2016 Application - HELP!!

Hello,

I am new here, so sorry if this has already been answered or previously posted.

I'm 22 and am looking to start uni next September - I have begun filling out my UCAS application but I can't seem to find my A Level results/certificates anywhere. I already know my overall grades for my subject but as I did a BTEC in Art & Design UCAS is asking for the modules and which grade I achieved for each one.

I left school a while ago now so I can't for the life of me remember what I got in every module. I also can't work out which BTEC to put down on the application, there are a few different ones listed but they all seem to have triple marks, whereas I finished with a MP.

I would also be interested in finding out more about what other peoples experiences have been as a mature student. I am worried about going into uni and not making friends as I will be slightly older than everyone else there.
Also, I am looking at a couple of universities at the moment; Coventry and Brighton. I want to do either a Digital Marketing or Marketing degree - I have worked in a marketing role since last October so will the universities take my work experience into consideration as I am worried the grades I finished with are not good enough to get in but I don't want to do an access course to get in.

Any advice is welcome!


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I would also be interested in finding out more about what other peoples experiences have been as a mature student. I am worried about going into uni and not making friends as I will be slightly older than everyone else there.
Also, I am looking at a couple of universities at the moment; Coventry and Brighton. I want to do either a Digital Marketing or Marketing degree - I have worked in a marketing role since last October so will the universities take my work experience into consideration as I am worried the grades I finished with are not good enough to get in but I don't want to do an access course to get in.

Hi! First off, good luck with your plan. I made the decision to return to education last year and so far haven't regretted it for a minute. Most mature students I've met so far feel the same.

I have the same worries you do about fitting in (due to start uni this Sep), but it's potentially more of a problem for me as I'm significantly older than you. I don't know how I'll relate to people who think Back to the Future is an old movie (or, worse, haven't even heard of it)! I would've thought for you, being only a few years older than the typical age students, the difference won't be too great. Most mature students I've spoken to (or interacted with on this forum) who've been through it have said it's not really been a problem.

It's great you're cracking on with your UCAS application - you're very organised doing it so far in advance - but I think your priority at the moment should be to contact your prospective unis to ask them about your current suitability for the courses you're considering applying for. I didn't particularly want to do an Access course either, but this time last year I contacted a few unis and it soon became obvious that my HE options would be extremely limited without doing one. Unis might view your case differently, as your A-Levels probably weren't too long ago and you mentioned potentially relevant work experience (by contrast, I did A-Levels yonks ago and I've got no work experience relevant to the degree I want to do). However, this is something you need to find out. If it turns out Access will improve your HE prospects, you'll need to look around for an Access course you can start this Sep.

Thanks so much for your reply! How have you found the access course? I have looked into it and I can't find any that even slightly relate to my chosen subject, hence not really wanting to do one but I would speak to the uni and ask them which one would be suitable perhaps!