Who's going to Abertay?

Make sure you submit the picture or they are going to take an awful webcam photo of you during registration and that one will stay on your card until the end of studies - I've made this mistake last year.

I sent my photo via post with the form attached with the orientation pack. Is there a way to check they have received it?

doubt they're overly busy at the moment anyway until Scottish exam results come out.

Thanks a lot, Mike, Brizee! You really helped a lot! :> Another question would be about local jobs. As you may have noticed, I'm from Hungary, and I'm sure that I'll need to get a job to be able to pay my living costs, etc. This is not a problem at all, I'm just wondering how hard is it to get one, and where I could start.

Thanks again, guys! :]

Haha, hey Robert, how did you get on with the coursework?

Nah, they don't check everyone in and technically you can bring a picture with you in September however you won't get it for probably up to a month after starting. An Abertay Student Card carries the PASS Hologram making it a legal form of ID for purchasing Alcohol, however this means they can't just print them on campus.

Also Abertay Union is a Private Members Club restricted to Abertay Students - so without a valid student ID you won't be able to get in there in the Evenings - incl. the latter half of Freshers Week.

You can take any other form of ID and proof that you're a student at Abertay, for example the letter of acceptance. I did this last year and it worked for me fine. You can also get a print out of your card which is still accepted with anything to do with the uni, of course you can't use your temporary student ID to get into places like Fat Sams and Underground lol.

o, hello!

I just firmed my GDPM, and just can't wait to get started! Yet, I'd have some questions about the course and accomodation.

Actually I don't really have the slightest idea which residence I should choose..

I've read the whole topic, some say that Alloway is the best for freshers (I'm 19), some say that Opal is the best, etc.. I actually don't really mind the distance between the school and Alloway, because currently I have to travel 'bout an hour every morning to get to school, so I got used to it. I'd appreciate any infos/thought about accomodation!

About the course: is it math heavy? Math is my weak point, so I'm afraid of it. I know the basics of programming (c# mainly), and haven't got problems with it at all.

Thanks!

Just a quick question about how the module system works at Abertay, if anyone knows how that works. I have a friend at Stirling Uni, who was able to take on an extra module in his first year which broadened his possibilities to change his degree in second year. Is this possible at Abertay as well, or are you stuck to only whatever modules your course offers?

I just got my final exam results and really failed them . The Uni asked for 11 points in Biology in my German Abitur and I got only 5 but I had 10 in the last term. I have some kind of exam anxiety. I went bad in all of my exams. Should I call them and explain the situation to them or will it be rubbish? I'll go to a extra oral exam in Biology. Might that be enough for them? Further they asked for an overall grade of 3.0 and I'll get 2.7 (or 2.6 after a good oral exam). (BTW 1.0 ist the best grade)

HELP!!!!!

Abertay isn't really strict when it comes to exam results. Priority is given to the people with unconditionals & conditionals, if your course has spaces left, they will more than likely accept you if you weren't far off the required grades. My friend needed a BBC at Scottish Highers, she got a BCD and was allowed entry Sorry if this didn't help, but i'm not really sure how big the difference between 3.0 and 2.7 is because I didn't have those types of grades, mines was letters xD

Just a quick question about how the module system works at Abertay, if anyone knows how that works. I have a friend at Stirling Uni, who was able to take on an extra module in his first year which broadened his possibilities to change his degree in second year. Is this possible at Abertay as well, or are you stuck to only whatever modules your course offers?

I have the same plan. I have sent them an email but it got ignored so we will see.

Let us know if u get an answer.

Well I just got an email back saying that Abertay only allows you to take the modules your course offers, so no extra ones outside the regular structure..