The Official Ask Aston Thread

Hi Josh,

Can you find out if there is a placement year for BSc in Optometry? If there isn't, what would happen to the £1,000 from your Excellence Scholarship (supposing you were entitled to it), which they said is a discount for your placement year?

Thanks ever so much!

Hiiii Josh
Does Aston University offer the course 'Paramedic Science'?
Thank youu in advance.

Hi unfortunately we don't offer a course called Paramedic Science. The most appropriate equivalent we have is Biomedical Science;*http://www.aston.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/lhs/biomedical-sciences/

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Would it be possible to find a free parking space near Aston University? If so, how far would it be from campus? Thanks

Hi again Josh, I've got one more question - hope you don't mind!

Aston said on their website that any applicant who achieves AAB or above will be eligible for an Aston Excellence Scholarship. So if you get accepted for a course with an entry requirement of AAB or above, like AAA, does that mean you're automatically entitled to the scholarship?

I hope this question makes sense!

Thanks

That's correct,

However we only have a small number of courses that have entry requirements of AAB and above, such as MOptom Optometry. Realistically across all universities, all entry requirements are lenient by one or two grades. Depending on the volume of applications. Thus, not everyone studying MOptom Optometry will be eligible for a scholarship, with a number holding grades below AAB.

I can see how you're putting two and two together and it's a worthwhile question, but hopefully dispelling the idea of entry requirements as an absolute will clear things up for you.

Anyone who does achieve an AAB or above will be eligible for the excellence scholarship, but it may be the case that students have been offered a place on a AAB course with an ABB for example.

Hope that helps

Josh

Perfect, thank you. You have been very helpful.

Hi Josh,Can I ask whether the foundation course for engineering and applied sciences normally goes into clearing and what grade did it drop too?Also what grade did mechanical engineering drop too.Thanks

Hi Steve,*

Our foundation courses have historically gone into clearing. Normally the grades don't drop by more than one. A number of Foundation course places are offered to those whom fell short of the entry requirements for an undergraduate level engineering course, so they fill up quite fast.

In regards to Mechanical Engineering, if my memory serves; entry requirements dropped to BBC for our BEng course and ABB for our MEng course.*

However clearing grades are always subject to change and aren't guaranteed to mirror previous years.

Best of luck if you're expecting to enter clearing Steve.

Josh*

Hi, bit of an odd Q, but how many floors does the James Watt B1 building have?
Just wondering if i'm on the top floor (i've been allocated floor 17)

Hi, I was going through the thread and came across this question .I have been allocated a room on the same floor and in the same building . Had the exact question ever since I got my offer and finally, I might have found one of my flatmates !

Thanks for the reply Josh, does that mean if i miss my conditional offer of BBB and get BBD or BCD I can do the foundation course? Or will I have to go through clearing?

Hi,

Unfortunately i can't make any guarantees on TSR as i'm not a member of admissions staff and there are too many variables in play.

What i can say though is that historically, students whom have missed their grades for a firm choice course are offered places on a number of relevant foundation courses.**

Josh*

Hi Josh I have one more question, you had said firm choice courses, does that mean if it was my insurance I would not have a chance of being offered one, or just a lower chance?