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I'm a university admissions tutor (make decisions about who to give offers to).. AMA

231 replies

JoshChan · 12/07/2018 09:56

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Shednik · 07/08/2018 08:49

How do you view home educated students? Those with non standard qualifications?

flatmouse · 12/08/2018 10:57

@JoshChan thank you for the thread. Hoping you can help with this query. There seems to be a trend that universities are accepting BTECs as alternatives to A levels now. Assuming a degree course doesn't have a specific "subject" requirement for entry, would it matter what the BTEC was in, or would just the achieved grades matter? TIA.

CoteDAzur · 12/08/2018 22:53

@JoshChan My DD (13) aspires to study a science subject at the university that (she assures me) is UK's #1 university for that degree. We live in France and she is currently doing "Option Internationale" in Secondary School where some subjects are taught in English but math & sciences are in French. She is the top of her class overall as well as in the individual math and science subjects.

I have a few questions, if you don't mind:

In order to maximise her chances of getting an offer from that top university in her chosen science subject, should she....

  • stay in France or study 6th form in the UK? (In other words, would she have an advantage as an international applicant?)
  • continue with Option Internationale or drop out of it in the last 2 years to focus on science subjects?
  • do IB or A Levels?

Thank you for this thread and thanks in advance for your answers.

AnAcademicOfSorts · 17/08/2018 07:58

My DD wants to study Political Science in The Netherlands, either at The University of Amsterdam or Leiden University. She is looking for a career in The UN or Foreign Office.

Are these degrees any good or are the Dutch degrees taught in English just cash cows?

Look at the specific university, same as you would in the UK. Degrees taught in English from some Dutch universities are very highly thought of and as far as I know Leiden and Amsterdam are both reputable. While the fees are much lower than the UK (3K compared to 9K a few years ago) living expenses are higher and you have to factor in travel. Perhaps less obviously, the university system is very different. Even very good students can't assume they will graduate in three years as the coruses can be very demanding and they may have to retake courses - though they may be able to build up extra credits from summer school courses so as to graduate, which doesn't happen in the UK.

EU universities must charge other EU students the same fees as their home students, so surely not much of a "cash cow" there. Though if they attract non-EU English speakers they can charge more. UK universities do the same. Presumably after Brexit universities in both UK and Europe will start charging each other the (much higher) non-EU fees though I think the UK govt has at least promised not to let universities whack up the fees for their existing EU students.

AnAcademicOfSorts · 17/08/2018 08:28

RGs and those in top 35-ish are the only ones really worth going to

I don't know about social sciences, but for employment in science, engineering and tech what matters most is that the degree is accredited by the appropriate professional body. University status is icing on the cake.

Japanesejazz · 17/08/2018 15:04

Hello, if my daughter were to do a degree in medical physiology and therapeutics would she be able to get onto a masters veterinary physiotherapy course?

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