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Transffering University from Foundation Year in Scotland to England

Hi everyone,

Currently completing a foundation year at a Scottish University and wanting to transfer to 1st or 2nd year after completion. I am hoping to achieve 70% overall in the foundation year. I want to achieve a BSc in Computer Science at a Russel Group.

Subjects included in foundation year:

Mathematics

Physics

Computer Science - overlaps slightly with 1st year course contents @ Scottish University.

Academic Skills

Option 1:
Transfer to year 1 @ England University. I am fully aware that I am probably to late to apply to a England university this year through UCAS. However, if this is not the case, it would be great to know!

Option 2:
Complete 2nd year @ Scottish University and transfer to 2nd year @ England Year after completing 2nd year at the Scottish university.
Scottish courses are 4 years, therefore I was wondering whether I could maybe transfer to a England University after completing 2 years at the Scottish University, I would then still have 2 years of study remaining?

I completed A Levels however due to mitigating circumstances, which severely affected me at the time, I only achieved BDE in Computer Science, Physics and Mathematics.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks
(edited 9 months ago)
Original post by roadracer
Hi everyone,
Currently completing a foundation year at a Scottish University and wanting to transfer to 1st or 2nd year after completion. I am hoping to achieve 70% overall in the foundation year. I want to achieve a BSc in Computer Science at a Russel Group.
Subjects included in foundation year:

Mathematics

Physics

Computer Science - overlaps slightly with 1st year course contents @ Scottish University.

Academic Skills

Option 1:
Transfer to year 1 @ England University. I am fully aware that I am probably to late to apply to a England university this year through UCAS. However, if this is not the case, it would be great to know!
Option 2:
Complete 2nd year @ Scottish University and transfer to 2nd year @ England Year after completing 2nd year at the Scottish university.
Scottish courses are 4 years, therefore I was wondering whether I could maybe transfer to a England University after completing 2 years at the Scottish University, I would then still have 2 years of study remaining?
I completed A Levels however due to mitigating circumstances, which severely affected me at the time, I only achieved BDE in Computer Science, Physics and Mathematics.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks

I dont know what the situation would be as the situation in Scotland is different to England and Wales.

However generally universities dont accept another universities foundation year students. Universities especially leading ones dont generally accept a transfer into year 2 and I suspect that wont happen in Russell Group universities.

Where a transfer is accepted you would normally need to meet the new university's entrance requirement which you are well below.

The only thing you can do is to ask the university you are interested in going to for their advice. I suspect they will tell you no but ring them to ask them. You would be better ringing them than emailing initially as you ca answer any of their questions and can explain your extenuating circumstances.

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