Whos applied for an Engineering Foundation Year?
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Re: Whos applied for an Engineering Foundation Year?wait, you're doing maths and physics alevel so how comes you're allowed to apply for engineering foundation year? (thought it was only open to people who haven't taken the relevant alevels(Original post by kingkongjaffa)
Offer from manchester BCC C in maths and C in physics
probably not going to do it though.
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Re: Whos applied for an Engineering Foundation Year?why wouldn't a foundation year be open to those with lower grades in the relevant a levels then required for Beng?(Original post by keyboard-warrior)
wait, you're doing maths and physics alevel so how comes you're allowed to apply for engineering foundation year? (thought it was only open to people who haven't taken the relevant alevels)
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Re: Whos applied for an Engineering Foundation Year?i phoned up a few unis (rhul, sheff, soton, bristol, york) and thats exactly what they said to me (because i have maths + physics already), for my UCAS choices, I was going to apply for one foundation course - efectively as an insurance because they typically have lower offers. They basically told me foundation courses are for people who picked the wrong alevels and then realised later that they want to do engineering/sciences, apparently they won't allow people even if they've done only one of the two (maths or physics alevel)(Original post by DdotT)
why wouldn't a foundation year be open to those with lower grades in the relevant a levels then required for Beng?
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Re: Whos applied for an Engineering Foundation Year?hmm that seems strange, i applied to southampton due to it being such a good uni for engineering with a Btec Engineering and A level maths, 2 relevant subjects and got accepted. (didn't go their though).(Original post by keyboard-warrior)
i phoned up a few unis (rhul, sheff, soton, bristol, york) and thats exactly what they said to me (because i have maths + physics already), for my UCAS choices, I was going to apply for one foundation course - efectively as an insurance because they typically have lower offers. They basically told me foundation courses are for people who picked the wrong alevels and then realised later that they want to do engineering/sciences, apparently they won't allow people even if they've done only one of the two (maths or physics alevel)
I would still go for it with 1 choice, no loss in trying to getting into a good uni with foundation year, youll still have a decent chance even if they say that -
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Re: Whos applied for an Engineering Foundation Year?Cheers, i'll probably try it. Initially when i found out about foundation courses, i thought it was too good to be true, because surely everyone would have them as an insurance choice if they all (or most) allowed applicants who already have the relevant subjects, so i'm not entirely surprised at what i've heard so far tbh.(Original post by DdotT)
hmm that seems strange, i applied to southampton due to it being such a good uni for engineering with a Btec Engineering and A level maths, 2 relevant subjects and got accepted. (didn't go their though).
I would still go for it with 1 choice, no loss in trying to getting into a good uni with foundation year, youll still have a decent chance even if they say that -
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Re: Whos applied for an Engineering Foundation Year?Well i mean, its a whole extra year and that puts people off, especially when they've basically done everything thats on the foundation year in a level but simply havent got the grades.(Original post by keyboard-warrior)
Cheers, i'll probably try it. Initially when i found out about foundation courses, i thought it was too good to be true, because surely everyone would have them as an insurance choice if they all (or most) allowed applicants who already have the relevant subjects, so i'm not entirely surprised at what i've heard so far tbh.
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Re: Whos applied for an Engineering Foundation Year?If they are going to have to choose between a person who hasn't the right requirements to get into engineering but a keen interest in the subject, and a person who has the requirements but can't get the grades they will decline the latter.
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Re: Whos applied for an Engineering Foundation Year?You do learn a lot of extra stuff from a foundation year, especially to do with engineering. Topics you spent 2-3 lessons on at A-level are brushed over in about 10 mins.(Original post by DdotT)
Well i mean, its a whole extra year and that puts people off, especially when they've basically done everything thats on the foundation year in a level but simply havent got the grades.
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Re: Whos applied for an Engineering Foundation Year?really? from the people i spoke to about it they said it was boring and no new stuff.(Original post by Oh my Ms. Coffey)
You do learn a lot of extra stuff from a foundation year, especially to do with engineering. Topics you spent 2-3 lessons on at A-level are brushed over in about 10 mins.
and hmm maybe it would of been a lot of help then for me
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Re: Whos applied for an Engineering Foundation Year?Depends where you do it I guess.(Original post by DdotT)
really? from the people i spoke to about it they said it was boring and no new stuff.
and hmm maybe it would of been a lot of help then for me
I do mine at Loughborough.
We do physics and materials/maths/chemistry/mechanics and a learning/communications module. This is if you are doing Mech Eng/Physics (Note: you can do either programming or mechanics for physics).
Maths is pretty standard, a mix of C1-C4 in semester 1.
Physics we do electricity/mechanics, some friction in this mechanics we didnt cover friction in MEI M1 or physics.
The materials part is entirely new, like a mixture of chemistry bonding and how that applies to materials. You also have 4-5 physics based assessed labs.
Learning/comm's you do technical essays/group work
Chemistry you have 4 assessed labs and theory lectures, seems to have a lot of what i did in physics for the first couple of lectures. 4 assessed labs.
Mechanics is quite hard, the notation is way past A-level, you have an assessed lab and report for this. -
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Re: Whos applied for an Engineering Foundation Year?because they're clearly not very good at maths and physics, which is not a good recipe for success on an engineering degree. Unless the student didn't put the effort in and is actually capable, but that's their fault.(Original post by DdotT)
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Re: Whos applied for an Engineering Foundation Year?Can anyone shed some light on the actual maths/physics taught on a foundation year. All my choices are for foundations in engineering and seeing as i dont do a level maths or science im a bit concerned by it all.
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Re: Whos applied for an Engineering Foundation Year?Really ? How come ?(Original post by kingkongjaffa)
Offer from manchester BCC C in maths and C in physics
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Re: Whos applied for an Engineering Foundation Year?had offers for Beng, don't really want to do another year :/(Original post by Boozah)
Really ? How come ? -
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Re: Whos applied for an Engineering Foundation Year?I would say start reading up on physics and practice maths asap or as soon as you get your offers, alternatively if you want to revise for current exams, leave it until during the summer when you have lots of time(Original post by Musester)
Can anyone shed some light on the actual maths/physics taught on a foundation year. All my choices are for foundations in engineering and seeing as i dont do a level maths or science im a bit concerned by it all. -
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Re: Whos applied for an Engineering Foundation Year?1 of my choices was a BEng at Liverpool and I've just got an unconditional.(Original post by kingkongjaffa)
had offers for Beng, don't really want to do another year :/
Had my heart set on going to Manchester though so i cant work out if I should go into the foundation at Manchester (if i get offered it) or whether I should save a year and go to Liverpool now.
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