Russell Group admitting students with CDD

It's definitely cheaper to retake A levels and doesn't tie students down to any one uni if they decide after a few months or the first year that they have made a mistake with their choice of uni, since they haven't used any of their student finance allocation.

As @muttley pointed out, however, it could be more difficult to retake Science A levels privately due to the practical element of the course

I can’t seem to find this on their website? Could you send the link please? Many thanks

I can’t seem to find this on their website? Could you send the link please? Many thanks

Hello Emma, to answer your query you can find information about the guaranteed offers here > https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/how-to-apply/guaranteed-offers/
If you would like to know in more detail please don't hesitate to get in touch with us via [email protected] or give us a call using the number on the website

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Alex (current student)

This is amazing, they are already desperate to start mopping up all the revenue from students their willing to make anyone a conditional results day offer, this is madness.

Quite simply this practice should be banned, their running it like a for-profit business just trying to get as many people in so they get more money from the government.
Not in students best interest, not in educations best interest, not in researches best interest.

This is amazing, they are already desperate to start mopping up all the revenue from students their willing to make anyone a conditional results day offer, this is madness.

Quite simply this practice should be banned, their running it like a for-profit business just trying to get as many people in so they get more money from the government.
Not in students best interest, not in educations best interest, not in researches best interest.

Ultimately, it's the government who've made higher education into a marketplace, and unis do need to cover their costs. How else do you think they maintain their facilities and pay their staff? If unis start going to the wall or stop running more expensive courses, that won't be great for students or research either.

Unis also know that in the next couple of years, the number of uni based 18yos will start to go up again, which will mean increased student numbers- this year and next year are going to be the most difficult for them, demographically.

However, it's also up to students to obviously research the situation and choose the route/offer that's best for them.

What worries me about what Swansea are doing is worried students who are emotional etc, picking the phone up in a panic then agree to go to Swansea ahead of results day if things don't go ideally which may not be in their best interest. Maybe this is just my opinion but its preying on students ahead of time, Universities should not be looking to exploit potential students misfortune.

What worries me about what Swansea are doing is worried students who are emotional etc, picking the phone up in a panic then agree to go to Swansea ahead of results day if things don't go ideally which may not be in their best interest. Maybe this is just my opinion but its preying on students ahead of time, Universities should not be looking to exploit potential students misfortune.

I do agree that some unis are starting to lean towards pressure sales tactics, which isn't ideal. However, they've been put in this position by the government and are just trying to survive.

Hopefully, students will take the time to think about their choices, and nothing they agree to at this time will be set in stone. Until they add Swansea as a clearing choice, they haven't agreed to anything.

If you've got a problem with how the uni are behaving specifically on this thread, I'd suggest you report the post and explain why you have done so.

No nothing they've said on TSR, I just resent this scheme to attract students the management team have implemented, Swansea are definitely not the only ones playing these games, ive seen other Unis at this every year, this is just the most obvious, I think UCAS or DoE should prevent Unis treating students as pawns worth 9K/year.

I have my own reservations about the mushrooming of Foundation years at so many unis but to be fair to Swansea, they are no different to many others and the opposite side of the coin is, they do suit many people. Russell Group unis are offering them too - hence the title of this thread - so I wouldn't want to single out any one Higher Education provider as being exploitative. They will all be promoting their Foundation years in Clearing and beyond

Not everyone reaches their best academic standards by A level. I myself messed up my A levels and went to a poly (NTU) rather than my planned Uni, but got my studying sorted, went on to get a first, then qualified first time as an ACA. Without the opportunity to enter higher education with lower grades, this wouldn’t have been possible. Many students these days can’t achieve BBB/BBC at A level, so the chance to access a course they’re genuinely interested in (thus likely to do better in) via an additional year at foundation level, is a welcome opportunity for them.