Going to uni years after screwing up college

Hey folks. I'm in a weird predicament.

In 2011 i was studying a NatDip in Animation at college and on track to get a high merit or distinction and head off to my uni of choice and all was great, then some really screwed up family stuff happened and with just a month left of my national diploma i had to drop out and forfeit my qualification, 2 years or work and a lot of my dreams. Cut to 4 years, a relocation to a new city, a change of name and a few years of very dark mental health stuff and i've just finished a year of holding down steady employment and stuff is feeling normal again. Woo. So i thought it was about time i look at completing my degree goals (Interactive Media) again.

I have a first diploma (albeit under a different name), and 99% of the knowledge you get from a national diploma but nothing official. I was pretty much done with all my ucas stuff when i dropped out but given my memories of their efficency i get the impression getting any info from them would be painful.

So my question is, is there any way i can salvage this and get to uni in 2016 ideally without having to resit a 2 year (and expensive now im 23) national diploma??

thanks in advance and apologies for the longish post.

Cheers
Samuel

Hey folks. I'm in a weird predicament.

In 2011 i was studying a NatDip in Animation at college and on track to get a high merit or distinction and head off to my uni of choice and all was great, then some really screwed up family stuff happened and with just a month left of my national diploma i had to drop out and forfeit my qualification, 2 years or work and a lot of my dreams. Cut to 4 years, a relocation to a new city, a change of name and a few years of very dark mental health stuff and i've just finished a year of holding down steady employment and stuff is feeling normal again. Woo. So i thought it was about time i look at completing my degree goals (Interactive Media) again.

I have a first diploma (albeit under a different name), and 99% of the knowledge you get from a national diploma but nothing official. I was pretty much done with all my ucas stuff when i dropped out but given my memories of their efficency i get the impression getting any info from them would be painful.

So my question is, is there any way i can salvage this and get to uni in 2016 ideally without having to resit a 2 year (and expensive now im 23) national diploma??

thanks in advance and apologies for the longish post.

Cheers
Samuel

Hey folks. I'm in a weird predicament.

In 2011 i was studying a NatDip in Animation at college and on track to get a high merit or distinction and head off to my uni of choice and all was great, then some really screwed up family stuff happened and with just a month left of my national diploma i had to drop out and forfeit my qualification, 2 years or work and a lot of my dreams. Cut to 4 years, a relocation to a new city, a change of name and a few years of very dark mental health stuff and i've just finished a year of holding down steady employment and stuff is feeling normal again. Woo. So i thought it was about time i look at completing my degree goals (Interactive Media) again.

I have a first diploma (albeit under a different name), and 99% of the knowledge you get from a national diploma but nothing official. I was pretty much done with all my ucas stuff when i dropped out but given my memories of their efficency i get the impression getting any info from them would be painful.

So my question is, is there any way i can salvage this and get to uni in 2016 ideally without having to resit a 2 year (and expensive now im 23) national diploma??

thanks in advance and apologies for the longish post.

Cheers
Samuel

if it's your first level 3, it is free up to the age of 25.

But a foundation year seems like it would be better for you.

What does first level 3 mean? Is it one A-level equivalent or two A-level equivalent, three A-level equivalent?

Thanks.

Hey folks. I'm in a weird predicament.

In 2011 i was studying a NatDip in Animation at college and on track to get a high merit or distinction and head off to my uni of choice and all was great, then some really screwed up family stuff happened and with just a month left of my national diploma i had to drop out and forfeit my qualification, 2 years or work and a lot of my dreams. Cut to 4 years, a relocation to a new city, a change of name and a few years of very dark mental health stuff and i've just finished a year of holding down steady employment and stuff is feeling normal again. Woo. So i thought it was about time i look at completing my degree goals (Interactive Media) again.

I have a first diploma (albeit under a different name), and 99% of the knowledge you get from a national diploma but nothing official. I was pretty much done with all my ucas stuff when i dropped out but given my memories of their efficency i get the impression getting any info from them would be painful.

So my question is, is there any way i can salvage this and get to uni in 2016 ideally without having to resit a 2 year (and expensive now im 23) national diploma??

thanks in advance and apologies for the longish post.

Cheers
Samuel