Foundation Art Questions

I’m thinking of applying to SGS college Bristol school of art to do a foundation art course after I finish my A levels this year before going to university to also study an art course. SGS college offers a UAL, awarding body foundation art course, and so the final grade (determined by the last unit) can either be a fail, pass, merit or distinction. I want to take this foundation course to develop and explore myself as an artist, but I also want to gain valuable skills to prepare me for university, especially at an art university. I was wondering, do art universities really care what grade you get in an art foundation course as long as you pass it, as I had a discussion with the leader of another art foundation course at another school and they said that as long as you have passed a foundation art course, it doesn’t really matter on what level you have passed it, as doing an art foundation course alone looks great on a university application. I was just wondering what anybody thinks about that advice, if universities really do care whether you get a distinction or not, as long as you pass the foundation course. This is because I am doing a level art at the moment, and it’s fun however I am finding it stressful, and the amount of pressure in a level art isn’t something I want to do for an extra year before university. I’d love to do a university course in art, even though it’ll be quite stressful, but it will be the only subject I’m studying at uni and so I can focus on it fully, however I’d preferably not like to go through another year of stress and lots of pressure in an art foundation course before university. I know that it will still be somewhat stressful and will be a lot of work, as a foundation course is still an academic course, however I was wondering how stressful, pressurising and hard a foundation course is, especially a UAL one at SGS college. As I’m not too keen on the idea of it being very similar to A level art?? Thank you!!

I’m thinking of applying to SGS college Bristol school of art to do a foundation art course after I finish my A levels this year before going to university to also study an art course. SGS college offers a UAL, awarding body foundation art course, and so the final grade (determined by the last unit) can either be a fail, pass, merit or distinction. I want to take this foundation course to develop and explore myself as an artist, but I also want to gain valuable skills to prepare me for university, especially at an art university. I was wondering, do art universities really care what grade you get in an art foundation course as long as you pass it, as I had a discussion with the leader of another art foundation course at another school and they said that as long as you have passed a foundation art course, it doesn’t really matter on what level you have passed it, as doing an art foundation course alone looks great on a university application. I was just wondering what anybody thinks about that advice, if universities really do care whether you get a distinction or not, as long as you pass the foundation course. This is because I am doing a level art at the moment, and it’s fun however I am finding it stressful, and the amount of pressure in a level art isn’t something I want to do for an extra year before university. I’d love to do a university course in art, even though it’ll be quite stressful, but it will be the only subject I’m studying at uni and so I can focus on it fully, however I’d preferably not like to go through another year of stress and lots of pressure in an art foundation course before university. I know that it will still be somewhat stressful and will be a lot of work, as a foundation course is still an academic course, however I was wondering how stressful, pressurising and hard a foundation course is, especially a UAL one at SGS college. As I’m not too keen on the idea of it being very similar to A level art?? Thank you!!

I’m thinking of applying to SGS college Bristol school of art to do a foundation art course after I finish my A levels this year before going to university to also study an art course. SGS college offers a UAL, awarding body foundation art course, and so the final grade (determined by the last unit) can either be a fail, pass, merit or distinction. I want to take this foundation course to develop and explore myself as an artist, but I also want to gain valuable skills to prepare me for university, especially at an art university. I was wondering, do art universities really care what grade you get in an art foundation course as long as you pass it, as I had a discussion with the leader of another art foundation course at another school and they said that as long as you have passed a foundation art course, it doesn’t really matter on what level you have passed it, as doing an art foundation course alone looks great on a university application. I was just wondering what anybody thinks about that advice, if universities really do care whether you get a distinction or not, as long as you pass the foundation course. This is because I am doing a level art at the moment, and it’s fun however I am finding it stressful, and the amount of pressure in a level art isn’t something I want to do for an extra year before university. I’d love to do a university course in art, even though it’ll be quite stressful, but it will be the only subject I’m studying at uni and so I can focus on it fully, however I’d preferably not like to go through another year of stress and lots of pressure in an art foundation course before university. I know that it will still be somewhat stressful and will be a lot of work, as a foundation course is still an academic course, however I was wondering how stressful, pressurising and hard a foundation course is, especially a UAL one at SGS college. As I’m not too keen on the idea of it being very similar to A level art?? Thank you!!

I’m thinking of applying to SGS college Bristol school of art to do a foundation art course after I finish my A levels this year before going to university to also study an art course. SGS college offers a UAL, awarding body foundation art course, and so the final grade (determined by the last unit) can either be a fail, pass, merit or distinction. I want to take this foundation course to develop and explore myself as an artist, but I also want to gain valuable skills to prepare me for university, especially at an art university. I was wondering, do art universities really care what grade you get in an art foundation course as long as you pass it, as I had a discussion with the leader of another art foundation course at another school and they said that as long as you have passed a foundation art course, it doesn’t really matter on what level you have passed it, as doing an art foundation course alone looks great on a university application. I was just wondering what anybody thinks about that advice, if universities really do care whether you get a distinction or not, as long as you pass the foundation course. This is because I am doing a level art at the moment, and it’s fun however I am finding it stressful, and the amount of pressure in a level art isn’t something I want to do for an extra year before university. I’d love to do a university course in art, even though it’ll be quite stressful, but it will be the only subject I’m studying at uni and so I can focus on it fully, however I’d preferably not like to go through another year of stress and lots of pressure in an art foundation course before university. I know that it will still be somewhat stressful and will be a lot of work, as a foundation course is still an academic course, however I was wondering how stressful, pressurising and hard a foundation course is, especially a UAL one at SGS college. As I’m not too keen on the idea of it being very similar to A level art?? Thank you!!