Transfer help

Assuming you are in year 12, complete the year where you are and apply to start the courses you want in September.

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OP

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Original post by gdunne42

Assuming you are in year 12, complete the year where you are and apply to start the courses you want in September.

Is that the only option? Cause would I not be too old for it

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DataVenia

Original post by GBpoproom

I currently go to a football college but I have the grades to go sixth form but all the schools I emailed say they don’t accept in year transfers, but I want to move so I can get the qualifications I want Comp science, science and maths please help

If you have the grades to go to sixth form, and you want to study Computer Science, a science (which one?) and Mathematics - presumably at A level - then why are you at a football college? Did you change your mind?

Unfortunately, you need to wait until September to start. You can't join mid-year simply because you'd have an impossible amount of work to catch-up on over three subjects.

Although you won't be able to actually start until September, you should definitely be looking at which sixth form you want to join now - and establishing when and how you apply.

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Original post by DataVenia

If you have the grades to go to sixth form, and you want to study Computer Science, a science (which one?) and Mathematics - presumably at A level - then why are you at a football college? Did you change your mind?
Unfortunately, you need to wait until September to start. You can't join mid-year simply because you'd have an impossible amount of work to catch-up on over three subjects.
Although you won't be able to actually start until September, you should definitely be looking at which sixth form you want to join now - and establishing when and how you apply.

I changed my mind but am sure my gcse are good enough to go

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gdunne42

Original post by GBpoproom

Is that the only option? Cause would I not be too old for it

No. Schools/colleges are funded for people who change their mind after their first year and enable them to start year 12 again. As long as you are 17 when you start it will be OK for 2 years of A level study. You are not guaranteed to be accepted even with the right GCSE grades so as @DataVenia suggests you should start looking asap and ensure you know about any application deadlines.

You don't have to be 17 - as long as you aren't 19 on the 1 September of the year you start then you'll be funded fine for the duration of a 2 year A level course.

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Original post by DataVenia

If you have the grades to go to sixth form, and you want to study Computer Science, a science (which one?) and Mathematics - presumably at A level - then why are you at a football college? Did you change your mind?
Unfortunately, you need to wait until September to start. You can't join mid-year simply because you'd have an impossible amount of work to catch-up on over three subjects.
Although you won't be able to actually start until September, you should definitely be looking at which sixth form you want to join now - and establishing when and how you apply.

I’ve emailed a school and they said they will be in regular contact with me after the 1st of February so I will probably enroll after next September so thank you for clarifying anything else, is there anything else I should know about?

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DataVenia

Original post by GBpoproom

I’ve emailed a school and they said they will be in regular contact with me after the 1st of February so I will probably enroll after next September so thank you for clarifying anything else, is there anything else I should know about?

Have you formally applied to join the school? Have they formally accepted you (either unconditionally or subject to meeting certain conditions - e.g. GCSE grades or similar)?

You said above that you wanted to study "Comp science, science and maths" at A level. Did you decide which science you wanted to study (i.e. Biology, Chemistry, or Physics)? At GCSE you can study just "science" (normally called "Combined Science", which contains elements from each of them), but I don't know any exam boards which offer a A level in just "science" - you need to study a specific science subject.

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Original post by DataVenia

Have you formally applied to join the school? Have they formally accepted you (either unconditionally or subject to meeting certain conditions - e.g. GCSE grades or similar)?
You said above that you wanted to study "Comp science, science and maths" at A level. Did you decide which science you wanted to study (i.e. Biology, Chemistry, or Physics)? At GCSE you can study just "science" (normally called "Combined Science", which contains elements from each of them), but I don't know any exam boards which offer a A level in just "science" - you need to study a specific science subject.

Yes I’ve applied through a website saying I want to do Comp science, maths and biology, they have said they received the application and will be in regular contact w me after 1st of February were I’ll be invited to a guidance meeting, I am not sure if that’s me being accepted what do you think?

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DataVenia