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Degree apprenticeship or uni?

My predicted A level grades are A*A*A*, in Maths, Further Maths and Computer Science (this was predicted up by my teachers)

I have an DTS (digital and technology solutions) software engineering offer from a large car company with partners with the university of Warwick. However, the entry requirements are two C's which just feels so low. I know most people who get into degree apprenticeships have higher grades, but the offer just seems too easy. I am also not very passionate about cars, I am more inclined towards big tech/fintech so I feel like I'll get bored or feel trapped in the car industry for the 4 years of my course.

I also hold an offer from Manchester University for Computer Science. However this was my 4th uni choice, I got rejected from my other 3 unis. Manchester requires A*A*A, with an A* in Maths and I'm worried I won't get an A* in Maths, because I struggle with the amount of content it has compared to Further Maths.

I feel like I would want to go to uni for the broader degree, internships and uni experience. And that although the degree apprenticeship earns me money and practical experience, I'm just not as sure about it because I don't care as much about cars.

Reply 1

Original post by Cke28
My predicted A level grades are A*A*A*, in Maths, Further Maths and Computer Science (this was predicted up by my teachers)
I have an DTS (digital and technology solutions) software engineering offer from a large car company with partners with the university of Warwick. However, the entry requirements are two C's which just feels so low. I know most people who get into degree apprenticeships have higher grades, but the offer just seems too easy. I am also not very passionate about cars, I am more inclined towards big tech/fintech so I feel like I'll get bored or feel trapped in the car industry for the 4 years of my course.
I also hold an offer from Manchester University for Computer Science. However this was my 4th uni choice, I got rejected from my other 3 unis. Manchester requires A*A*A, with an A* in Maths and I'm worried I won't get an A* in Maths, because I struggle with the amount of content it has compared to Further Maths.
I feel like I would want to go to uni for the broader degree, internships and uni experience. And that although the degree apprenticeship earns me money and practical experience, I'm just not as sure about it because I don't care as much about cars.


If it helps I got an offer for cs at imperial college and a software engineer degree apprenticeship from Amazon. For me AWS seems preferable as in tech experience is valued highly and Amazon is top 5 tech. If I were in your place I would consider jlr. Hope this helps.

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Original post by Cke28
My predicted A level grades are A*A*A*, in Maths, Further Maths and Computer Science (this was predicted up by my teachers)
I have an DTS (digital and technology solutions) software engineering offer from a large car company with partners with the university of Warwick. However, the entry requirements are two C's which just feels so low. I know most people who get into degree apprenticeships have higher grades, but the offer just seems too easy. I am also not very passionate about cars, I am more inclined towards big tech/fintech so I feel like I'll get bored or feel trapped in the car industry for the 4 years of my course.
I also hold an offer from Manchester University for Computer Science. However this was my 4th uni choice, I got rejected from my other 3 unis. Manchester requires A*A*A, with an A* in Maths and I'm worried I won't get an A* in Maths, because I struggle with the amount of content it has compared to Further Maths.
I feel like I would want to go to uni for the broader degree, internships and uni experience. And that although the degree apprenticeship earns me money and practical experience, I'm just not as sure about it because I don't care as much about cars.

Degree apprenticeship. The degree is still with Warwick which is a highly respected university and you can always use the experience to go into something not related to cars as you progress into your career later on.

Reply 3

Original post by Cke28
My predicted A level grades are A*A*A*, in Maths, Further Maths and Computer Science (this was predicted up by my teachers)

I have an DTS (digital and technology solutions) software engineering offer from a large car company with partners with the university of Warwick. However, the entry requirements are two C's which just feels so low. I know most people who get into degree apprenticeships have higher grades, but the offer just seems too easy. I am also not very passionate about cars, I am more inclined towards big tech/fintech so I feel like I'll get bored or feel trapped in the car industry for the 4 years of my course.

I also hold an offer from Manchester University for Computer Science. However this was my 4th uni choice, I got rejected from my other 3 unis. Manchester requires A*A*A, with an A* in Maths and I'm worried I won't get an A* in Maths, because I struggle with the amount of content it has compared to Further Maths.

I feel like I would want to go to uni for the broader degree, internships and uni experience. And that although the degree apprenticeship earns me money and practical experience, I'm just not as sure about it because I don't care as much about cars.


Ask the car company and Warwick what the completion rate is for the degree apprenticeship.
Across all degree apprenticeships only around 55% of people starting actually finish the course.

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