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Has anyone ever done one of these, or considered one?
I've applied for a journalism/media one, but wonder if I should've applied for humanities rolleyes as it might be a broader subject range.
 
I started doing one in Biology last year but found it wasnt for me. I'm currently doing a c & g's in photography which i'm loving. If both the humanities and the media one are at the same college then you may be able to swap after a few weeks if you feel it doesnt suit you.
 
I did one when I was 21 - was youngest on the course and got on really well with the others. I did Sociology, Social Policy, and units in communications and numeracy.

I did rush it through in a year, had some great tutors and one Norma finally got me through my maths - having failed it at school I was so pleased to finally get both Level 2 and 3 in maths.

Glad I did it - was a very good course but that was 15 odd years ago:{
 
Lucinda, yes. After repeatedly saying I would never go back thererolleyes Cornwall college wanted £450 off me to do an Access course though! And the subject ranges were not my thing.

15 years ago! I didn't know they'd been going that long. I half arsed-ly took a levels and dropped out about 2(or 3!) years ago, prior to that I did a music course. Now I've finally decided to take education seriously....!
 
i started the same one as millieskittens and i found it so hard! i'd rather do alevels personally. the media studies one is fun, you could fast track it!
 
really? hard? @) blimmin heck I don't want easy but I don't want too hard
 
I know what you mean chick, but I'm normally pretty good at biology and the other things i had as options etc, but I couldn't pass a single assignment, in the end I just left. ALevels are more do-able, if that makes sense. I got 2 C Grades and a D grade at A2, not the best, but pretty good when you think my nan had a massive heart attack and nearly died during my A2 exam time and my grandad died during my AS's
 
A friend of mine is doing pre access and it seems very involved at that level.

Have you thought about getting into uni as a mature student? You could do A Levels in the meantime even if you don't have the full points you can get in on 'life experience.'

Good luck with it!

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Even normal colleges would accept you Part time or Full time, and you could do your Alevels.

I am a year ahead of everyone because i took a year out of education - thought everyone would be fresh out of school but there are lots of people in my classes in there mid 20s.
 
I applied to a few colleges for part time a levels, all of them were not keen to take me on due to a levels starting in september (i.e. i missed the application date) One college would only offer me english a level, nothing else. I really need to take two to get anywhere.
 
To be honest, you need three I'm afraid! Unless you could get an A an a B?
 
lol not to worry Claire I'm doing the access course now, and working too, which is very tiring but should be worth it!
 
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