Good idea Doing A-Levels after a degree to boost graduate jobs
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Good idea Doing A-Levels after a degree to boost graduate jobsHello everyone
Well i am on the verge of graduating this year with a predicted 2.1 hons degree, however, i have bad a levels (CDE) which are playing on my mind. The reason for the bad performance was due to that fact that I playing football for West Brom Albion from under14 to the first year of youth team before getting released.
I was wondering if someone in similar situation, took 3 different A levels after graduating, too boost their UCAS points for graduate jobs? Most graduate firms ask for 2.1 degree and at least 300 ucas points, which I am no were near.
Do employers look down on a levels taken after degree, even if they are ABB or whatever?
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Does it show commitment and Determination to be successful in the specific area?
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Re: Good idea Doing A-Levels after a degree to boost graduate jobsIts a difficult one, however I suppose if you're being screened out at the 1st stage of grad schemes because of your A levels then I can see it being beneficial. If you can fund it and are ok with not being in work for a year or so, I think since you've almost completed a degree you'd be able to cope with fast track A levels where you sit them in 1 year rather than 2. This doesn't set you back too much time wise either.(Original post by balad12)
Hello everyone
Well i am on the verge of graduating this year with a predicted 2.1 hons degree, however, i have bad a levels (CDE) which are playing on my mind. The reason for the bad performance was due to that fact that I playing football for West Brom Albion from under14 to the first year of youth team before getting released.
I was wondering if someone in similar situation, took 3 different A levels after graduating, too boost their UCAS points for graduate jobs? Most graduate firms ask for 2.1 degree and at least 300 ucas points, which I am no were near.
Do employers look down on a levels taken after degree, even if they are ABB or whatever?
or
Does it show commitment and Determination to be successful in the specific area?
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
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Re: Good idea Doing A-Levels after a degree to boost graduate jobsIt probably depends on what kind of job you are aiming for. I know that retaking would not help you in law or IB. The firms want to know what you could do at 18, not what you can do post-degree, and they ask for the year you achieved your grades. For other types of grad schemes, I couldn't say.
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Re: Good idea Doing A-Levels after a degree to boost graduate jobsI have the same question, i'm in year 9 and i am 14, would this help you?(Original post by balad12)
Hello everyone
Well i am on the verge of graduating this year with a predicted 2.1 hons degree, however, i have bad a levels (CDE) which are playing on my mind. The reason for the bad performance was due to that fact that I playing football for West Brom Albion from under14 to the first year of youth team before getting released.
I was wondering if someone in similar situation, took 3 different A levels after graduating, too boost their UCAS points for graduate jobs? Most graduate firms ask for 2.1 degree and at least 300 ucas points, which I am no were near.
Do employers look down on a levels taken after degree, even if they are ABB or whatever?
or
Does it show commitment and Determination to be successful in the specific area?
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
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Re: Good idea Doing A-Levels after a degree to boost graduate jobsthis seems a bit pointless to me. employers don't want education (well they do, but that's not enough in today's world apparently), they want experience. you would be better off going to work somewhere for free to get experience rather than just going over old ground you've already covered, and that is already insufficient. A-levels are just to get you into uni anyway, it's not like they cover any subject in any real depth, so it's not like you would make yourself any more attractive to an employer.
