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Access to Science at Newcastle College

This is my first post on TSR so please forgive me if this is the wrong sub-forum.

I have enrolled at Newcastle College to start September 2014 on an access to science course.
http://www.ncl-coll.ac.uk/courses/1201/access-to-higher-education-diploma-science

I attended an open day on Wednesday and was told interviews would be held in April where I would also be tested. I'm assuming the tests will be relatively simple to gauge entrants standard of English and maths. Most likely to confirm they meet a required standard. I could be wrong though?

If I can give you a bit of background and scope, I am 23 and currently serving in the RAF. I have applied for premature voluntary release and with leave my exit date is 11th April. Previous to my 5 year employment in the air force I worked for 2 years doing mostly labouring, so I left school at the earliest opportunity (2007), having underachieved massively with 5 GCSE's all at C. Maths/English Lit and Lang/Science Double Award. I was predicted A's.

I'm including this information to at least highlight how long I've been out of education and I will admit my last 2 years at secondary school were wasted.

The access course will hopefully lead onto studying pharmacology at university. So I'm looking to put myself in the best position possible for my return to education.

What are the essentials to study for this entrance assessment?

Do my GCSE's count for anything? Also I've completed an NVQ3 in mechanical engineering which included maths and keys skills, will this work in my favour?

Are there any revision aids worth buying now? like AQA AS/A2 level maths/sciences student books. Or should I concentrate on the exam and interview first and foremost?

I feel like the RAF has given me the confidence to interview well but what kind of questions can I expect?

I welcome any advice, thanks.
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