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phi’s uni journey πœ—πœš ΰ£ͺΛ– Φ΄π™š

hey! i’m phi and i hope this helps some people, i’m going to be fully open about my entire educational history in the hope that it gives people hope about their grades and outcomes and that there are always options for you!

PRE-UNi EDUCATiON HiSTORY
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GCSEs - 777666555 [completed in 2020]
(7’s in sciences and music)
(6’s in history, eng lit and RE)
(5’s in maths, german and eng lang)

AS LEVEL - BDU (crim, bio, chem
[dropped out]

LEVEL 3 - extended diploma in applied sci
achieved D*DD (equivalent to A*AA)

i applied for university in 2022 for 2023 entry (northumbria, abertay, ljmu, nott trent and hull). received offers for BSc (Hons) Forensic Science from all 5. firmed northumbria, insurance abertay.

UNi JOURNEY
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2023-2024 [first year]

in first year i completed 6 modules (all 20 credits each)

my grades were as follows:

Practical Skills in Forensic Science - 70%
Principles of Chemical Structure - 51%
Cell Biology and Genetics - 63%
Processes and Practices - 78%
Analytical Chemistry - 84%
Scientific Support - 76%
Reply 1
SECOND YEAR MODULES
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Trace Analysis
Drugs & Toxicology
DNA Profiling
Body Fluids & Blood Pattern Analysis
Research Methods
Specialist Applications

2nd year is worth 40% (40 credits) towards my final degree classification.

my aim for the year is to have at least two modules at 80% or above and for the rest to be above 65% at least.
Best of luck πŸ™‚ Im in year 12, it’s kinda nice to see people get their goals!
Reply 3
Original post by DerDracologe
Best of luck πŸ™‚ Im in year 12, it’s kinda nice to see people get their goals!


good luck!! what subjects do you take? and what are you planning to do after a-levels?
Original post by phi04
good luck!! what subjects do you take? and what are you planning to do after a-levels?


I do maths, physics and biology. Hopefully wanting to go into something in ecology or zoology at uni atm.
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Original post by DerDracologe
I do maths, physics and biology. Hopefully wanting to go into something in ecology or zoology at uni atm.


sounds interesting! best of luck to you!
Original post by phi04
sounds interesting! best of luck to you!


Thanks

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