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Do I need to mention previously withdrawing from uni when applying to a new course?

Hi there, I know from the title this may seem a bit odd so I wanted to emphasise.

In the last few months I have pretty much decided to turn my life around and change my course that I am studying. I was doing adult nursing at university however through time realised this wasnt for me at all and that I had to try something else

. I am now applying to do a HNC business/marketing course which would involve me changing from university to college which I am fine with. I am working on my personal statement right now and I’m wondering if I really should mention the fact that I went to university to study something else previously but i realised through time that it wasn’t for me etc etc and elaborate on that……or if it’s not really necessary? This is what I’m wondering

I have been working pretty much since i started university so it is not as though I have no work experience or anything to talk about. I was just curious as I wasn’t sure if maybe these places would potentially look down on you for changing courses (as daft as that sounds, I’m just nervous).

Has anyone else changed courses and ended up mentioning it when applying elsewhere as I genuinely don’t know whether I should or not
You don’t have to mention it in your personal statement.

You do have to list your university in your education history.
Reply 2
It's up to you if you want to mention it, because the adult nursing degree was incomplete and you gained no qualification from the course therefore you don't have to put it in your education history. You could use the experience of the degree though and talk about what skills you obtained and what you learnt.
Original post by Hashim2
It's up to you if you want to mention it, because the adult nursing degree was incomplete and you gained no qualification from the course therefore you don't have to put it in your education history. You could use the experience of the degree though and talk about what skills you obtained and what you learnt.


This isn’t true.
A full education history means listing ALL places of study. Even those where no qualifications were awarded.


Passing any undergraduate modules counts as a qualification of undergraduate credits and must also be listed in an application.


Changing course and university is common and not a negative. Lying and withholding information about your educational history is.
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Reply 4
This isn’t true.
A full education history means listing ALL places of study. Even those where no qualifications were awarded.
Passing any undergraduate modules counts as a qualification of undergraduate credits and must also be listed in an application.
Changing course and university is common and not a negative. Lying and withholding information about your educational history is.

You are not lying you merely don't want to talk about it as you want to start a fresh. Say a student has had a hard time at a university say they want to start afresh then that isn't a problem. If you leave in first year all those credits done will be lost anyway as you'll leave with no qualification. If I applied to a online course and I did not complete it do I need to document that too, I think not
Original post by Hashim2
You are not lying you merely don't want to talk about it as you want to start a fresh. Say a student has had a hard time at a university say they want to start afresh then that isn't a problem. If you leave in first year all those credits done will be lost anyway as you'll leave with no qualification. If I applied to a online course and I did not complete it do I need to document that too, I think not


Applying to an online course isn’t the same as enrolling onto a course.

A MOOC (a free online course that doesn’t award credit or any qualification without an additional fee) isn’t the same as enrolling onto a degree.

The UCAS declaration agreed to by all applicants (and the statement on equivalent application forms made directly to a university or college) states that all requested information has been provided. The education history asks for a FULL education history. Not an edited version.
If an applicant withholds education history and then agrees to the UCAS declaration then the declaration was a lie and the application is technically fraudulent. That is a much bigger issue than a false start on another course. A full academic history is required for university admissions - they decide what is and isn’t relevant not applicants.

If an applicant passes a module then their transcript will show that. Undergraduate credit will have been awarded. They can be used for RPEL/APEL at other universities even though that’s not common. UK students will have had loans awarded and attendance recorded by the university with the student loans company, the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA-JISC) and the statutory regulator (OfS in England).
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Reply 6
Applying to an online course isn’t the same as enrolling onto a course.
A MOOC (a free online course that doesn’t award credit or any qualification without an additional fee) isn’t the same as enrolling onto a degree.
The UCAS declaration agreed to by all applicants (and the statement on equivalent application forms made directly to a university or college) states that all requested information has been provided. The education history asks for a FULL education history. Not an edited version.
If an applicant withholds education history and then agrees to the UCAS declaration then the declaration was a lie and the application is technically fraudulent. That is a much bigger issue than a false start on another course. A full academic history is required for university admissions - they decide what is and isn’t relevant not applicants.
If an applicant passes a module then their transcript will show that. Undergraduate credit will have been awarded. They can be used for RPEL/APEL at other universities even though that’s not common. UK students will have had loans awarded and attendance recorded by the university with the student loans company, the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA-JISC) and the statutory regulator (OfS in England).

Okay fair enough I did not no that, sorry

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