Choosing a degree

well what do you think you wan to do some unis offer foundation degrees FDsc and you can usually take 3rd year as a top up to a full degree once you pass that (my mate did that). The first year year zero is foundation so if you took say Art,History and Classics but want to do say engineering you can take the FDsc and then top up

I'd say you need to find a compromise between an area you're interested in and an area with good job prospects or which provides good skills.



It would be kind of pointless to do a foundation year then an FdSc, that would mean you've tried to get into a different field then after a year of preparing for that you still weren't confident enough to say you'll stick with this for 3/4 years instead of 2.

the final 2 years are the same (exactly the same) as the first and second year of the degree so it's not pointless it's just a way to get the degree so long as you top up (most people do)it's designed for people who want to change fields from their a levels whats so wrong about that and the foundation year is part of the FdSc.

Nooo, a foundation year is not part of an FdSc, foundation years are separate. You may apply for an FdSc with foundation year but once you've done the foundation year it's pretty much forgotten about, won't even come up in your degree title in any paperwork.

Foundation years are designed for people who want to change fields, yes, FdScs are just short degrees. There's really not a reason to do one unless you're being sponsored by a company, if you can make it through 2 years you can make it through 3 which is going to be the preferable option seeing as universities which offer top ups are not exactly good quality and anywhere else is going to knock you back to second year.