Foundation Year

You apply for a course starting on a foundation year but the one your looking at lasts 4 years

You apply for a course starting on a foundation year but the one your looking at lasts 4 years

Hi,

I'm really confused at the moment - I'm looking at the course Computer Science at university at leeds but I don't have the required grades.

I'm looking at their Foundation Year and it says the duration is 4 years - Am I missing something? Usually foundation year is one year

Sorry if I've misunderstood something on their website that is obvious

Here is what I'm looking at:
https://courses.leeds.ac.uk/3430/interdisciplinary-science-with-foundation-year-bsc#section2

It's one year for the foundation year, then three years for your chosen degree.

Are you certain about this?

Yes - I did this course last year.

And from people who I've already spoken to regarding foundation year, they say it's fairly easy it's more of a repeat of A - Levels xx

Thank you very much! greatly appreciate it!

What course we're you doing after your foundation year and would you say it's difficult to get into the foundation year?

thanks for the message.

Would you say it's fairly easy to get into foundation year? Or have you yet to be accepted?

I'm doing Maths next year.

I wouldn't say it's difficult to get onto the course - A lot of the (younger) people signing up will be people that didn't get the grades they hoped for and they're now applying through clearing. The grade requirements are pretty low (CDD @ A level) and I'd imagine if they were getting tons of applicants then the cutoff would be higher.

Last year they arranged a 20 minute Skype interview with me where they ask the kind of stuff you'd expect really - why do you want to come to Leeds, why this course, why didn't you do as well as you would have liked at A level and what are you going to do to improve if we give you a place etc.

thank you for the response!

I'm just looking at the requirements and it says this:
"As well as the academic requirements above, you must live permanently in the UK and meet at least one of the following:

Your permanent address is in a neighbourhood with low progression to higher education.

You attended a school which achieved less than the national average of five grade A*-C or 9-4 passes at GCSE or attainment 8 score at GCSE

You grew up in public care."

Is this something that is definitely needed?

I do not meet any of those requirements so would I be rejected?

My hometown was an absolute sh*thole so that was never an issue for me. I'd say just phone up and ask, the worst they can say is "No".

Yeah, I get accepted straight away, I applied via UCAS.
Check the requirements, do you meet them ?

Ah okay, thank you very much. Will do!



Sam, if you don't mind me asking did you meet any of these requirements?:
"As well as the academic requirements above, you must live permanently in the UK and meet at least one of the following:

Your permanent address is in a neighbourhood with low progression to higher education.

You attended a school which achieved less than the national average of five grade A*-C or 9-4 passes at GCSE or attainment 8 score at GCSE

You grew up in public care"

This is for the "Interdisciplinary science with a foundation year" which has grade requirements CDD. We called this ISFY.

If you don't make the requirements then you apply for the "Science foundation year" which is the exact same thing but with requirements ABB, known as SYS.

Hi,

thank you for the response!

I took a look at the science foundation year but it doesn't state computer science as a course you can choose after the foundation year:
"On successful completion of the foundation year, and subject to meeting the academic requirements for progression, you will progress onto year one of your chosen degree courses in biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, environmental science, food science and nutrition, physics or psychology. For more information about specific career opportunities please check the degree course you wish to progress to."

So it looks like "Interdisciplinarity science with a foundation year" would be the only option for me