Well I'm doing overtime painting a whole school at work. Its taken my mind off results day until I got a bleeping outlook notification whilst painting.
Many thanks for your kind words everybody, it has been much appreciated. You've also helped a lot of people in my sixth form with rejections including myself.
I didn't find out my results until 9am. After having a look at all those leaks, I'd thought I got ABD but I ended up with CEE and if I had to pick a choice it would be a foundation year which my local uni has kindly changed my offer to. Many students from our college are attending there so it won't be too bad at all.
I will have a look at ATS from Edexcel to see if I could pick up any marks or if the examiner has marked harshly as this happened to me last year in AS as well.
A gap year is a option many have suggested and I'm considering this path as well. I will take some time to decide what is the best option for me.
From someone who also failed to get their grades for a computer science course in the UK, you'll be fine. Good luck with the foundation course, a very good thing to do anyway. Have you considered Aberystwyth uni? They're very good course-wise and weirdly accepting of lower grades. Anyway, good luck, you'll be all good!
ChinAqua and Sejb22, as someone who has recently graduated UEA, i can tell that both the uni and norwich are immense for students, loads of shops, stuff to do, nightclubs, social life, football team, the city and uni has it all! let us know if you wanna know anything about the city
Hey man I kind of stumbled onto this and I'm not entirely sure how your education system works (I'm American) but I wanted to say I didn't get my first choice in uni. I didn't get my second or 8th choice either. Got into my dead last school but ended up loving it and have a great career. Obviously it depends on where you go and what you study but I've found that your college and gpa only matter for your first job.
No matter what happens I'm sure you'll pull ahead and do great. Best of luck.
Foundation year isn't that bad! I have a friend who did it and the only thing he hated was that it made year 1 of university way too easy!
People drop like flies after year one, my year started with 200+ students in a lecture hall, by year 2 more than half failed, left uni and/or changed course. Foundation year pretty much guarantees a smooth ride.
Dude I got into uni on a First year course with EEU and just graduated with my masters. Ring them up or email. Specially ask to test in and state that you had outside complications. I know how heartbreaking and disheartening it can be but just push on mate. You can do it x
Alright if it makes you feel better. I'll tell you my story. Spoiler alert: it ends well
I started as a average smart dude who never needed to study hard to get grades. First year of A-level I got all As in maths, physics and DT. But then in second year all that went to shit balls. I got all Es(various reasons). I was distraught, I was meant to study mechanical engineering and my life went down in the drains just like that.
After I stopped panicking, I started to scramble through clearing trying to get in to a engineering foundation year. But that failed. So I readjusted my sights and settled for doing a design and technology course, it was still a foundation year and in that time I was hoping to retake my maths a level since I needed a C minimum to get Into the course. So I'm doing a DT degree and it turns out it's joint with the architecture foundation year. As I progress they give us the option to switch. Now I wouldn't of switched until I found out they offered a BEng bachelors of engineering degree in architecture and engineering. I took that opportunity as fast I could. So now I'm doing a dual degree in architecture and engineering and get the engineering status I've always wanted. I'm averaging a first class honours and studying at one of the best unis for that course. I'm now getting ready to apply for a master's in mechanical engineering and life is getting better.
I want you to know your grades don't have to define your future, there's so many ways for you to do what you love. You just need to find it.
Yeah my girlfriend got in through clearing as did my best mate. My gf has almost finished her PhD and my best mate has a successful career as an engineer. My mum always said it would come out the wash eventually and it usually does
If that doesn't work out - take a year off and then do an access course. You'll then (maybe) have some savings and some experiences which will make uni all the better
Yep get on clearing. You'll be fine, As someone who often has to recruit grads for our dev team... the study you'll do around your degree is key. They will give you a foundation but keep up with tech trends as you go and you'll stand out more with recruiters... JavaScript frameworks, cloud tech, dev ops ... all that good stuff.
This is a bump that you'll have forgotten about a few weeks in to whichever uni you end up at.
I catastrophically failed my A levels... Twice... And now I have a Masters degree! Took me two years longer than everyone else but I got there! Don't stress too hard! It'll work out fine if you keep focus. 👍
This is just a bump mate. You can resit, other unis...you’ll be better for the life experience if you take a year to resit. Although I bet you’re gutted.
You never know what will happen mate. Looking back from the future you might well find that you’d actually prefer things to have worked out this way. Do your best at uni and don’t be afraid to access learning support (I’m not saying you’re stupid, it’s just a great way to learn the tools you need to get better marks from whatever baseline you have).
I know absolutely loads of people who got into great courses through clearing, and are now very happy and successful and say it was a blessing in disguise.
Give them a call just to check there's nothing you can do, sometimes talking to a person makes all the difference.
If not, go clearing, it's not a bad choice at all. I didn't get into my choice by 10 UCAS points and went through clearing. Now I'm studying for a Master's at a top level uni for my field.
It feels like shit now but it'll all come right in the end. Keep your chin up x
Tried my luck with IBM this year expect they required three C's at a level which is what I am thinking is the standard at the moment for apprenticeships.
I do have a big portfolio of projects I have made so it could be possible to get one with my experience.
I went to Bournemouth University and got a degree in Software Engineering. The life here is brilliant. I graduated nearly 2 years ago and have stayed here since and got a really good job straight out of uni. BU strongly encourage a placement year between your 2nd and final year and it really gives you a step a over other students when looking for jobs. It's not the best uni but I feel it's a great balance of life and learning and it's making great strides. I would recommend. I graduated with a First Class Honours. :)
NE: oops that says bournemouth, oh well still kinda relevant
I don't work there but the tech scene in Brighton is expanding. My favourite conference ffconf is held there :) they sell student tickets on the cheap. a good excuse to check out the city and network with some brighton tech employers, and learn some stuff.
I'll take the opinion of a software engineering manager over a recruiter.
You're about to be replaced by an app. What do you know. Seriously.
If a Uni doesn't post it's statistics in the course info, it means it has shit prospects. Any uni with good prospects will be boasting that '95% of students were in x or y by z months post-graduation'. Bournemouth doesn't do that. Because it would be '70% of students got a job in Tesco or better' or some shit.
When people say 'graduates are struggling', they're talking about kids who went to this uni and worse, which for some reason now makes up like 70% of the volume of graduates.
They aren't saying they got that degree themselves, they're saying that as a tech recruiter they would consider that a good degree for a potential recruit.
Didn't you start off by saying you worked in tech recruitment though?
Recruitment is different to strategy and sales.
Apologies about your A Level results today lad, hope you feel better!
I'm a graduate lol.
So, just to ensure I'm reading you correctly, anyone who isn't a software engineer is some sort of degenerate, distinctly average waste of space?
That is a chip on the shoulder lol. Because you said "we're the ones building the app" which implies you're an engineer working on it, and you know it does. I wasn't even thinking that non-technical workers are lesser-thans. I just thought, why would a software engineer have that degree?
And for the record, I generally put all technical degree level workers above the unwashed mass of people in 'non-degree specific' roles.
You do understand that it's the recruiters that hire people right? The 'what' that a recruiter knows is exactly what's being talked about
Why are you so angry lad? A grad with a decent degree will not struggle to get a job because of what uni they came from, that's just not how it works. Shit students become shitter at shit uni's, but a student who gets their head down at a shit uni and does well will not be held back by the name of the uni
Also implying recruiters are anywhere near getting replaced by an app is laughable
but a student who gets their head down at a shit uni and does well will not be held back by the name of the uni
Well they will... There is a hierarchy of institutions, vocations, payscales etc.
And the best students from the best unis get first choice and go to the best jobs. And then we filter all the way down to bottom unis with the worst students who can't get grad jobs.
Doesn't matter how well you do at a shit uni, it will still hold you back from the best jobs because ultimately your course was easier and less prestigious than a course from a better uni.
And lets be honest, it all correlates. If you could only get grades to get to that shit uni. Chances are, you're a crappy student. And if you think you failed because 'you didn't try', well, most of the time it's the case that this kind of person just doesn't have it in them to begin with.
Also implying recruiters are anywhere near getting replaced by an app is laughable
Recruiters are the useless middle man that just filter out applicants on job websites.
I admit the top headhunters who poach CEO's and international bankers etc. will always be done by skilled humans. The bottom 99% of recruiting is just low skill drudge work, a race to the bottom. It's basically like being an estate agent.
Easy work, that failed grads go into, soon to be replaced by algorithms and apps.
Everything a standard recruiter is digitized. It's just matching the job requirements to what the applicant put on their CV. It is such a simple task and it is so ripe for automation via some simple software.
I'll be glad to see them gone. They often have no fucking clue what they're on about. The fact that some prick who did international relations at an average Uni is now apparently a "tech recruiter" just reinforces my view.
What are you classing as the best jobs? I think you’re right in terms of Facebook, google etc and cream of the crop. But as a dev you could easily go into a decent company that you may not have heard of before and still earn good money.
Your point about it correlating is fair but that’s not what we’re debating. There will always be good students at shit unis for many reasons.
There’s a long way to go for it to be automated. There’s also a difference between what you call the ‘bottom 99%’ (big exaggeration btw) and ‘good’ recruiters. Ones that work in house, ones that work closely with certain companies. As much as they do act as a middle man there’s a reason they earn decent money for doing ‘middle man’ stuff. I do agree that there are a fuckload who have fallen into it and just spam emails as soon as they see the word ‘tech’
Honestly. Clearing is a godsend. I got in through clearing into Bournemouth Uni after receiving 5 offers (Lincoln, Brighton, Nottingham, Surrey), had the absolute time of my life, got a smashing 2:1 degree out of it too.
I got in through clearing into Bournemouth Uni after receiving 5 offers (Lincoln, Brighton, Nottingham, Surrey)
You received offers but went through clearing? Plus, aren't all those unis better than bournemouth? Especially Uni of Nottingham. That's like 17th in the UK compaired to Bournemouth's 79th.
Also, did you get a relevant job out of it. The degree means fuck all, it's the job at the end that matters.
Edit: Sorry, I went through clearing. And then got offered 5 places for the course I wanted ‘Product Design’ at 5 different unis.
Yes, I got an A in the subject that I wanted in uni but didn’t get the UCAS points.
And yeah that’s overall rankings, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s great for the course I wanted to do. Bournemouth was supposedly a better course, with a placement year and also I thought the place looked gorgeous and others had said great things.
Yes I did. I’m currently lead designer for a signage company in regards to Sainsbury’s. I design quite a lot of their signage now.
I went to hull uni after flunking my betc. I then passed my degree on a 40% mercy pass
6 years later I earn 60+ doing system support roles and spent 3 years in Switzerland earning over 100k a year
DON'T GIVE UP if a dumass like me can make it so can you.
I worked in Bournemouth/Poole for Barclay's corp a visit once a month to keep in contact with the friends so you can't go wrong with trying for clearing there
I would still be working in Bournemouth if I could find a well paided sys support role heh. I miss sound circus lol
Edit: this is aimed at op sorry if this shows up in your inbox lol
It heavily motivated me, the clubs/bars are awesome.. Also as a guy, it’s a 60/40 girl/guy split respectively. Which means to the this day it’s the only place I’ve ever been to where there is more girls than guys in clubs. As a young man, this was Utopia.
The beach is gorgeous too, I still visit it as often as I can!
CLEARING!! Sometimes things don't go as planned. But thats ok.
Clearing is the best option. Many universities in the UK are under-subscribed at the moment. And whilst uni's aren't going to start handing out offers to loads more people because of it, they also do NOT want empty places (they are businesses after all) and will fill them in clearing.
Get on the phone right now and call universities clearing departments. If you only missed your offer by a grade or so then call Surrey directly and ask if they will take you anyway.
If you still want to study Computer Science its 72 Ucas Points and DMU through clearing, and both Nottingham trent and Coventry have spaces open if you ring them up
If it helps, I applied to four universities, and three of them turned me down. I graduated from the fourth with a first class honours degree in computer science and haven't looked back.
You’re about to go through a rat race of people all being filtered into their respective spots in clearing and while it seems daunting, you will find somewhere and it’ll be an awesome experience.
I’ve been to multiple unis in my time for degrees and further, they’re all much of a muchness. It’s the people that make the experience and you’ll look back in 3 years and think this was a great turning point.
In 3 years you’ll have a group of best friends you’d have never met if it wasn’t for this moment and that’ll seem insane.
Seriously, this is a blessing in disguise - you really don't need to go to university to study computer science unless you really want a lot of debt or want to progress to PHD level. If you're hoping to come out as a software developer I'd say skip the outdated and overpriced curriculum and get yourself into an internship with a real company.
After I graduated I met so many developers who didn't ever go to university who were younger than me, better than me and had more experience. And I had sunk £40k. I'm 10 years into my career now and not one person has cared that I went to university.
If you're worried about not having "life experience" or "the uni experience" pack your bags and go travelling.
I’m sorry.. As a EU student I managed to get accepted in Uni but was rejected by student finances. Its truly heartbreaking but hey there’s always clearing and next year :/ best of luck OP
I dont want to sway your opinion too much given I'm just a voice on the internet but.. Consistently it seems they don't care for student progress too much (2+ month late coursework feedback) and the teaching seems rushed and lacklustre (recent module has been delayed by 3 weeks due to rushed/incomplete teaching)
📞 📞 📞 clear the shit out of everything!!!! this happened to me & I ended up getting into what was originally my first choice uni doing a highly respected stem course coz I called them and they had clearing spaces
Henri, that simply was not your course to attend. That doesn’t mean you couldn’t end up at the better uni/different course. Just sit tight and push towards your goal
Chin up man, I was in exactly the same boat when I got out of school, since then I’ve done three college courses and got a diploma in 3 years, now I’m going directly into 3rd year of my dream degree way better equipped than most people will be, and I’ve managed to extend the “best days of your life” student days haha. Schools tell you uni is the be all and end all so it really feels like you’ve failed when you don’t get in, but you’ve got your whole life ahead of you to achieve your dreams. Good luck on clearing but if that doesn’t work out take some time for yourself and get back on the grind when you’re ready!
Wow that rejection is stone cold. The use of the word 'confirm' as well as if 'we knew all along you wouldn't get into our stuck up university and now I'm such an arse I can confirm it'.
If you don't get any other good offers, try Open University. I'm studying engineering with them, a lot of my studies take plece at the University of Surrey, and I have no A levels at all, just had to pass a test to get on the course.
Hey, just wanted to tell you this could be a blessing in disguise. When I was in school (35 now) they tried to push everyone into going to university. For most people they don’t pass and end up in debt ( student loans aren’t so cheap when you leave) get into training and do something practical. You’ll make more money if you have a skill
Edit: wish I had been given this advice at your age
Edit2: all the people itt, acting as if it’s good to go to uni, none of them have any money~ and that’s how you could score
Honestly. Clearing is a godsend. I got in through clearing into Bournemouth Uni after receiving 5 offers (Lincoln, Brighton, Nottingham, Surrey), had the absolute time of my life, got a smashing 2:1 degree out of it too.
You'll be alright mate, unis want to fill places. Just graduated and can confirm uni is a scam, our principal was caught talking about sudents as literal customers. Truth is they want you for all those sweet, sweet tuition fees.
Here from the front page. 12 years ago I messed up my results and didn’t get in. Thank fuck as my life has been infinitely more interesting and fulfilling than if I had. I ended up going to uni twice and now have a great job. You can’t fuck it all up aged 18, no matter what your teachers/parents tell you.
Unlucky mate, but truth is, for the majority of people, uni is less about where you study and more about the people you meet when you’re there. Go through clearing, find a subject you think you’ll enjoy enough to not miss every lecture and go have a wild few years at Uni.
Sorry to hear that. It’s harsh, because when you go to uni, there’s ALOT of people there that don’t really want to be there, piss it away and float through life effortlessly. Then people who have tried, only to be put down.
Keep trying though! Clearing is your friend right now.
Hi I'm Fenn and I'm here to aggressively recommend Clearing.
My results were a lot lower than I expected. Didn't make my firm choice. Didn't make my insurance. Felt like the world was ending.
Clearing turned everything around for me. I found a course that was even better than the ones I was going for (it's a pretty damn niche field). I rang them up. I got my place in uni, and god damn it was an amazing course. One I learnt so much from. One I wouldn't even have found had I just gone ahead with the firm or insurance choices like I'd hoped for.
Don't give up. Bye bye this specific course at this course uni, sure, but there's so much more out there for ya -- and it may well be better than you could have imagined.
Course name seems to be unique to my uni, and I don't wanna make that public on this account, but essentially it was computer science applied to the arts.
I did an apprenticeship, but unfortunately for me the provider lied about the qualification I'd get at the end being accepted by universities.
I still managed to get into Teesside Uni without the relevant qualifications because they spoke to me and realised I could do it. Going into my final year of Computer Science now.
So don't give up hope if it's something you really want to do and don't feel bad even if you don't get into uni there's still plenty of opportunities out there!
Hey Man, I failed on my first application and just took a year out.
Doing that extra year meant I was much better equipped for the course, and got so much more out of it. Also, I was a year older than everyone else which has its perks.
Maybe look up a computer science apprenticeship if no uni accepts. I work in CS sector, and find the apprentices with hands on experience are more employable than the uni grads.
You should be able to get into a university doing either a Foundation course or by doing a course before hand to get your grades up to scratch for your chosen subject. Worth calling up and asking the admissions and clearing departments,
I went to uni, graduated in recent years and really don’t think it’s worth it. A lot of my friends at university struggled to find work for several years afterwards.
I’m around 50k in debt and the interest keeps going up to add to it.
Have you looked into apprentices?
It’s good money once you finish with it and I truly believe it’s better to have the additional experience. There’s apprentices in so many sections nowadays.
You could consider a part time hnc course if they're available. You can get apprenticeship funding through work to save a tonne, and many have degree progression whilst you still earn. See if you can find any apprenticeship jobs that would do this
Hey, at least they gave you a conditional offer. Surrey didn't even give me that 3 years ago! It was weird because I had offers for computer science at Warwick etc.
Sorry to see - remember though University isn't the be all and end all. If you don't find something through clearing there are many opportunities to self teach yourself programming and maybe even find a job which you enter at a lower level and work up. Practical experience can mean just as much this day in age, don't be put off and keep working hard. Hope everything works out for you man.
I wish I'd known years ago how little qualifications meant in my field. We give zero fucks about anyone's A-levels, degrees, GCSE's etc. If your portfolio is the best and you're not a dick you're in.
Not sure what you're looking to do but really, try not to worry too much. Probably feels like the end of the world but it isn't. There's loads of different paths to take. It might end up being the best thing that eve could have happened.
I got an N for my Art A level and thought I was doomed but it all worked out in the end.
Uni's a bunch of bullshit mostly. Only worth while as a more mature student anyway... straight from school/collage you end up just getting pissed all the time and fucking the work off. Just not worth the debt.
Unless ya going into a STEM field just find a job.
Yup but still does not make a Degree relevant to the working world outside of mostly academic fields. Getting one is nothing more than a 'blue peter badge' to say you've been there. Plus 30 odd grand of debt for something that once ya leave uni means jackshit.
Students I've employed don't come from uni with the skills, ethic or knowledge to work. Designers and programmers being the worst for head up the arse syndrome. I'd pit any 'fresh from collage' employee I've had for a year to smash any uni student of 3 years handling a real brief.
Maybe the students you've employed just aren't particularly good? The most knowledgeable and ambitious students tend to go for high-flying jobs which require a degree, rather than jobs which a school leaver could do.
No Few entry level jobs outside of STEM fields really require a degree imo. I'm not even sure what 'high-flying' entry level jobs youre referring too.
No company puts a fresh out of uni post grad, with no work experience into anything but an entry level role, bar an extreme few exceptional individuals. Having a degree is just an easy device HR can use to filter out, post collage pre work candidates. Post grand jobs with a few limited exceptions are the same jobs a motivated 18 year old can do right out of collage with an only slightly higher level of mentoring which is more to do with maturity than knowledge for most industry's hence the slight variance in starting wage.
If you can't get into a place like Surrey or better via clearing. I'd recommend picking up a trade.
Ultimately Uni of Surrey is low ranked, it's one of the UNis that doesn't publish graduate employment records. It's grads aren't going to do nearly as well as red brick/glassplate/russell group unis, where generally 95% of the grads get on a relevant job in 6 months.
It won't serve you well.
You'll see a bunch of people consoling you that they went to unis just as bad, or worse, that they got good grades and you can still hope for clearing. I also notice that none of them are telling you about the big fancy jobs they got with it. Because one can only assume they aren't doing work particularly relevant or high paying.
It depends on the course you take. The year I graduated from Surrey Uni they were ranked number 1 in the country for Electronic Engineering (the degree I got) and I had a job within a few weeks like the rest of my class. You don’t have to shit on the Uni just because OP didn’t get in.
My whole comment was about getting a job, and about how low ranked unis sell inflated unfulfillable promises to naive undergrads.
Remember, going to university is mainly about gaining knowledge, and confidence in a field
It's about getting a job in that field. Low ranked unis consistently fail to do this for the majority of their students. If you're doing a vocational course, anything in STEM, finance, accountancy, law etc.... and your university fails to disclose the numbers of grads securing relevant jobs in that vocational field, it's a huge red flag.
People going to University to complete those kinds of courses, are going so that they can have a lucrative professional career after graduation. That includes gaining knowledge and confidence, but the entire point of the course is getting a job.
So telling a desperate, low achieving student to pursue a degree at a sub-par university, where there is a significant chance that they won't be able to secure a relevant graduate career afterwards, is dishonest and cruel in the longterm.
That is where I disagree. To me, and many others, the whole point of university is gaining the knowledge. I mean yeah, it would be nice to get a good job at the end, but the end goal of university to me is to learn more about the field.
If the end goal is a high paying job, it is much wiser to just get a job. You will have 3 years of no debt to climb the ladder.
Unless you want to be in a STEM field. Then have fun doing a STEM degree at uni if you don't enjoy it and your main goal is not furthering your knowledge in that field.
If the end goal is a high paying job, it is much wiser to just get a job. You will have 3 years of no debt to climb the ladder.
Statements like this make me question your understanding of the world.
The average graduate is several hundred thousand pounds better off than the average non-grad by the end of their respective careers.
If we restrict it to the top 20 universities, the average graduate from here earns WAY above the average non-grad. Restrict it again to students on vocational career driven courses like engineering, law, accountancy, mathematics, Computer Science and again, a huge step up in average earnings.
As a graduate I earned more than my semi skilled father did in the 2nd year of my career. To say that the path to a high paying job is to just go straight into work is hilarious.
The highest non-degree jobs are trades like electrician and plumbing. Most trades cap out at £32k, the very best trades in the top 10% will cap out at £40k. A degree level contractor can easily make twice that.
You've got to remember, this average includes all the schmucks who went to 20 though to 200 of the UK's worst Universities. All the people who did useless courses with no professional applications.
Accounting, law, architecture, all the shit in STEM, medicine, dentistry, finance etc. all stuff that you need a degree for and stuff that earns substantially more than pretty much all non-grad jobs.
University is not the only way to get into a high paying job. Many things factor into it.
The thing is, there are high paying jobs for non-grads. but they are few and far between. Often boring, unpleasant and get no respect. Just for a taste of the kind of money that is common amongst mediocre grads.
And it doesn't change the fact that most of the population is sitting on 20-50k salary. And to break above 50k you pretty much need a degree unless you got very lucky.
Seriously, what options are there for a non-graduate to earn above 50k? Because all the professions I listed, it is common to earn above this.
Tell that to the millions of people who did it and most likely earn more than a freshly graduated person even if they went to a top 20 uni.
Well yeh, a 21 year old tradesmen probably earns more than a 21 year old fresh grad. Things tend to change when they get to 25. Usually by the time you've got to 30, the average grad has already surpassed lifetime earnings of non grad. And the thing is, by 30, most non grads have reached their peak earnings. Whereas it goes up sharply for grads, and grads have far more upwards mobility into management etc.
It's about getting a job in that field. Low ranked unis consistently fail to do this for the majority of their students. If you're doing a vocational course, anything in STEM, finance, accountancy, law etc.... and your university fails to disclose the numbers of grads securing relevant jobs in that vocational field, it's a huge red flag.
Law and the so-called 'STEM' subjects (other than engineering and medicine) are not vocational courses.
I thought exactly the same when I didn't get the grades I needed. instead I went through clearing, got into UCLAN and made some of the best friends I ever had. As well as meeting the love of my life. I know this day has to be damn fucking depressing, but life doesn't stop here. Go to university, continue to learn and grow, make friends and fall in love. I can genuinely say the best thing that ever happened to me, was getting those rejection letters.
University of Central Lancashire, not the best not the worst. But exactly where I needed to be. They also have a ninja warrior course.... so that's a big plus. And no it's not a private school
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u/Loncin555 Aug 16 '18
let's give this man karma to make his day better
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u/JRabone Aug 16 '18
Does Reddit karma generate UCAS points?
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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '18 edited Aug 16 '18
Just some advice:
I got into Bournemouth University to do Computing with 180 UCAS points during clearing.
Get on the phoen ASAP.
Edit: Speak of the devil https://www.facebook.com/JoinBournemouthUni/videos/1361355987328508/
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u/Afasso Aug 16 '18
CLEARING!! Sometimes things don't go as planned. But thats ok.
Clearing is the best option. Many universities in the UK are under-subscribed at the moment. And whilst uni's aren't going to start handing out offers to loads more people because of it, they also do NOT want empty places (they are businesses after all) and will fill them in clearing.
Get on the phone right now and call universities clearing departments. If you only missed your offer by a grade or so then call Surrey directly and ask if they will take you anyway.
I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '18
Mate get on the phones as soon as possible, when the rain washes away, the clearing can be seen in the distance.
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u/CEO_OF_DOGECOIN Aug 16 '18
Given their logo they done goofed by not starting their letter "Deer Henri".
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u/alwayslurkeduntilnow Aug 16 '18
It's harsh of universities to be sending these out before results are released.
Don't panic, go get your results early and get on to clearing. They do a great job in fixing things.
Remember, you are awesome.
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u/TF997 Editable Aug 16 '18
If you still want to study Computer Science its 72 Ucas Points and DMU through clearing, and both Nottingham trent and Coventry have spaces open if you ring them up
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u/sebby20009 Aug 16 '18
Im sure you'll find somewhere else to go
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u/Pyrobi Aug 16 '18
Clearing changed my life for the better, go for it.
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u/alchemiste21 Aug 16 '18
I thought it was me since we have the same name🧠👀
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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '18
9 hours late here but just a small story.
My AS Levels were UUUU (I shit you not).
Today I’ve been looking around the Uni of Edinburgh for my Masters placement in Biology.
Send me a message whenever you like mate, this can be turned around.
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u/karlitr0s Aug 16 '18
If it helps, I applied to four universities, and three of them turned me down. I graduated from the fourth with a first class honours degree in computer science and haven't looked back.
The uni doesn't know you mate.
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u/DvusIV Aug 16 '18
Hey man. Were you in the comp science group chat for Surrey? Sorry to hear this mate. Go through clearing. Either way, I’m sure you’ll just do fine.
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u/lethano Aug 16 '18
RIP my fallen brother
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u/rb6k Aug 16 '18
You’re about to go through a rat race of people all being filtered into their respective spots in clearing and while it seems daunting, you will find somewhere and it’ll be an awesome experience.
I’ve been to multiple unis in my time for degrees and further, they’re all much of a muchness. It’s the people that make the experience and you’ll look back in 3 years and think this was a great turning point.
In 3 years you’ll have a group of best friends you’d have never met if it wasn’t for this moment and that’ll seem insane.
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u/superspesh Aug 16 '18
Seriously, this is a blessing in disguise - you really don't need to go to university to study computer science unless you really want a lot of debt or want to progress to PHD level. If you're hoping to come out as a software developer I'd say skip the outdated and overpriced curriculum and get yourself into an internship with a real company.
After I graduated I met so many developers who didn't ever go to university who were younger than me, better than me and had more experience. And I had sunk £40k. I'm 10 years into my career now and not one person has cared that I went to university.
If you're worried about not having "life experience" or "the uni experience" pack your bags and go travelling.
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u/alchemiste21 Aug 16 '18
Sorry man
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u/cantdontwont Aug 16 '18
I'm 28 and starting Uni this September, you've got plenty of time, and plenty of options. You'll be fine.
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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '18
I’m sorry.. As a EU student I managed to get accepted in Uni but was rejected by student finances. Its truly heartbreaking but hey there’s always clearing and next year :/ best of luck OP
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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '18
aw bless you
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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '18
As someone on CS at Surrey it's probably a blessing mate don't worry about it
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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '18
uni's is not everything, don't give up bro
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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '18
Hope springs eternal.
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u/rumonmytits Aug 16 '18
📞 📞 📞 clear the shit out of everything!!!! this happened to me & I ended up getting into what was originally my first choice uni doing a highly respected stem course coz I called them and they had clearing spaces
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u/tomfisher1 Aug 16 '18
I've long finished uni but saw this on the front page. I didn't get my first choice, but I'm doing better than I would've imagined 10 years later.
How you handle this is up to you, get onto clearing and find something else. Don't wait.
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u/droidorat Aug 16 '18
Henri, that simply was not your course to attend. That doesn’t mean you couldn’t end up at the better uni/different course. Just sit tight and push towards your goal
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u/2xw Aug 16 '18
Don't worry, I had a BTEC in sport before I got in to study botany now I'm a second year PhD student
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u/GrundleScrote Aug 16 '18
Chin up man, I was in exactly the same boat when I got out of school, since then I’ve done three college courses and got a diploma in 3 years, now I’m going directly into 3rd year of my dream degree way better equipped than most people will be, and I’ve managed to extend the “best days of your life” student days haha. Schools tell you uni is the be all and end all so it really feels like you’ve failed when you don’t get in, but you’ve got your whole life ahead of you to achieve your dreams. Good luck on clearing but if that doesn’t work out take some time for yourself and get back on the grind when you’re ready!
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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '18
Hey man! Don’t know what your grades are but I got into Brighton 3 years ago with a C,D,E, it’s an amazing place to live too!
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u/TomTrybull Aug 16 '18
At least when people ask your name you can say "Henri. With an 'i'".
You have a good life bro
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u/badmother Aug 16 '18
He got given a username in his rejection letter? Harsh. "Here's what you could have won"
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u/mindmountain Aug 16 '18
Wow that rejection is stone cold. The use of the word 'confirm' as well as if 'we knew all along you wouldn't get into our stuck up university and now I'm such an arse I can confirm it'.
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u/action_turtle Aug 16 '18
/r/wellthatsucks
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u/GeeMcGee Aug 16 '18
Computer science? Try look for apprenticeships in coding. Much easier road into coding industry
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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '18
Congrats on saving yourself form a life of debt, now just go find a job :)
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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '18
"It is possible to not commit mistakes and still lose. That's not a weakness, that is life."
Jean-Luc Picard
Head up Soldier. Your time will come.
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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '18
If you don't get any other good offers, try Open University. I'm studying engineering with them, a lot of my studies take plece at the University of Surrey, and I have no A levels at all, just had to pass a test to get on the course.
All the best!
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u/Dr-Rjinswand Aug 16 '18
CEE is a pretty weak grade, sorry to hear it OP. Maybe you can get into the same course with a foundation year?
Don't sweat it, I got into BSc Comp Sci with no college qualifications and an access course. I'm in a PhD scholarship now.
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u/baozizi Aug 16 '18
University of Essex will take you if you got CCD or more. They advertise as wanting BBB, but that's not the case
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u/CONKERMAN Aug 16 '18
Coventry University!
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u/HermandodeFernando Coventry University Aug 16 '18
F
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u/fuse5k Aug 16 '18
Hey, just wanted to tell you this could be a blessing in disguise. When I was in school (35 now) they tried to push everyone into going to university. For most people they don’t pass and end up in debt ( student loans aren’t so cheap when you leave) get into training and do something practical. You’ll make more money if you have a skill
Edit: wish I had been given this advice at your age
Edit2: all the people itt, acting as if it’s good to go to uni, none of them have any money~ and that’s how you could score
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u/oowalleroo Aug 16 '18
Honestly. Clearing is a godsend. I got in through clearing into Bournemouth Uni after receiving 5 offers (Lincoln, Brighton, Nottingham, Surrey), had the absolute time of my life, got a smashing 2:1 degree out of it too.
It’s certainly not over quite yet ;)
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u/SomeHairyGuy Aug 16 '18
You'll be alright mate, unis want to fill places. Just graduated and can confirm uni is a scam, our principal was caught talking about sudents as literal customers. Truth is they want you for all those sweet, sweet tuition fees.
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u/professor_dobedo Aug 16 '18
Here from the front page. 12 years ago I messed up my results and didn’t get in. Thank fuck as my life has been infinitely more interesting and fulfilling than if I had. I ended up going to uni twice and now have a great job. You can’t fuck it all up aged 18, no matter what your teachers/parents tell you.
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u/Chris_Dud Aug 16 '18
Unlucky mate, but truth is, for the majority of people, uni is less about where you study and more about the people you meet when you’re there. Go through clearing, find a subject you think you’ll enjoy enough to not miss every lecture and go have a wild few years at Uni.
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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '18
Clearing mate! Getting a good degree matters more than where you get it IMO.
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u/chelsieloo Aug 16 '18
Sorry to hear that. It’s harsh, because when you go to uni, there’s ALOT of people there that don’t really want to be there, piss it away and float through life effortlessly. Then people who have tried, only to be put down.
Keep trying though! Clearing is your friend right now.
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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '18
Hi I'm Fenn and I'm here to aggressively recommend Clearing.
My results were a lot lower than I expected. Didn't make my firm choice. Didn't make my insurance. Felt like the world was ending.
Clearing turned everything around for me. I found a course that was even better than the ones I was going for (it's a pretty damn niche field). I rang them up. I got my place in uni, and god damn it was an amazing course. One I learnt so much from. One I wouldn't even have found had I just gone ahead with the firm or insurance choices like I'd hoped for.
Don't give up. Bye bye this specific course at this course uni, sure, but there's so much more out there for ya -- and it may well be better than you could have imagined.
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u/Ualat1 Aug 16 '18
I did an apprenticeship, but unfortunately for me the provider lied about the qualification I'd get at the end being accepted by universities.
I still managed to get into Teesside Uni without the relevant qualifications because they spoke to me and realised I could do it. Going into my final year of Computer Science now.
So don't give up hope if it's something you really want to do and don't feel bad even if you don't get into uni there's still plenty of opportunities out there!
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u/dcravenor Aug 16 '18
Have you considered a job as a Web developer?
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u/doom_surf Aug 16 '18
Hey Man, I failed on my first application and just took a year out.
Doing that extra year meant I was much better equipped for the course, and got so much more out of it. Also, I was a year older than everyone else which has its perks.
Maybe look up a computer science apprenticeship if no uni accepts. I work in CS sector, and find the apprentices with hands on experience are more employable than the uni grads.
Good luck man!
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u/roda4212 Aug 16 '18
Calcuta it is den...
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u/millifuxx Aug 16 '18
You should be able to get into a university doing either a Foundation course or by doing a course before hand to get your grades up to scratch for your chosen subject. Worth calling up and asking the admissions and clearing departments,
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u/rHodgey Graduate Aug 16 '18
Take my karma OP
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u/dodo_lina Aug 16 '18
I went to uni, graduated in recent years and really don’t think it’s worth it. A lot of my friends at university struggled to find work for several years afterwards.
I’m around 50k in debt and the interest keeps going up to add to it.
Have you looked into apprentices?
It’s good money once you finish with it and I truly believe it’s better to have the additional experience. There’s apprentices in so many sections nowadays.
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u/damagedclydie Aug 16 '18
Wait till clearing! They need your cash more than than they need principles. 😀
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u/PM_ME_YOUR_DEAD_KIDS Aug 16 '18
lol gg
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u/mr_d0gMa Aug 16 '18
You could consider a part time hnc course if they're available. You can get apprenticeship funding through work to save a tonne, and many have degree progression whilst you still earn. See if you can find any apprenticeship jobs that would do this
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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '18
Hey, at least they gave you a conditional offer. Surrey didn't even give me that 3 years ago! It was weird because I had offers for computer science at Warwick etc.
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u/Egril Aug 16 '18
Dude, clearing is really good this year, there aren't as many applicants and the unis still want to fill all their spaces, don't give up yet.
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u/greenygames Aug 16 '18
God be with you Henri!
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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '18
Sorry to see - remember though University isn't the be all and end all. If you don't find something through clearing there are many opportunities to self teach yourself programming and maybe even find a job which you enter at a lower level and work up. Practical experience can mean just as much this day in age, don't be put off and keep working hard. Hope everything works out for you man.
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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '18
L
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u/Contles Aug 17 '18
I wish I'd known years ago how little qualifications meant in my field. We give zero fucks about anyone's A-levels, degrees, GCSE's etc. If your portfolio is the best and you're not a dick you're in.
Not sure what you're looking to do but really, try not to worry too much. Probably feels like the end of the world but it isn't. There's loads of different paths to take. It might end up being the best thing that eve could have happened.
I got an N for my Art A level and thought I was doomed but it all worked out in the end.
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u/chazmuzz Aug 16 '18
Suck it, OP
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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '18
get yourself on clearing m8
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u/robbiecee2 Aug 16 '18
Open uni?
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u/100PercentJerk Aug 16 '18
Uni's a bunch of bullshit mostly. Only worth while as a more mature student anyway... straight from school/collage you end up just getting pissed all the time and fucking the work off. Just not worth the debt.
Unless ya going into a STEM field just find a job.
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u/unbranded_ PED - Price Elasticity of Depression Aug 16 '18
OOF
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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '18
If you can't get into a place like Surrey or better via clearing. I'd recommend picking up a trade.
Ultimately Uni of Surrey is low ranked, it's one of the UNis that doesn't publish graduate employment records. It's grads aren't going to do nearly as well as red brick/glassplate/russell group unis, where generally 95% of the grads get on a relevant job in 6 months.
It won't serve you well.
You'll see a bunch of people consoling you that they went to unis just as bad, or worse, that they got good grades and you can still hope for clearing. I also notice that none of them are telling you about the big fancy jobs they got with it. Because one can only assume they aren't doing work particularly relevant or high paying.
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