A-Level Results

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    rory

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    Yesssssss
    I got into Loughborough for Automotive Engineering MEng
    YES!
    No idea about grades, but im amazingly happy

    Anyone else with results?
    Rory
     
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    Davidcowling

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    Im @ coventry, supposedly the best place on earth for automotive engineering and design...

    im doing electrical systems engineering though
     
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    Sid

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    Congratulations.....
     
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    wd :)
     
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    I probably could have gone to Cam. and done mechanical engineering, but didn't want to.
    Went to loughbrough and loved it, thats why I chose it.
    But Coventry is indeed the best place for Auto Eng...
    Anyone else just got their results?
    Only 2 of us? wow!
    Rory
     
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    Davidcowling

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    i got the grades for oxford, but it would of been crap for my course. no specialisation at all offered.

    besides, birmingham is a 4 minute train ride, so coventry is a wicked place if you want to have a good time. + its in the slap band middle of england, so all my mates are reasonably close by!
     
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    pretty much like loughborough then. Everyone can come pretty easily and you can go everywhere pretty easily.
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    Davidcowling

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    yeha,

    my dad went to loughborough and he said it was awesome
     
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    janss

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    Welcome to the world of engineering :ugeek:



    - Electronics BEng 4th year
     
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    Thank You!
    Where you studying?
    And are you going to use your One at uni properly, or just for fun?
    I plan to use it for typing and stuff in lectures, want to integrate a 3G modem and I can watch youtube or come on here in boring lectures :D
    Only joking...:p
    Rory
     
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    I don't think you know my school, but it's Turku University of Applied Sciences :p

    And yes, one of the main reasons why I got the One was to get an easily carry-aroundible machine work school and travel, so I am going to use it at school, write reports, analyze lab data, mark up stuff etc...
     
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    w/d
    :)


    im currently starting my a levels :shock: - english/ media/ it/ german //// lol
     
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    Tavel

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    I gather A-level is university level courses? (also that you all are in the UK...)

    I have an AA degree -- Associate of Arts (equivalent to the UK's Foundation degree)

    I now attend Northern Illionis University for Electrical Engineering with emphasis in Biomedical Engineering. I also take some classes at my Community College because things like Calculus fill up quickly at the University.

    And no, that does not make me exceptionally skillful with computers. All the software was written by programmers, not engineers, and we all know programmers are caffeine fueled misanthropic eccentrics. Engineers are cool...as far as nerds go :cool:

    Unfortunately, I'm one of the unlucky people that actually needs to WORK through college. I have to commute to school and work, so I end up driving about 100 miles a day for a total of 3 hours driving time. Add in the 2 - 3 hours spent actually IN class, and the 4 - 5 hours spent working and you can see I have an extremely tight schedule. But finding time to unwind is important, productivity slows as fatigue sets in...so it's off to forum adventure land!

    You have no idea how frustrating it is to see so many young students squandering their fantastic opportunities. Everything's laid out for them, they just need to seize it! (I say "kids" because I'm actually a bit older than most of my peers. Working means slower academic progress. It took me 4 years to finish 2 years of school...given I did bounce around careers quite a bit)
     
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    A-Level is the highest level of qualification attainable while at "school"
    I'm not sure how the american school system works, but this is how the UK one works

    Primary Scchool Age 4-11
    School years 'reception' to year 6.
    SAT's exams taken in years 2 (age 6/7) and 6 (age 10/11) for key stage 1 and key stage 2 respectively

    Secondary School Age 11-16
    school years 7-11
    SAT's exams taken in year 9 (age 13/14) for key stage 3
    GCSE exams taken in year 11 (age 15/16) Although some talented students may take some in year 10.

    Sixth Form or College Age 16-18
    School years 12-13
    Advanced Subsidiary (AS Level) exams taken in generally 4 subjects in year 12 (age 16/17)
    Advanced (A Level) exams taken in generally 3/4 subjects (age 17/18)

    Age 18+
    University courses

    The ages shown for exams are shown as (15/16) format because the exams at every level are in may/june, so some students are the older age at the time and others are the younger.

    So when an English guy talks about college, he is an A-Level student, not a university student like a college student in america.....

    Hope that clears up the UK education system for all you yanks ;)
     
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    Tavel

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    so in a word..."yes," lol.
     
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    I'm at the stage of visiting various universities.

    Newcastle Uni is my top choice where I'd like to take an English Language degree, but with my results I think I'll probably end up at Bath Spa doing Creative Writing (which I believe is predominantly an American course :lol: ). Bath Spa has a nice campus though!

    Anyway, congratulations!
     
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    That's not quite true. Lots of UK engineers (proper engineers i.e. those who design cars rather than those who repair them) went to college rather than university. Some might say their non-degree qualifications are equally as good as some of the degrees currently on offer.
     
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