Where should I go for Foundation year? HELP????
Hi,
So I have to start applying for foundation art courses soon and I would love to go to a uni within the UAL umbrella, but WHICH ONE??
Also as a foundation student can I:
a. apply for housing?
b. get a loan - as I will be moving to London at 18 from elsewhere and I am not keen on my local course.
Any experiences/advice from previous students would be lovely, as I'm sure it will help quite a few people.
Oh and when are their foundation open days??
Thank you
So I have to start applying for foundation art courses soon and I would love to go to a uni within the UAL umbrella, but WHICH ONE??
Also as a foundation student can I:
a. apply for housing?
b. get a loan - as I will be moving to London at 18 from elsewhere and I am not keen on my local course.
Any experiences/advice from previous students would be lovely, as I'm sure it will help quite a few people.
Oh and when are their foundation open days??
Thank you
Well I did a UAL foundation at a non-UAL college, so I don't know much on the foundations at the actual UAL colleges.
I'd suggest perhaps somewhere like Chelsea, St Martins or Wimbledon. I'm at Camberwell and I don't enjoy it much. Not enough of a work drive there!
If you plan on going this year I would recommend sorting accommodation, finance and the course NOW!
You can apply for housing no problem, but if you're under 19 you don't normally have to pay for a foundation course. Normally it would be £1500 for the year.
I didn't get a loan, I don't even know if you can in foundation year. What you should be doing is checking these things out with the uni you want to go to asap!
I'd suggest perhaps somewhere like Chelsea, St Martins or Wimbledon. I'm at Camberwell and I don't enjoy it much. Not enough of a work drive there!
If you plan on going this year I would recommend sorting accommodation, finance and the course NOW!
You can apply for housing no problem, but if you're under 19 you don't normally have to pay for a foundation course. Normally it would be £1500 for the year.
I didn't get a loan, I don't even know if you can in foundation year. What you should be doing is checking these things out with the uni you want to go to asap!
they each have their advantages - on the course at csm i hear you do a lot more work so it's quite intensive, but i'm not sure how good the tutor/student ratio is (as the college isn't renowned for this). you can specialise right from the start, or if not i hear the diagnostic stage is very brief. other than this i don't know much about it!
ccw/camberwell (i recently finished my foundation here) is probably the more traditional approach to the course in the sense that you explore all the different pathways before specialising. i think that students get the most space on this course as foundation students have their own building with a traditional print room, 3D workshop, and IT facilities. you also have the unique option to specialise theatre/screen/set/costume design at wimbledon. i personally loved the course here, best year of my life!
lcc have the smallest course so i'm guessing the tutor/student ratio is the best here. you have to specialise in an area (film, graphic design, photography etc) when you come onto the course but this doesn't limit you - you can do anything you want! a friend of mine just finished the course there and specialised in textiles, she really enjoyed it too.
you can apply to halls (i did, in fact almost everyone in my flat was on the course), but you won't get student loan as it's not a degree. if your household income is low it's possible to get a bursary - my flatmate did this and got 2 payments of £2,000. if you're under 19 you don't pay tuition fees but if you're 19 or over it costs £3,500 which you have to pay yourself. open day dates will be on the website, i recommend going to all three to make an informed decision. good luck!
ccw/camberwell (i recently finished my foundation here) is probably the more traditional approach to the course in the sense that you explore all the different pathways before specialising. i think that students get the most space on this course as foundation students have their own building with a traditional print room, 3D workshop, and IT facilities. you also have the unique option to specialise theatre/screen/set/costume design at wimbledon. i personally loved the course here, best year of my life!
lcc have the smallest course so i'm guessing the tutor/student ratio is the best here. you have to specialise in an area (film, graphic design, photography etc) when you come onto the course but this doesn't limit you - you can do anything you want! a friend of mine just finished the course there and specialised in textiles, she really enjoyed it too.
you can apply to halls (i did, in fact almost everyone in my flat was on the course), but you won't get student loan as it's not a degree. if your household income is low it's possible to get a bursary - my flatmate did this and got 2 payments of £2,000. if you're under 19 you don't pay tuition fees but if you're 19 or over it costs £3,500 which you have to pay yourself. open day dates will be on the website, i recommend going to all three to make an informed decision. good luck!
Original post by AConstance
Well I did a UAL foundation at a non-UAL college, so I don't know much on the foundations at the actual UAL colleges.
I'd suggest perhaps somewhere like Chelsea, St Martins or Wimbledon. I'm at Camberwell and I don't enjoy it much. Not enough of a work drive there!
If you plan on going this year I would recommend sorting accommodation, finance and the course NOW!
You can apply for housing no problem, but if you're under 19 you don't normally have to pay for a foundation course. Normally it would be £1500 for the year.
I didn't get a loan, I don't even know if you can in foundation year. What you should be doing is checking these things out with the uni you want to go to asap!
I'd suggest perhaps somewhere like Chelsea, St Martins or Wimbledon. I'm at Camberwell and I don't enjoy it much. Not enough of a work drive there!
If you plan on going this year I would recommend sorting accommodation, finance and the course NOW!
You can apply for housing no problem, but if you're under 19 you don't normally have to pay for a foundation course. Normally it would be £1500 for the year.
I didn't get a loan, I don't even know if you can in foundation year. What you should be doing is checking these things out with the uni you want to go to asap!
Thank you and yeah that is one of my problems at the moment do you have any advice on funding/finance, I unfortunately don't fit in any of the bursary brackets??
Original post by beccafairy
they each have their advantages - on the course at csm i hear you do a lot more work so it's quite intensive, but i'm not sure how good the tutor/student ratio is (as the college isn't renowned for this). you can specialise right from the start, or if not i hear the diagnostic stage is very brief. other than this i don't know much about it!
ccw/camberwell (i recently finished my foundation here) is probably the more traditional approach to the course in the sense that you explore all the different pathways before specialising. i think that students get the most space on this course as foundation students have their own building with a traditional print room, 3D workshop, and IT facilities. you also have the unique option to specialise theatre/screen/set/costume design at wimbledon. i personally loved the course here, best year of my life!
lcc have the smallest course so i'm guessing the tutor/student ratio is the best here. you have to specialise in an area (film, graphic design, photography etc) when you come onto the course but this doesn't limit you - you can do anything you want! a friend of mine just finished the course there and specialised in textiles, she really enjoyed it too.
you can apply to halls (i did, in fact almost everyone in my flat was on the course), but you won't get student loan as it's not a degree. if your household income is low it's possible to get a bursary - my flatmate did this and got 2 payments of £2,000. if you're under 19 you don't pay tuition fees but if you're 19 or over it costs £3,500 which you have to pay yourself. open day dates will be on the website, i recommend going to all three to make an informed decision. good luck!
ccw/camberwell (i recently finished my foundation here) is probably the more traditional approach to the course in the sense that you explore all the different pathways before specialising. i think that students get the most space on this course as foundation students have their own building with a traditional print room, 3D workshop, and IT facilities. you also have the unique option to specialise theatre/screen/set/costume design at wimbledon. i personally loved the course here, best year of my life!
lcc have the smallest course so i'm guessing the tutor/student ratio is the best here. you have to specialise in an area (film, graphic design, photography etc) when you come onto the course but this doesn't limit you - you can do anything you want! a friend of mine just finished the course there and specialised in textiles, she really enjoyed it too.
you can apply to halls (i did, in fact almost everyone in my flat was on the course), but you won't get student loan as it's not a degree. if your household income is low it's possible to get a bursary - my flatmate did this and got 2 payments of £2,000. if you're under 19 you don't pay tuition fees but if you're 19 or over it costs £3,500 which you have to pay yourself. open day dates will be on the website, i recommend going to all three to make an informed decision. good luck!
Thank you very much and I will hopefully go to all 3. And I am aware it is free, but need financial help with accommodation, where did you stay, how much roughly was the cost of living??
Original post by AutumnLeaves_
Thank you very much and I will hopefully go to all 3. And I am aware it is free, but need financial help with accommodation, where did you stay, how much roughly was the cost of living??
i stayed in the closest/cheapest halls which were £160 a week but they go up every year, so the new residents are paying £165, and the ones after that will probably pay £170. on top of that i spent around £60 a week on general living costs, but you could easily do it for less as it's walking distance to college so you don't need to travel or anything. though that was for camberwell - if you studied at say csm it would be a lot more expensive in terms of rent and travel. lcc is ten minutes away from camberwell so you would just factor in a short bus ride a day.
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Original post by AutumnLeaves_
Hi,
So I have to start applying for foundation art courses soon and I would love to go to a uni within the UAL umbrella, but WHICH ONE??
Also as a foundation student can I:
a. apply for housing?
b. get a loan - as I will be moving to London at 18 from elsewhere and I am not keen on my local course.
Any experiences/advice from previous students would be lovely, as I'm sure it will help quite a few people.
Oh and when are their foundation open days??
Thank you
So I have to start applying for foundation art courses soon and I would love to go to a uni within the UAL umbrella, but WHICH ONE??
Also as a foundation student can I:
a. apply for housing?
b. get a loan - as I will be moving to London at 18 from elsewhere and I am not keen on my local course.
Any experiences/advice from previous students would be lovely, as I'm sure it will help quite a few people.
Oh and when are their foundation open days??
Thank you
Hey I am interested to applied for the foundation course as well just wondering ... Have u done GCSEs or higher education in other countries ?
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Hi there! I just finished foundation at LCC this spring (we finished in April this year which seemed a lot earlier than the other colleges). I'm from London and was living at home for the course but I did apply for a 16-18 Oyster card which allows you to travel free on the buses and half price on the tube. Do this as soon as you get there because the foundation changes from a level 3 to a level 4 course when you do your final major project. All you need to do is get the form stamped/signed at the college and make a payment of £10 when you send off the form. I know you're only applying at this stage but this will really help you out if you can't get accommodation near whichever college you choose to attend.
Now, as for my experience at LCC: it depends on the subject you want to do at degree level- if you want to do fine art or sculpture you won't really be catered for here. On the other hand, the photography and graphic design departments were good. I know a guy who did foundation at Camberwell and decided to go to LCC for his degree because he thought the print department here was better.
I was able to borrow a camera, get free black and white film from the college and develop in the darkroom for free
(maybe not a big deal to you but living in London, costs add up!). The staff in the photography department are also the friendliest. Even though LCC is big, the workshops aren't particularly large and priority is usually given to undergrad and postgrad students. Access to Macs and PCs is good though.
In my opinion the teaching is poor but they emphasise independent learning on this course. I think this is an issue across the board with UAL because I've heard about CSM foundation students complaining about teaching and not being able to access facilities. The library at the new CSM campus is excellent - another bonus of going to UAL is that you can use some resources at other colleges. 'Lectures' weren't really that, sometimes you would get an interesting one but mostly they were just morning announcements that were compulsory to attend. In the first term we had a few trips to museums, beyond that don't expect to do much observational drawing in class unless that's part of research for your project.
Class sizes were about 20-25 (I think) at the start of the year and a number of people dropped out. My tutor was helpful but we only saw tutors 2 days a week. Quite a few people had issues with tutors and technicians- I can't really comment on this besides saying just accept that not everyone is going to be nice. After all, you wouldn't expect to get on with everyone once you start working. There aren't that many opportunities to meet other students; usually most of the events are held during freshers' before the undergrad and postgrad students start their courses. The students' union puts on events occasionally but otherwise doesn't have much of a presence on campus. If you go to a college that doesn't have a separate foundation site cherish the week or two you'll have of just your year's students at college because it will get very busy after that.
General advice: If I could do foundation again, I'd make sure I got a part time job to pay for materials/ equipment; worked on projects for at least 3/4 hours every single day and did more of the induction workshops. I hope that helped
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Now, as for my experience at LCC: it depends on the subject you want to do at degree level- if you want to do fine art or sculpture you won't really be catered for here. On the other hand, the photography and graphic design departments were good. I know a guy who did foundation at Camberwell and decided to go to LCC for his degree because he thought the print department here was better.
I was able to borrow a camera, get free black and white film from the college and develop in the darkroom for free
(maybe not a big deal to you but living in London, costs add up!). The staff in the photography department are also the friendliest. Even though LCC is big, the workshops aren't particularly large and priority is usually given to undergrad and postgrad students. Access to Macs and PCs is good though.In my opinion the teaching is poor but they emphasise independent learning on this course. I think this is an issue across the board with UAL because I've heard about CSM foundation students complaining about teaching and not being able to access facilities. The library at the new CSM campus is excellent - another bonus of going to UAL is that you can use some resources at other colleges. 'Lectures' weren't really that, sometimes you would get an interesting one but mostly they were just morning announcements that were compulsory to attend. In the first term we had a few trips to museums, beyond that don't expect to do much observational drawing in class unless that's part of research for your project.
Class sizes were about 20-25 (I think) at the start of the year and a number of people dropped out. My tutor was helpful but we only saw tutors 2 days a week. Quite a few people had issues with tutors and technicians- I can't really comment on this besides saying just accept that not everyone is going to be nice. After all, you wouldn't expect to get on with everyone once you start working. There aren't that many opportunities to meet other students; usually most of the events are held during freshers' before the undergrad and postgrad students start their courses. The students' union puts on events occasionally but otherwise doesn't have much of a presence on campus. If you go to a college that doesn't have a separate foundation site cherish the week or two you'll have of just your year's students at college because it will get very busy after that.
General advice: If I could do foundation again, I'd make sure I got a part time job to pay for materials/ equipment; worked on projects for at least 3/4 hours every single day and did more of the induction workshops. I hope that helped
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