Hi, I am in need of some serious advice on what my options are and what I can to to get into university. Any advice would be much appreciated.
So basically, during my time at college (three years ago), I sort of messed up. I didn't know what I wanted to do and due to various personal issues and problems I was not able to complete my course to the best of my abilities. I ended up just scraping by with the bare minimum grade which is far from a true reflection of what I am actually capable of.
Three years down the line I have finally worked out what I want to do, I want to go to university and study however I do not have the required UCAS points to do so. I currently have 120 UCAS points which is extremely low.
Due to my low UCAS points and being out of education for the past few years I decided to try and apply to universities that offer a foundation year with a full course, as the minimum UCAS entry requirements for these courses are much lower and studying a foundation year would be a great help to ease myself back into education.
Unfortunately there are few universities that offer a course in the subject I would like to study, and the ones I have applied for I am a little short of the minimum required UCAS points for the course, however I decided to apply anyway with the hopes that they may overlook my UCAS points and score my application based on my personal statement, reference, and work experience. Unfortunatley I have been unsuccessful in doing this, which is understandable as I do not meet the requirements (the ones I applied for have around 160-180 UCAS points minimum requirements).
My next hope was to apply through clearing, so I requested feedback on my application and spoke to one of the universities I applied for, who advised to me that my UCAS points were too low. I asked if applying through clearing would be a realistic option with the amount of UCAS points I had, and they advised that it was not.
At this point, I do not know where I can go from here. I am currently working full time, I have moved away from home to a different city and receive no financial support from my parents or family. I support myself financially and I simply cannot afford to pay for any extra courses or any further education and even if I could it is unlikely I would be able to fit time in to do this whilst working full time.
Is there any way I can gain more UCAS points to gain access to university?
What are my options at this point and where can I go from here because I am really stuck, if anyone can help me I would be extremely grateful.
This is really frustrating for me because I believe I am good enough to go to university and I really want to work hard and do well but I just have nothing to prove this.
Thank you for reading my post.