I'm heavily considering doing engineering at uni but don't do a science
long story short it recently came to my attention that physics is pretty much required to do an engineering course and I unfortunately swapped chem for business before the start of the year out of fear so I don't have any sciences.
since the beginning of the week I have spoken to my head of physics about switching business with physics in order to fufill the requirement but he said i'm 6 weeks late to the grace period where you can swap subjects and essentially implied that the answer is no (although he mentioned that the decision is up to his superior - the deputy head). I have spoken to my tutor about it who is urging me to arrange a meeting with the deputy head and try to convince her to let switch (I have already emailed her asking to talk upon the matter) and see what she says. My tutor has also advised me to get my parents to speak to them too and to speak to our UCAS team to discuss options such as foundation years etc. She also said that if the deputy head also declines, I could do an independent online A level for physics and if I were to pass AS level this year, they could put me on Physics for 2nd year.
Currently, my options are as follow: convince my deputy head that I am hard working and will be able to catch up (my teachers will most definitely confirm this), that I will have a tutor to help me catch up etc, if that doesn't work, I also have the option to reset after this year (the least preferable of all as I am already a year behind due to studying abroad after me and my family moved last year), do the physics A level online (whether that's right now, after college or during the 2nd year i'm not sure because I'm not 100% sure on how they work and whether that's possible) and finally, settle for a foundation year at uni.
I have a number of questions so given this
context, here they are:
1)Given that my subjects currently are maths, business and law. Would it be utterly unrealistic to catch up on A level physics in time for summer mocks? Our exam board is edexcel and if I were able to switch I would have maths, physics and law.
2)People have told me that it's not really possible to do a foundation year and swap unis because it doesn't really amount to a qualification whereas my head of physics said otherwise, so it is possible and how does it really work (I hope to discuss this with the UCAS team)
3)what are some things I should be aware of about AS physics and what specifically makes it a hard subject, from what I've heard it's mainly due to the application but i'm interested to hear what others think
4)does anyone know how online A levels work? would I be able to start them now?, perhaps after I finish college and do A level physics in a year before uni?
Thank you for taking the time to read this
since the beginning of the week I have spoken to my head of physics about switching business with physics in order to fufill the requirement but he said i'm 6 weeks late to the grace period where you can swap subjects and essentially implied that the answer is no (although he mentioned that the decision is up to his superior - the deputy head). I have spoken to my tutor about it who is urging me to arrange a meeting with the deputy head and try to convince her to let switch (I have already emailed her asking to talk upon the matter) and see what she says. My tutor has also advised me to get my parents to speak to them too and to speak to our UCAS team to discuss options such as foundation years etc. She also said that if the deputy head also declines, I could do an independent online A level for physics and if I were to pass AS level this year, they could put me on Physics for 2nd year.
Currently, my options are as follow: convince my deputy head that I am hard working and will be able to catch up (my teachers will most definitely confirm this), that I will have a tutor to help me catch up etc, if that doesn't work, I also have the option to reset after this year (the least preferable of all as I am already a year behind due to studying abroad after me and my family moved last year), do the physics A level online (whether that's right now, after college or during the 2nd year i'm not sure because I'm not 100% sure on how they work and whether that's possible) and finally, settle for a foundation year at uni.
I have a number of questions so given this
context, here they are:
1)Given that my subjects currently are maths, business and law. Would it be utterly unrealistic to catch up on A level physics in time for summer mocks? Our exam board is edexcel and if I were able to switch I would have maths, physics and law.
2)People have told me that it's not really possible to do a foundation year and swap unis because it doesn't really amount to a qualification whereas my head of physics said otherwise, so it is possible and how does it really work (I hope to discuss this with the UCAS team)
3)what are some things I should be aware of about AS physics and what specifically makes it a hard subject, from what I've heard it's mainly due to the application but i'm interested to hear what others think
4)does anyone know how online A levels work? would I be able to start them now?, perhaps after I finish college and do A level physics in a year before uni?
Thank you for taking the time to read this
Original post by noemis
long story short it recently came to my attention that physics is pretty much required to do an engineering course and I unfortunately swapped chem for business before the start of the year out of fear so I don't have any sciences.
since the beginning of the week I have spoken to my head of physics about switching business with physics in order to fufill the requirement but he said i'm 6 weeks late to the grace period where you can swap subjects and essentially implied that the answer is no (although he mentioned that the decision is up to his superior - the deputy head). I have spoken to my tutor about it who is urging me to arrange a meeting with the deputy head and try to convince her to let switch (I have already emailed her asking to talk upon the matter) and see what she says. My tutor has also advised me to get my parents to speak to them too and to speak to our UCAS team to discuss options such as foundation years etc. She also said that if the deputy head also declines, I could do an independent online A level for physics and if I were to pass AS level this year, they could put me on Physics for 2nd year.
Currently, my options are as follow: convince my deputy head that I am hard working and will be able to catch up (my teachers will most definitely confirm this), that I will have a tutor to help me catch up etc, if that doesn't work, I also have the option to reset after this year (the least preferable of all as I am already a year behind due to studying abroad after me and my family moved last year), do the physics A level online (whether that's right now, after college or during the 2nd year i'm not sure because I'm not 100% sure on how they work and whether that's possible) and finally, settle for a foundation year at uni.
I have a number of questions so given this
context, here they are:
1)Given that my subjects currently are maths, business and law. Would it be utterly unrealistic to catch up on A level physics in time for summer mocks? Our exam board is edexcel and if I were able to switch I would have maths, physics and law.
2)People have told me that it's not really possible to do a foundation year and swap unis because it doesn't really amount to a qualification whereas my head of physics said otherwise, so it is possible and how does it really work (I hope to discuss this with the UCAS team)
3)what are some things I should be aware of about AS physics and what specifically makes it a hard subject, from what I've heard it's mainly due to the application but i'm interested to hear what others think
4)does anyone know how online A levels work? would I be able to start them now?, perhaps after I finish college and do A level physics in a year before uni?
Thank you for taking the time to read this
since the beginning of the week I have spoken to my head of physics about switching business with physics in order to fufill the requirement but he said i'm 6 weeks late to the grace period where you can swap subjects and essentially implied that the answer is no (although he mentioned that the decision is up to his superior - the deputy head). I have spoken to my tutor about it who is urging me to arrange a meeting with the deputy head and try to convince her to let switch (I have already emailed her asking to talk upon the matter) and see what she says. My tutor has also advised me to get my parents to speak to them too and to speak to our UCAS team to discuss options such as foundation years etc. She also said that if the deputy head also declines, I could do an independent online A level for physics and if I were to pass AS level this year, they could put me on Physics for 2nd year.
Currently, my options are as follow: convince my deputy head that I am hard working and will be able to catch up (my teachers will most definitely confirm this), that I will have a tutor to help me catch up etc, if that doesn't work, I also have the option to reset after this year (the least preferable of all as I am already a year behind due to studying abroad after me and my family moved last year), do the physics A level online (whether that's right now, after college or during the 2nd year i'm not sure because I'm not 100% sure on how they work and whether that's possible) and finally, settle for a foundation year at uni.
I have a number of questions so given this
context, here they are:
1)Given that my subjects currently are maths, business and law. Would it be utterly unrealistic to catch up on A level physics in time for summer mocks? Our exam board is edexcel and if I were able to switch I would have maths, physics and law.
2)People have told me that it's not really possible to do a foundation year and swap unis because it doesn't really amount to a qualification whereas my head of physics said otherwise, so it is possible and how does it really work (I hope to discuss this with the UCAS team)
3)what are some things I should be aware of about AS physics and what specifically makes it a hard subject, from what I've heard it's mainly due to the application but i'm interested to hear what others think
4)does anyone know how online A levels work? would I be able to start them now?, perhaps after I finish college and do A level physics in a year before uni?
Thank you for taking the time to read this
I think it would be very challenging this late on in the course to achieve a pass, but it is achievable all the same.
I'll let your second question be answered by a uni adviser.
I'm a Scottish student as well so I can't advise much on the A-level section.
My main question is why do you want to do engineering so much if you haven't taken physics? is it just for the money? What will you do if you manage to take physics and find out you hate it, or at the very least struggle into uni only to fail the uni course?
Original post by stilllearning123
I think it would be very challenging this late on in the course to achieve a pass, but it is achievable all the same.
I'll let your second question be answered by a uni adviser.
I'm a Scottish student as well so I can't advise much on the A-level section.
My main question is why do you want to do engineering so much if you haven't taken physics? is it just for the money? What will you do if you manage to take physics and find out you hate it, or at the very least struggle into uni only to fail the uni course?
I'll let your second question be answered by a uni adviser.
I'm a Scottish student as well so I can't advise much on the A-level section.
My main question is why do you want to do engineering so much if you haven't taken physics? is it just for the money? What will you do if you manage to take physics and find out you hate it, or at the very least struggle into uni only to fail the uni course?
I do enjoy physics and science as a whole really, I just wasn't aware (stupidly) that a science was a key requirement. Thank you for the help and advice.
Original post by noemis
I do enjoy physics and science as a whole really, I just wasn't aware (stupidly) that a science was a key requirement. Thank you for the help and advice.
also to add, I originally picked economics, but unfortunately couldn't take it because we only have one econ teacher and the course became full
Original post by noemis
I do enjoy physics and science as a whole really, I just wasn't aware (stupidly) that a science was a key requirement. Thank you for the help and advice.
It's all good and I do wish you the best of luck in whatever you find yourself going on to!
Original post by stilllearning123
It's all good and I do wish you the best of luck in whatever you find yourself going on to!
thank you very much, I wish you all the best too
Original post by noemis
long story short it recently came to my attention that physics is pretty much required to do an engineering course and I unfortunately swapped chem for business before the start of the year out of fear so I don't have any sciences.
since the beginning of the week I have spoken to my head of physics about switching business with physics in order to fufill the requirement but he said i'm 6 weeks late to the grace period where you can swap subjects and essentially implied that the answer is no (although he mentioned that the decision is up to his superior - the deputy head). I have spoken to my tutor about it who is urging me to arrange a meeting with the deputy head and try to convince her to let switch (I have already emailed her asking to talk upon the matter) and see what she says. My tutor has also advised me to get my parents to speak to them too and to speak to our UCAS team to discuss options such as foundation years etc. She also said that if the deputy head also declines, I could do an independent online A level for physics and if I were to pass AS level this year, they could put me on Physics for 2nd year.
Currently, my options are as follow: convince my deputy head that I am hard working and will be able to catch up (my teachers will most definitely confirm this), that I will have a tutor to help me catch up etc, if that doesn't work, I also have the option to reset after this year (the least preferable of all as I am already a year behind due to studying abroad after me and my family moved last year), do the physics A level online (whether that's right now, after college or during the 2nd year i'm not sure because I'm not 100% sure on how they work and whether that's possible) and finally, settle for a foundation year at uni.
I have a number of questions so given this
context, here they are:
1)Given that my subjects currently are maths, business and law. Would it be utterly unrealistic to catch up on A level physics in time for summer mocks? Our exam board is edexcel and if I were able to switch I would have maths, physics and law.
2)People have told me that it's not really possible to do a foundation year and swap unis because it doesn't really amount to a qualification whereas my head of physics said otherwise, so it is possible and how does it really work (I hope to discuss this with the UCAS team)
3)what are some things I should be aware of about AS physics and what specifically makes it a hard subject, from what I've heard it's mainly due to the application but i'm interested to hear what others think
4)does anyone know how online A levels work? would I be able to start them now?, perhaps after I finish college and do A level physics in a year before uni?
Thank you for taking the time to read this
since the beginning of the week I have spoken to my head of physics about switching business with physics in order to fufill the requirement but he said i'm 6 weeks late to the grace period where you can swap subjects and essentially implied that the answer is no (although he mentioned that the decision is up to his superior - the deputy head). I have spoken to my tutor about it who is urging me to arrange a meeting with the deputy head and try to convince her to let switch (I have already emailed her asking to talk upon the matter) and see what she says. My tutor has also advised me to get my parents to speak to them too and to speak to our UCAS team to discuss options such as foundation years etc. She also said that if the deputy head also declines, I could do an independent online A level for physics and if I were to pass AS level this year, they could put me on Physics for 2nd year.
Currently, my options are as follow: convince my deputy head that I am hard working and will be able to catch up (my teachers will most definitely confirm this), that I will have a tutor to help me catch up etc, if that doesn't work, I also have the option to reset after this year (the least preferable of all as I am already a year behind due to studying abroad after me and my family moved last year), do the physics A level online (whether that's right now, after college or during the 2nd year i'm not sure because I'm not 100% sure on how they work and whether that's possible) and finally, settle for a foundation year at uni.
I have a number of questions so given this
context, here they are:
1)Given that my subjects currently are maths, business and law. Would it be utterly unrealistic to catch up on A level physics in time for summer mocks? Our exam board is edexcel and if I were able to switch I would have maths, physics and law.
2)People have told me that it's not really possible to do a foundation year and swap unis because it doesn't really amount to a qualification whereas my head of physics said otherwise, so it is possible and how does it really work (I hope to discuss this with the UCAS team)
3)what are some things I should be aware of about AS physics and what specifically makes it a hard subject, from what I've heard it's mainly due to the application but i'm interested to hear what others think
4)does anyone know how online A levels work? would I be able to start them now?, perhaps after I finish college and do A level physics in a year before uni?
Thank you for taking the time to read this
Hi there,
At the University of Nottingham, we offer a Foundation Year for Engineering that does not require any specific subjects. If you successfully complete our Foundation Year, you are guaranteed progression onto the Engineering course of your choice at our university.
You can do a foundation year at one university and then swap to another, but it is often difficult to do so. It is down to the university's discretion as to whether they will accept you or not. At UoN, we often receive requests from external foundation year students to join Year One of our Engineering courses. We will accept students if the content of their foundation year is similar enough to ours and if they have achieved at least 70%, with no failed modules. Unfortunately, often there is not enough overlap in content.
It's worth noting that at UoN, we actually prioritise Maths over Physics for our Engineering courses.
For example, for entry to BEng Mechanical Engineering or BEng Aerospace Engineering, we require:
•
A-Level AAA, including A in Maths and either Physics (preferred) or Further Maths as a 2nd subject, or Maths with any two of the following: Chemistry, Biology, Design, Economics, Psychology, Electronics, Computer Science.
For BEng Civil Engineering, we require:
•
A-level AAB, including A in Maths and one from Physics (preferred), Economics, Psychology, 3D design, Chemistry, Biology, Design and Technology, Geography, Geology, Computing, Computer Science or Further Maths.
I hope this helps.
Ella
UoN Official Rep
(edited 1 month ago)
Original post by noemis
long story short it recently came to my attention that physics is pretty much required to do an engineering course and I unfortunately swapped chem for business before the start of the year out of fear so I don't have any sciences.
since the beginning of the week I have spoken to my head of physics about switching business with physics in order to fufill the requirement but he said i'm 6 weeks late to the grace period where you can swap subjects and essentially implied that the answer is no (although he mentioned that the decision is up to his superior - the deputy head). I have spoken to my tutor about it who is urging me to arrange a meeting with the deputy head and try to convince her to let switch (I have already emailed her asking to talk upon the matter) and see what she says. My tutor has also advised me to get my parents to speak to them too and to speak to our UCAS team to discuss options such as foundation years etc. She also said that if the deputy head also declines, I could do an independent online A level for physics and if I were to pass AS level this year, they could put me on Physics for 2nd year.
Currently, my options are as follow: convince my deputy head that I am hard working and will be able to catch up (my teachers will most definitely confirm this), that I will have a tutor to help me catch up etc, if that doesn't work, I also have the option to reset after this year (the least preferable of all as I am already a year behind due to studying abroad after me and my family moved last year), do the physics A level online (whether that's right now, after college or during the 2nd year i'm not sure because I'm not 100% sure on how they work and whether that's possible) and finally, settle for a foundation year at uni.
I have a number of questions so given this
context, here they are:
1)Given that my subjects currently are maths, business and law. Would it be utterly unrealistic to catch up on A level physics in time for summer mocks? Our exam board is edexcel and if I were able to switch I would have maths, physics and law.
2)People have told me that it's not really possible to do a foundation year and swap unis because it doesn't really amount to a qualification whereas my head of physics said otherwise, so it is possible and how does it really work (I hope to discuss this with the UCAS team)
3)what are some things I should be aware of about AS physics and what specifically makes it a hard subject, from what I've heard it's mainly due to the application but i'm interested to hear what others think
4)does anyone know how online A levels work? would I be able to start them now?, perhaps after I finish college and do A level physics in a year before uni?
Thank you for taking the time to read this
since the beginning of the week I have spoken to my head of physics about switching business with physics in order to fufill the requirement but he said i'm 6 weeks late to the grace period where you can swap subjects and essentially implied that the answer is no (although he mentioned that the decision is up to his superior - the deputy head). I have spoken to my tutor about it who is urging me to arrange a meeting with the deputy head and try to convince her to let switch (I have already emailed her asking to talk upon the matter) and see what she says. My tutor has also advised me to get my parents to speak to them too and to speak to our UCAS team to discuss options such as foundation years etc. She also said that if the deputy head also declines, I could do an independent online A level for physics and if I were to pass AS level this year, they could put me on Physics for 2nd year.
Currently, my options are as follow: convince my deputy head that I am hard working and will be able to catch up (my teachers will most definitely confirm this), that I will have a tutor to help me catch up etc, if that doesn't work, I also have the option to reset after this year (the least preferable of all as I am already a year behind due to studying abroad after me and my family moved last year), do the physics A level online (whether that's right now, after college or during the 2nd year i'm not sure because I'm not 100% sure on how they work and whether that's possible) and finally, settle for a foundation year at uni.
I have a number of questions so given this
context, here they are:
1)Given that my subjects currently are maths, business and law. Would it be utterly unrealistic to catch up on A level physics in time for summer mocks? Our exam board is edexcel and if I were able to switch I would have maths, physics and law.
2)People have told me that it's not really possible to do a foundation year and swap unis because it doesn't really amount to a qualification whereas my head of physics said otherwise, so it is possible and how does it really work (I hope to discuss this with the UCAS team)
3)what are some things I should be aware of about AS physics and what specifically makes it a hard subject, from what I've heard it's mainly due to the application but i'm interested to hear what others think
4)does anyone know how online A levels work? would I be able to start them now?, perhaps after I finish college and do A level physics in a year before uni?
Thank you for taking the time to read this
It's hard to do a Science privately because of the practical assessment.
Foundation years are a gateway onto a degree at that uni - you can't go anywhere afterwards.So choose one where you'll be happy to do your degree.
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