bieransri
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Registered: 13th Apr 06
Location: Kidsgrove, Staffordshire
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new to this uni lark but want to go after ive done my apprenticeship.
ive never wanted to do anything but motorsport and a motorsport engineering course seems the best way in.
im just about finished my BTEC level 3 in automotive mechanics and im just wondering what course i need to be applying for.....
im not sure wether i need post graduate or undergraduate or what?
any help appreciated
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Undergraduate.
Postgraduate is after your undergraduate degree, ie. masters.
Check the number of UCAS points that the course requires and you'll be able to work out the BTEC points total and therefore the unit grades that you need. Your college will have the equivalence charts. I can get the IT ones but I'm not sure if yours will be the same. Just tried to check it out on the Edexcel web site but I'm not sure exactly what course it is you're doing - do you know if its a BTEC national? Also is it award, certificate or diploma?
[Edited on 26-09-2008 by Ian]
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bieransri
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my college assessor says that my GCSE results along with the BTEC should be enough points. however im just looking at the various places that do it and the pints required.
cheers at least i know which course im after now.
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Carl
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Not sure GCSE results count towards UCAS points, pretty sure they didn't when I was applying (either that or everyone failed to tell me!)
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Rob E
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Registered: 1st Jan 06
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I have just walked onto a BEng Motorsport Engineering and Design course with just my GCSEs, an AVCE in ICT and my NVQ L3 light motorvehicle. You should be fine. I start on monday and cant wait, the stuff we will be studying sounds awsome 
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bieransri
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which uni are you going to be at dude? and whats the exact course name?
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Ian
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I wouldn't go on 'should be'. You can find out and ensure that you exceed it.
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Rob E
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Im in Swansea and the exact course is BEng Motorsport Design and Engineering. The only thing I am worried about is my mathematics ability as I havent done any since GCSE. Its my first lecture aswell haha
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