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Entry to uni
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Ok this is sort of a quick question.
Whats the chances of me going to university without a GCSE in maths?
I really want to go but all the courses I've seen they all say you have to have it. what about mature students and stuff, who dont have GCSE's, they still go to uni dont they?
I got B's and C's in all my GCSES but an E in maths! And then when I retook it, i got another E! only special people can do that. I'm just really bad at that one particular thing and can't do it at all.
Thanks
Whats the chances of me going to university without a GCSE in maths?
I really want to go but all the courses I've seen they all say you have to have it. what about mature students and stuff, who dont have GCSE's, they still go to uni dont they?
I got B's and C's in all my GCSES but an E in maths! And then when I retook it, i got another E! only special people can do that. I'm just really bad at that one particular thing and can't do it at all.
Thanks
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I'm Scottish so I'm not entirely sure about the whole English school system but you haven't mentioned your A levels so I guess you are doing them just now? If you are still at school you should also have the possibility to see a careers advisor who can also advice you on looking at courses for uni.
Good luck and don't worry too much.
You're best off contacting the Uni or department directly and finding out their stance on it. I know that if you take the equivalency test my mate did you get several chances to retake :thumb:
i recommend trying to get a C - i found not having one restricted me a little and i wasn't able to go to the uni i wanted to go to (however it's worked out quite well). i guess i could've stuck at it but i'd done my gcse 4 times and did 3 years at college - it got to the point where i was so fed up of maths that i decided enough was enough.
i will do it again at some point through an evening course or something as i think some employers will require it.
it depends wholly on the university and the course you're doing. if you look on the individual university website and the course you want to do then it will probably state whether or not a maths gcse at C or above is required.
Oooh i'm so glad there is someone else like me. I thought I was a complete idiot for managing to get an E twice. I didn't try as many times as you but I also got sick of maths, i just really CANT do it. I totally give up!
Silverhalo I'm 22 and have already done college and stuff :] I've got the right qualifications to get on the course i want to, everything except my maths GCSE. I want to do nursing or childrens nursing by the way, so its not like I want to do something very mathematically based like accounting or something. It does say it requires a C in maths (I've been looking at Salford Uni) but that'd be so frustrating, I've already left it kinda late to go to uni so if I had to wait another year while I retook a GCSE I'd probably give up on the idea.
I guess the best thing would be to ring them? Maybe I should.
I wanted to go to nottingham uni, yet they want a B in maths GCSE and i got a C. When i asked them they said it was one of their minimun requirements. Along with AAB at A level. :rolleyes: