Can I get into university of Bristol?
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Ok so because I’m doing a double health and social care and a UPS for my college courses (didn’t want to do these but I had to ,because of my low grades from GCSE) can I still get into Law or business at University of Bristol,York,Sheffield or Manchester? These competitive universities wants A level qualification and not BTEC and because I’m doing something not relevant to Law or business will my courses that I’m doing now still get me into these universities? If they don’t then will they still accept UCAS points? Please give me some advice I’m really struggling.
Original post by Angieiei
Ok so because I’m doing a double health and social care and a UPS for my college courses (didn’t want to do these but I had to ,because of my low grades from GCSE) can I still get into Law or business at University of Bristol,York,Sheffield or Manchester? These competitive universities wants A level qualification and not BTEC and because I’m doing something not relevant to Law or business will my courses that I’m doing now still get me into these universities? If they don’t then will they still accept UCAS points? Please give me some advice I’m really struggling.
Two questions:
1. Can you confirm that you're doing a Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Health and Social Care, and not a NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care? (Although both are the equivalent of two A levels, universities treat them differently, so it's important to double-check which were talking about.)
2. What's a UPS? Is that some qualification I've never heard of?
By the way, none of the universities you've mentioned accept UCAS points for their Law or Business courses (and probably not for any courses, but that's more difficult to check.)
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Original post by DataVenia
Two questions:
1. Can you confirm that you're doing a Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Health and Social Care, and not a NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care? (Although both are the equivalent of two A levels, universities treat them differently, so it's important to double-check which were talking about.)
2. What's a UPS? Is that some qualification I've never heard of?
By the way, none of the universities you've mentioned accept UCAS points for their Law or Business courses (and probably not for any courses, but that's more difficult to check.)
1. Can you confirm that you're doing a Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Health and Social Care, and not a NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care? (Although both are the equivalent of two A levels, universities treat them differently, so it's important to double-check which were talking about.)
2. What's a UPS? Is that some qualification I've never heard of?
By the way, none of the universities you've mentioned accept UCAS points for their Law or Business courses (and probably not for any courses, but that's more difficult to check.)
UPS is Uniform Public services which is a level 3 qualification (this is linked to psychology and law to do with police and army) and also health and social BTEC Pearson is what I’m doing
Original post by Angieiei
UPS is Uniform Public services which is a level 3 qualification (this is linked to psychology and law to do with police and army) and also health and social BTEC Pearson is what I’m doing
Thanks.
For Law, Bristol say here that they accept "D*DD in any Applied General BTEC National Level 3 Extended Diploma" (note the word "any"). You're doing a BTEC National Level 3 Diploma (not the Extended Diploma) in Health and Social care, plus what I assume is a Level 3 Extended Certificate in UPS. Unfortunately, they say here that "BTEC National Diploma must be accompanied by one A-level (or equivalent academic qualification)." I've emphasised the word "academic" because they draw a distinction between academic qualifications (like A levels) and vocational qualifications (like BTECs). Specifically, they say: "Academic qualifications we accept to accompany a Level 3 BTEC National Extended Certificate or BTEC Level 3 National Diploma are: A-levels, International Baccalaureate certificates, Scottish Advanced Highers, and Cambridge Pre-U." So a BTEC National Level 3 Diploma plus an A level would have been fine, as would a BTEC National Level 3 Extended Diploma, but a BTEC National Level 3 Diploma plus a BTEC National Level 3 Extended Certificate doesn't work for them. Sorry.
For Business and Management, Bristol say almost exactly the same thing (here) as for Law, with the exception that they're looking for a DDD in an Extended Diploma rather than D*DD. Note that the discussion about about which BTECs they accept, and in what combination, is on a general page about BTECs - it is not specific to any particular degree course.
The other universities say the pretty much the same thing, I'm afraid. They all need at least one A level alongside a BTEC National Level 3 Diploma.
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Original post by Angieiei
Ok so because I’m doing a double health and social care and a UPS for my college courses (didn’t want to do these but I had to ,because of my low grades from GCSE) can I still get into Law or business at University of Bristol,York,Sheffield or Manchester? These competitive universities wants A level qualification and not BTEC and because I’m doing something not relevant to Law or business will my courses that I’m doing now still get me into these universities? If they don’t then will they still accept UCAS points? Please give me some advice I’m really struggling.
Hi there,
It's great to hear you're considering studying Law at York!
If you haven't already, I'd recommend getting in touch with the Law undergraduate admissions team to discuss your options:
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Email: [email protected] (Stephen Levett)
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Phone: +44 (0)1904 325802
To help you decide whether York is right for you, you could also watch these videos from some of our Law students:
I hope this helps! Best of luck with your applications, if you're yet to make them!
Hannah 😀
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Original post by Angieiei
Ok so because I’m doing a double health and social care and a UPS for my college courses (didn’t want to do these but I had to ,because of my low grades from GCSE) can I still get into Law or business at University of Bristol,York,Sheffield or Manchester? These competitive universities wants A level qualification and not BTEC and because I’m doing something not relevant to Law or business will my courses that I’m doing now still get me into these universities? If they don’t then will they still accept UCAS points? Please give me some advice I’m really struggling.
Did your school or sixth form college not permit you to take A levels because you obtained low grades in GCSEs? If so, that appears harsh to me. People develop at different paces, and you might have made a reasonable go of A levels if you'd had the chance. Is it too late to start again with some A levels?
As it is, it may be difficult for you to obtain a place to study law at an academically competitive university. It may be worth checking whether you could be eligible for a foundation year at one or more universities.
I don't know about business courses.
What is it that attracts you about studying law?
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