The Student Room Group

What do you need to get into uni

Im currently 16 im in my first year of college doing light vehicle repair and doing functional skills english and maths
1) am i still able to get into uni
2) is the any courses in any university regarding motor vehicle
Original post by Arctic roses
Im currently 16 im in my first year of college doing light vehicle repair and doing functional skills english and maths
1) am i still able to get into uni
2) is the any courses in any university regarding motor vehicle


Most universities don't accept english and maths functional skills so you'd have a better chance if you got the gcses, there's degrees in automative engineering and motorsports technology but you'd need a level 3 related btec or a levels to get in. What is it you want to do as a career?
ok thank you thats the first strait anwser ive got cheers
i want to do car restoration
Original post by Arctic roses
i want to do car restoration


University isn't really suitable for car restoration, that's more into apprenticeship territory.
i know but i would like to move to the states
and althought it would be my dream to have my own car restoration buissnesse in the U.S.A im going to need to make some money by working as a tecnichian prefrerbly for an f1 team or something like that
Original post by Arctic roses
i know but i would like to move to the states
and althought it would be my dream to have my own car restoration buissnesse in the U.S.A im going to need to make some money by working as a tecnichian prefrerbly for an f1 team or something like that


You can probably become an F1 team technician after being an apprentice, you would just need to get on the team's apprenticeship program or find out where they recruit from. It's unlikely to be universities as graduates will be involved in designing the car instead.

I would also imagine you don't get paid that much in F1 compared to other automotive technician roles as it's a prestigious job, so people will happily accept a lower pay in exchange for the prestige and other benefits of working in F1.
well it seems like the best option ive got due to life circemstances
Reply 8
Original post by Arctic roses
well it seems like the best option ive got due to life circemstances


Do a Google for formula 1 apprenticeships
e.g.
https://careers.mercedes-amg-hpp.com/apprenticeships.aspx
http://www.williamsf1.com/pages/careers/whatweoffer
http://www.redbullracing.com/article/our-roles
etc...
Original post by Arctic roses
Im currently 16 im in my first year of college doing light vehicle repair and doing functional skills english and maths
1) am i still able to get into uni
2) is the any courses in any university regarding motor vehicle


Hey,

I'm currently a Robotic Engineering student here at UCLan, and know quite a bit about the courses we offer here, and we definitely offer a course in Motorsports Engineering.

There's also a fantastic site called GradCracker that lists a lot of employers who take on graduates within STEM subjects. Here's a link to Mercedes AMG who take on graduates for their F1 team starting with a salary of £33,000 for mechanical engineers:
https://www.gradcracker.com/hub/398/mercedes-amg-hpp

might be worth having a look through that site and seeing what interests you, and check out our page on courses, it'll give you a rough idea of what grades we ask for our courses here: https://www.uclan.ac.uk/courses/index.php

Hope this helps, I'm about all morning,

Josh
ok ill check it out cheers

Quick Reply

Latest