1 year Access to Higher Education course vs 2 year BTEC Extended Diploma
I am 24 and have been out of education for a few years due to mental health problems and failing the past 3 courses I tried to do. I only have an AS level in maths (D), then went on to fail three other level 3 courses and drop out of uni after completing a foundation year.
I have become interested in studying Radiography at uni but have to choose between a 1 year Science Access course and a 2 year Biomedical Science course and I don't know what to do. I'm scared that the access course will be too intense and i'll fail but i'm also scared that if I did the 2 year course, i'd be starting uni again at 26 and I don't want to waste a year if I could do it faster
I know it's only a year difference but with how many times i've tried and failed to successfully gain an education, I just feel like I want to do it as fast as possible.
I have become interested in studying Radiography at uni but have to choose between a 1 year Science Access course and a 2 year Biomedical Science course and I don't know what to do. I'm scared that the access course will be too intense and i'll fail but i'm also scared that if I did the 2 year course, i'd be starting uni again at 26 and I don't want to waste a year if I could do it faster
I know it's only a year difference but with how many times i've tried and failed to successfully gain an education, I just feel like I want to do it as fast as possible.
Reply 1
can't speak on the btec but the access courses are MADE to facilitate people from non-trad backgrounds, who have spent time out of study, who might struggle with the academic intensity of a levels, into uni
maybe it's worth asking the course director or whoever you can contact at the college you'd be learning at with your concerns to see if they have anything to add?
good luck though!! and remember that it's never too late to go to uni if that's what you want
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maybe it's worth asking the course director or whoever you can contact at the college you'd be learning at with your concerns to see if they have anything to add?
good luck though!! and remember that it's never too late to go to uni if that's what you want
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by aaaankleI am 24 and have been out of education for a few years due to mental health problems and failing the past 3 courses I tried to do. I only have an AS level in maths (D), then went on to fail three other level 3 courses and drop out of uni after completing a foundation year.
I have become interested in studying Radiography at uni but have to choose between a 1 year Science Access course and a 2 year Biomedical Science course and I don't know what to do. I'm scared that the access course will be too intense and i'll fail but i'm also scared that if I did the 2 year course, i'd be starting uni again at 26 and I don't want to waste a year if I could do it faster
I know it's only a year difference but with how many times i've tried and failed to successfully gain an education, I just feel like I want to do it as fast as possible.
I have become interested in studying Radiography at uni but have to choose between a 1 year Science Access course and a 2 year Biomedical Science course and I don't know what to do. I'm scared that the access course will be too intense and i'll fail but i'm also scared that if I did the 2 year course, i'd be starting uni again at 26 and I don't want to waste a year if I could do it faster
I know it's only a year difference but with how many times i've tried and failed to successfully gain an education, I just feel like I want to do it as fast as possible.
Access, although I haven't done a BTEC before.
Access is more akin to how you study in academia. If you have been to uni briefly before, the way the course is structured and assessed is very familiar.
In terms of intensity, I wouldn't say it's too intense. I would say it's like 2nd year level of study in a degree (if done properly). It's manageable, but you won't get so overwhelmed that you can't do anything.
Standard week is like 15 hours lessons + 15 hours of expected self study. The pace is relatively mild in my opinion, but you are covering basic material.
The Access course uses a grade descriptor system, which is different to how you would be marked in A Levels where it's all about getting the right answers. The system Access courses use is about what sufficient evidence there is in your assignment and test that can suggest you meet the criteria for a higher mark, it's not always about how many answers you get right. So long you jump through enough hoops, you would get the grades.
If you feel like you keep failing in education persistently, it depends on where you think you are going wrong. I think it's more of a situation where you need to do deep reflection and look through your work and exams and figure out where you are going wrong. It's usually not about you, but more so about your approach. You would be surprised how much of a difference this can make.
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