chloe16v
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ok so i rang the uni that i want to go to one day  and i found out that i will have to do my gcse's does anyone know if there is an age limit for people wanting to do their gcse's as one college web site i viewed only take people under 19 on to take them.
also what gcse,s would you do (ie the easiest), i need english, maths and science but what 2 others would you do? 
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Welsh Dan
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Hard to say what is easiest, as what is easy for me, might be harder for you and vice versa. If you're computer literate, an IT GCSE might be easy enough. Alternatively, electronics at GCSE level is fairly straight forward.
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RyanSxi
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Are the're any others that would be useful for your goals? You're better off achieving something that will help you than get a gcse that you definately won't use. IMO anyway.
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Colin
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I thought you only got one shot at doing them when your 15/16?
Just do an access course, high school qualifications dont go far in the real world!!
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Cosmo
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Ring up an adult college, they'll do them.
Im sure you'd only need to sit the main one, maths, english and sciences.
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chloe16v
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never thought of anything like that lol but i havent seen any colleges offering them eather 
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chloe16v
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this is what i need them for, i rang the uni today and they said i need 5 gcse's to even be considered plus an access course
http://prospectus.shu.ac.uk/op_uglookup1.cfm?id_num=713&CurrTab=5
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toni88
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Most colleges have night courses, aimed mainly for adults, you can re-do GCSE's or an access course..
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nova_gteuk
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I redone my gcses when i was in college but that was when i was 17/18. i done them alongside my normal course.
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chloe16v
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i didnt do my gcse's to start with so i cant retake them, is their any equivalent qualifications that i could do? aimed at the older student?
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Colin
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I thought gcse's were the same as scottish standard grades, that you only get one shot at in 4th year of secondary school
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chloe16v
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you do take you gcse's at school but you can retake them, but i didnt study for them as i left school at the age of 12
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nova_gteuk
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You can retake them,i just asked in college the halfday we had on thursdays off i had gcse lessons 
I didnt do to bad in school just thought i could improve.
Age 12 
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chloe16v
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yes age 12, but how can you retake something that you didnt take in the first place?
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Hammer
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http://www.ucas.com/students/beforeyouapply/access_programmes/
Have a look at those but your asking the right questions to the wrong people, these are the types of things you should be asking the institution you're wanting to study at not a corsa website.
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Whittie
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There was a 45 year old doing his maths GCSE in a business course i did in college.
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Whittie
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Why the hell did you leave school at 12??
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Robbo
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quote:
Originally posted by cb87 you do take you gcse's at school but you can retake them, but i didnt study for them as i left school at the age of 12
is it not a legal requirement to go to school?!
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chloe16v
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quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
Why the hell did you leave school at 12??
i went thru a bad time in life and i couldnt face anyone so just locked myself in my room
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Robbo
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ps fair play for wanting to sort it now
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chloe16v
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quote:
Originally posted by Robbo
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Originally posted by cb87 you do take you gcse's at school but you can retake them, but i didnt study for them as i left school at the age of 12
is it not a legal requirement to go to school?!
yes it is, my mum ended up in court and was told she may go to prison, so she told them she would teach me at home, but as she went out to work at 10am till 1.00am that never happened
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Whittie
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There was a kid that someone told me about who lost both his parents and brother in a car crash. He was in school a few weeks later. Education is very important. Fair play for you going to get qualifications now, but there was no reason for you to get them when you were 15 imo.
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chloe16v
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quote:
Originally posted by Robbo
ps fair play for wanting to sort it now
i know i should have dont it sooner but i just couldnt face it, now i just want to put my life back on track and get a good job helping others, after all i cant thank people enough that have helped me over the years
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chloe16v
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quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
There was a kid that someone told me about who lost both his parents and brother in a car crash. He was in school a few weeks later. Education is very important. Fair play for you going to get qualifications now, but there was no reason for you to get them when you were 15 imo.
you dont know what i was going thru at that time in my life so you cant say that
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Whittie
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To miss 4-6 years of education it must of been pretty tough
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