Easier to get into uni's? I.e, less competitive ones for pgce...
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Re: Easier to get into uni's? I.e, less competitive ones for pgce...I do not imagine that most chemistry PGCEs are that competitive, with the exception of those based in and around London, and perhaps also a few prestigious universities who people might be interested studying at for the name alone. In this sense, the least competitive PGCEs should be the ones most geographically isolated (e.g. Aberystwyth in Wales and Aberdeen in Scotland).(Original post by Casius)
Are the any uni's which are easier to get on to a pgce chemistry course than others?
I would also avoid making the assumption that less prestigious universities are easier to get into for a PGCE too. Lots of former polytechnics include former teaching colleges with vast amounts of experience in education. For example, Manchester Metropolitan University includes two former teaching colleges, and would be just as hard if not harder to get into for a PGCE than the University of Manchester. -
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Re: Easier to get into uni's? I.e, less competitive ones for pgce...It's the subject rather than the university that seems to make the most difference in terms of competitiveness.
When I went for my interview for PGCE secondary French, I was the only candidate for my course, even though they had plenty of places left. Whereas there were several candidates for Social Sciences, which were just for a place on the reserve list as the course was already full.
There are quite a lot of places for Chemistry, so it shouldn't be too bad compared with trying to get into History or English. But obviously universities do still turn people away, even for shortage subjects. -
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Re: Easier to get into uni's? I.e, less competitive ones for pgce...The University of East London, University of Greenwich, Institute of Education, University of London, King's College London, and London Metropolitan University all have spaces in chemistry. It is not competitive at all.(Original post by Casius)
do many places come up in clearing for chemistry pgce at uni's in london?
