chloe16v
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would it be easy for a 21 year old to get into college? even if they didnt go to school?
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Haimsey
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Sleep your way to an A  Its the most effective way these days.
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Matt H
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Yep dead easy, some courses you have to pay for though
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Matt L
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its what you do isnt it marc  
and yeh they are always advertising it on the radios so should be quite easy.
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Haimsey
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Originally posted by Matt L
its what you do isnt it marc
My criminal law tutors husband was one of her students  She doesnt deny giving him an A when she was teaching A-level Law
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Matt L
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dirty b*tch wished my first french teacher was like that she was fit. left when i was in year 9 though 
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_Allan_
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Yes, the local college canteen is always on the lookout for people to clear the tables after them messy students
, We had people in our college in their 40's who had very little in the way of school education but I'm not sure how they got in. I think some form of entry exam was still needed and I'm not sure the courses were entirely free. I'm not up to date with college fees or anything so the best thing would be to look at local adult night schools or ring the college tomorrow and ask 
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chloe16v
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cool, i know i never went to school but i am really thinking about going to college now in sept, but every one i know keeps saying i will be wasting my time because i i have 3 kids so wont be able to work afterwards
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Haimsey
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I wish my RE teacher was like that She was hot although she dispised me after she predicted me an E at GCSE and i banged out an A*
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I wish my RE teacher was like that She was hot although she dispised me after she predicted me an E at GCSE and i banged out an A*
Thou shall not wallop the teacher! 
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Haimsey
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I did have a picture of her from our prom night, but i cant find the bloody thing to save me life.
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Colin
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How did you not go to school  Isnt that illegal 
College will accept you at some level, expect to start at the bottom on some access course & not onto say an HNC/D. If you go in around June time & ask for a course brochure you will be able to see what suit's & what require school qualifications to apply & what ones dont! You'll probably need to attend an entry interview aswell.
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Ian
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The process for a 21 year old is identical to the process for anyone else.
You need to decide what area of course you need then be interviewed to find out what level is appropriate. With no prior quals it'll be a low one although you can sometimes bend the rules with older people. Although actually you're not actually so old that you wouldn't just be treated as a standard 14-19 app.
The only difference is that you're funded like an adult, ie. there's no fee remission unless the provider puts its own in place. You need to talk to them really but my best advice at this time is yes, easy as going in there.
Just make sure that you're actually putting yourself in a better position job-wise. Regardless of your ability to get on a course you still need to leave as employable, keen and useful. The job comment is all about the misconception that you can walk in to a job just by being awarded a piece of paper. It doesn't work like that.
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chloe16v
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yes it was illegal but i just hated it so didnt go, i went off the rails at around 12 years of age and only just started to think about doing something to sort my life out now, was thinking about this course
http://www.rotherham.ac.uk/courses/resultsDetail.asp?ID=959
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chloe16v
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or this but it doesnt say much about it
http://www.rotherham.ac.uk/courses/resultsDetail.asp?ID=1101
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Ian
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LLDD is specialist provision, ie. probably not you. Stands for Learners with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities.
You just want some basic adult literacy and numeracy along side something that relates to a job you want to do.
And find something more than 2 hours per week. 10-15 at least.
[Edited on 07-04-2008 by Ian]
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Ian
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Just had a search about for the second one, looks like a City and Guilds course based on what others who are offering it are calling it.
A few places are using it for IFP which is school infill, ie. GCSE students who are doing a vocational path instead of just GCSE exams.
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i've just been looking at going back to college to finish my level 3 nvq city and guilds of, hopefully there going to get back to me tomorrow. time to become a joiner agen 
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chloe16v
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Just had a search about for the second one, looks like a City and Guilds course based on what others who are offering it are calling it.
A few places are using it for IFP which is school infill, ie. GCSE students who are doing a vocational path instead of just GCSE exams.
i think i read somewhere that the second on gives you the same as 4 GCSE's
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Colin
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I went back to college at 24 & its been one of my better moves regarding employment. Im not sure a course in how to care for animals is going to get you a job right enough.
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chloe16v
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Originally posted by Colin
I went back to college at 24 & its been one of my better moves regarding employment. Im not sure a course in how to care for animals is going to get you a job right enough.
but it would get me one step closer to what i wanna do which is work with/help animals
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Colin
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what sort of job with animals would you be aiming for?
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chloe16v
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maybe a job with the rspca, animal welfare
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Ian
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I think you need to identify what jobs are out there first. Does helping animals pay the mortgage?
Most level 2 quals are equivalent to GCSEs, normally 4. Most 16 year olds have this, I would personally recommend going higher.
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MGM
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if you want to work with animals, criminal law is almost certainly a good place to start.
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