this time of year and its bloody amazing!! Definately dont agree with "kara & Gav" though, just because you know people who went to uni and now work at mcdonalds that just means they are drop outs and wouldnt achieve anything whether they went to uni or not. All its about is trying, if you go through uni, which you have to nowadays for alot of jobs, then you have to work very hard. But uni/college isnt the be all and end all. There are alot of skills you can have that you can never be taught at school, so even if you dropout after college if you apply yourself and actually put effort in then you will make something of yourself. The problem is condemning one option or the other.Anyway that was a bit deep for this time of night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Asad Posted August 14, 2008 Author Share Posted August 14, 2008 what are you doin at uni matey....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MaccyD Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 mechanical engineering, basically maths and physcis :-( working for a motorsport transmissions company on placement, only 2 weeks left now though, final year begins in september!! eep Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Im doing motorsport engineering in uni and I flunked maths A level and didnt even do physics!!!, find it so much easier in uni though ( I got 2 resits after JAE though ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike.swarbrick Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Im doing motorsport engineering in uni and I flunked maths A level and didnt even do physics!!!, find it so much easier in uni though ( I got 2 resits after JAE though )What uni are you going to? I was planning on taking either Motorsport engineering or Automotive design (grades permitting). Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MaccyD Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Im at brunel, and yeah my degree is motorsport also. Dunno how your doing it sparky without maths an physics, the whole reason i took up physics was because every single university wanted c's or b's in both at a-level. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5T4R7ET N/A Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Im at brunel, and yeah my degree is motorsport also. Dunno how your doing it sparky without maths an physics, the whole reason i took up physics was because every single university wanted c's or b's in both at a-level.Nice 1. my cousing goes Brunnel. He does motorsport engineering or something familiar. Is it gonna be your second year? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starletraje Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 i wasnt buillied, just other stuff that was more important at the time i know i got a C in my english language .. well annoyed tho, went in for foundation paper, got told i could of done higher and gotten a B!!josie why would anyone bully your pretty self huh? that would be wrong Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobSR Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 i failed epically at mine apart from one..lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Really? You did really well with your GCSE's though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 @ Idrees by Flunking Maths I mean I dropped out ;)I am at swansea uni@ MaccyD I done the foundation year because I was out of school for three years so needed to refresh my memory ;) Its basically just A level stage again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MaccyD Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 oh right, i knew ther would be some explanation behind it!@ 5T4R7ET - il be going into final year of the BEng, what year is your cousin in? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starletraje Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 just found out my results for my hnc... turns out i only passed 11 out of the 12 units... dunno what this means now but it could be my uni conditional out the window... BALLS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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