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What are my options - Access to HE M23 ?

I am doing an access to HE in business and accounting. I have completed 36 credits so far with all of them being distinctions and have 9 left. I will be finishing my course by end of december. I have started applying to degree apprenticeship, however they are extremely competitive so not sure of my chances. In terms of going Uni, i cannot afford it. I have a full time job which i got into as an apprentice when i was 19 and now looking for career change. I am unsure what my options will be if i dont get onto a apprenticeship. Is it possible to get into good uni and do uni work while working full time?
Original post by I’m the one
I am doing an access to HE in business and accounting. I have completed 36 credits so far with all of them being distinctions and have 9 left. I will be finishing my course by end of december. I have started applying to degree apprenticeship, however they are extremely competitive so not sure of my chances. In terms of going Uni, i cannot afford it. I have a full time job which i got into as an apprentice when i was 19 and now looking for career change. I am unsure what my options will be if i dont get onto a apprenticeship. Is it possible to get into good uni and do uni work while working full time?

I have questions:

Why did you want to do an Access course in business and accounting?

What do you intend to study at uni should you go? Please don't say business/accounting

If you intend to do a professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, etc.) which one would you choose to do?

Congrats on the distinctions and good luck on the rest by the way. You should be able to get into most unis for courses that ask for grades in any subjects.

Most unis would require you to study the standard 9-5 Mon-Fri, which will undoubtedly conflict with your full time hours. If you intend to do a long distance course (e.g. online) or do a course that have recordings of your lectures and seminars, you might get away with it - still wouldn't recommend it though.

If you told me that you want to do a course that's endorsed by the NHS, you might get extra funding for the subject you are doing, but you should check with the NHS bursary before going ahead.

Likewise, you might be able to get away with getting scholarships and bursaries to help you fund your way through uni. The sums that you do get are pitifully low though e.g. £1k-3k.

If you're crazy, you can attempt to have a business that you only spend 5-10 hours a week on or some sort of investments that would pay for you to attend uni. Anyone sane will strongly advise you not to do this because you need to really know your stuff and you need to be really lucky; it's kind of like having the same chance of striking it as a millionaire from scratch within your first year.

If by some sheer luck you find a uni that allows you to do full time study whilst you're working full time, you're still expected to do 40 hours of study per week. This means you would likely do 75-80 hours per week studying and working.

A more doable option would be to do a degree part time whilst working full time. The problem with this is that most unis don't do undergad degrees part time.
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Original post by MindMax2000
I have questions:

Why are you want to do an Access course in business and accounting?

What do you intend to study at uni should you go? Please don't say business/accounting

If you intend to do a professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, etc.) which one would you choose to do?

Congrats on the distinctions and good luck on the rest by the way. You should be able to get into most unis for courses that ask for grades in any subjects.
Most unis would require you to study the standard 9-5 Mon-Fri, which will undoubtedly conflict with your full time hours. If you intend to do a long distance course (e.g. online) or do a course that have recordings of your lectures and seminars, you might get away with it - still wouldn't recommend it though.
If you told me that you want to do a course that's endorsed by the NHS, you might get extra funding for the subject you are doing, but you should check with the NHS bursary before going ahead.
Likewise, you might be able to get away with getting scholarships and bursaries to help you fund your way through uni. The sums that you do get are pitifully low though e.g. £1k-3k.
If you're crazy, you can attempt to have a business that you only spend 5-10 hours a week on or some sort of investments that would pay for you to attend uni. Anyone sane will strongly advise you not to do this because you need to really know your stuff and you need to be really lucky; it's kind of like having the same chance of striking it as a millionaire from scratch within your first year.
If by some sheer luck you find a uni that allows you to do full time study whilst you're working full time, you're still expected to do 40 hours of study per week. This means you would likely do 75-80 hours per week studying and working.
A more doable option would be to do a degree part time whilst working full time. The problem with this is that most unis don't do undergad degrees part time.

the only reason i did an access course was because i needed qualifications equivalent to A levels and also needed UCAS Points for degree apprenticeship. And Business and accounting i felt like offered a lot more flexibility. Anyways my main aim is to secure degree apprenticeship. I have applied to 15 so far, and waiting to hear from them
Original post by I’m the one
the only reason i did an access course was because i needed qualifications equivalent to A levels and also needed UCAS Points for degree apprenticeship. And Business and accounting i felt like offered a lot more flexibility. Anyways my main aim is to secure degree apprenticeship. I have applied to 15 so far, and waiting to hear from them

Good luck then.

By the way, if you intend to go into a role in business, accounting, marketing, HR, etc. you typically don't need a degree or an apprenticeship. The apprenticeship is nice and would help a lot, but not mandatory.

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