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Changing University

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  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Sorry to hear you are having problems with your uni. I feel like changing uni's sometimes but I am pleased to say that I am very happy where I am at the moment. It may not be very high on the league table but its one of the only places which has hands on experience in the media which is what i'm studying. Sorry I'm going off on one. Basically I think if you are unhappy then you need to do something to make yourself happy and if this means moving uni's so be it. Hope everything works out for you and you are happy once again love Jacaranda xx
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Basically you'll need to talk to your tutors seriously, have a look around at what other unis do a similar based course and you'd be interested in going to.

    You should be able to just get a trasferal and take with you what results etc you already have, but that has to be agreed between yourslef and the two universities.

    But i don't know a lot about it really. I changed course when I changed unis so had to go through ucas again, but I think you should be able to deal with the individual universities direct.

    But good luck whatever you decide to do.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Hiya.

    I am in the process of leaving my course.

    Because you are in your second year, you are going to find it very difficult to transfer to a similar course, that is because each university has a distinct method of teaching.

    Have you considered simply starting again from scratch? That is what I am doing.

    However, unless you have a very good reason for changing course and university this late on, your LEA may be unwilling to finance your shift.

    Also, has anybody else found that the link doesn't work?
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    not sure why the link isn't working... but here is the article copy and pasted for those that need it:

    You did it, you got a place, you're there, you're a student but it's all wrong. We help you make it right.

    1. The wrong university

    It may be a personality clash with staff or just the wrong location, maybe the place didn't live up to the hype, or your interests socially just aren't catered for. If a couple of weeks don't change your mind then you should find out if it is viable for you to move. Talk to a careers advisor.

    2. The wrong time

    If you are having personal problems, whether your own or within your family, that are distracting you from your studies it may be worth asking if you can take time out. You may be able to take a break and return to repeat your current year - ask your tutor.

    The same goes for financial problems, by taking time out you could work full-time and get some cash behind you to make the rest of your student days less stressful, you may even be able to incorporate this into your course by taking a year in industry or a year abroad.

    3. The wrong degree

    If you know you hate your course, still want to be a student but just can't decide what to do, take a year out, get some cash, life experience, work experience and/or perspective.

    However if you do know what course you want to take you need to move quickly

    Making the decision:

    Go to your university careers advisory service. You can book an interview with an adviser, who can help you determine where your inclinations really lie, what options are open to you, and how any choices you make might affect your future career.

    You can also ask the Careers Service to issue you with a letter in order to prove that you have explored all your options and that a course change is definitely the best move. This is very likely to influence both your Local Authority and the department you want to switch to.

    Before you can change course you need to have the permission of:

    Your LEA:

    If you are leaving a course to take up another in the following year, you must notify your LEA by week 20 into your course. After the first term of your second year it is impossible to change without losing all entitlement to tuition fees assistance. The only exception to this is if you are changing to a course that finishes at the same time as your original course.

    The department you wish to switch to:

    Talk to the admissions tutor or head of department in the department you want to enter to see if there is space and if they would be willing to accept you.

    If accepted, you must then contact your Local Authority. Phone them first and then follow up with a letter.

    Your current department:

    Don't ask your own department for permission to leave them until everything else has been sorted out.

    This will make the break easier as you can show your department that the other one is ready to accept you, and that you have permission from your Local Authority. This way there is little they can do to stop you going.

    Catching up

    If you are changing course drastically there may be conditions you have to meet, such as attending extra lectures to catch up. Some departments will insist you reach a certain level in your end of year exams in your current department, others will be happy for you to drop out of university entirely for the rest of the year and start over in September 2003.
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