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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

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Reply 1

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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by GBpoproom
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?

That doesn't sound like you've been formally accepted to me. Would I be right in guessing that the deadline to apply to this particular school is 1st February? In which case, they're probably waiting until all applications are in before making any offer decisions.

I suspect that at some point after 1st February you'll be told either that you've been accepted, or that you've been put on a waiting list, or that they can't offer you a place on your desired course(s) but can offer you a place on one of more different course(s) instead.

Fingers crossed that it's good news when it comes. :crossedf:

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by GBpoproom
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?

You can apply to more than one college/school so maybe check others out?

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by Muttley79
You can apply to more than one college/school so maybe check others out?


I did 2 schools this morning one of them got back to me and I am in the process of applying thanks

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by GBpoproom
I did 2 schools this morning one of them got back to me and I am in the process of applying thanks

That's great - just remember to let the schools know when you've decided.

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by DataVenia
That doesn't sound like you've been formally accepted to me. Would I be right in guessing that the deadline to apply to this particular school is 1st February? In which case, they're probably waiting until all applications are in before making any offer decisions.
I suspect that at some point after 1st February you'll be told either that you've been accepted, or that you've been put on a waiting list, or that they can't offer you a place on your desired course(s) but can offer you a place on one of more different course(s) instead.
Fingers crossed that it's good news when it comes. :crossedf:


Afternoon hope all is good, I been invited to an interview this Wednesday and I just seen the entry requirements for sixth form and I can do everything I want besides one subject because I am one grade below the requirement, what can I say to convince them that I am up for it ?
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by GBpoproom
Afternoon hope all is good, I been invited to an interview this Wednesday and I just seen the entry requirements for sixth form and I can do everything I want besides one subject because I am one grade below the requirement, what can I say to convince them that I am up for it ?

Three questions:
1. What is the subject that you want to but can't, according to their grade requirement?
2. What in the GCSE subject in which you're one grade below?
3. If they're adamant that you can't do the subject you want to do, is there another subject you might be prepared to do instead (where you do meet the requirement)?
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by GBpoproom
Afternoon hope all is good, I been invited to an interview this Wednesday and I just seen the entry requirements for sixth form and I can do everything I want besides one subject because I am one grade below the requirement, what can I say to convince them that I am up for it ?


As above
But also ASK them in the interview if there’s any additional work or evidence that you can provide to prove that you’re capable of succeeding in that subject at A level. They don’t put grade requirements to annoy students - they’re there because they don’t want students to struggle or fail.

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by DataVenia
Three questions:
1. What is the subject that you want to but can't, according to their grade requirement?
2. What in the GCSE subject in which you're one grade below?
3. If they're adamant that you can't do the subject you want to do, is there another subject you might be prepared to do instead (where you do meet the requirement)?


I want to do computer science but I got a 4 but I need a 6 entry on comp science or maths( I did foundation so I only got a 5) the thing is I am into programming and have been doing it for the past 2 years so I think I wouldn’t struggle with it, also in science I got a 6-5 but I need a 6-6 to do biology and as Long as I can do computer science I wouldn’t have an issue sacrificing other things I want to do
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by GBpoproom
I want to do computer science but I got a 4 but I need a 6 entry on comp science or maths( I did foundation so I only got a 5) the thing is I am into programming and have been doing it for the past 2 years so I think I wouldn’t struggle with it, also in science I got a 6-5 but I need a 6-6 to do biology and as Long as I can do computer science I wouldn’t have an issue sacrificing other things I want to do

See the bits I've emboldened in your response. You say "I got a 4" and then "I only got a 5", both seemingly about GCSE Maths - so that's a tad confusing. Or was the 4 in GCSE Computer Science?

A good Maths grade is often used as an indicator of someone who will be good at Computer Science, as they require similar skills (the application of logic, a methodical approach, etc.). The fact that you've been programming for two years at home is great. At interview, you should try to use that to persuade them that you'd do well in a Computer Science A level. So be prepared to talk knowledgeably and enthusiastically about the programming you've done at home, to tell them what programming languages you've used, what programming techniques you've used, how you've overcome any challenges within your programming, etc.

Good luck. :crossedf:

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by DataVenia
See the bits I've emboldened in your response. You say "I got a 4" and then "I only got a 5", both seemingly about GCSE Maths - so that's a tad confusing. Or was the 4 in GCSE Computer Science?
A good Maths grade is often used as an indicator of someone who will be good at Computer Science, as they require similar skills (the application of logic, a methodical approach, etc.). The fact that you've been programming for two years at home is great. At interview, you should try to use that to persuade them that you'd do well in a Computer Science A level. So be prepared to talk knowledgeably and enthusiastically about the programming you've done at home, to tell them what programming languages you've used, what programming techniques you've used, how you've overcome any challenges within your programming, etc.
Good luck. :crossedf:


Evening hope all is good, I just been to the interview and they said they had a few people in the same situation as me this year so they will be able to take me on next September, however instead of computer science they said they can do IT Cambridge technical Btec but I am not sure if I can do the same things I can do with computer science with that, what do you think?

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