Belfast Metropolitan College

montyrebel

Has anyone 'gone back to school'? I am contacting them at the moment for a prospectus. Does anyone know anything about getting in, fees etc, anything at all?

I am 25 and only have gcse's and I now want some A and AS levels to go with them.

Any advice will be appreciated.

peterdoherty

You will have no problems gettin in for A or AS levels but I would be quick in getting enrolled (by the end of next week if possible) as the classes tend to fill quite quick now that the a level/gcse results are out!

You can download a copy of the part time prospectus which has all fees here: http://www.belfastmet.ac.uk/media/PTPROS09.pdf or give 90265265 a call and they will be able to tell you the fees/dates for a course.

SnowyOwl_2

If your longer term aim is to get sufficient qualifications to go to university I suggest you find out about Access courses. These are specifically for adults (over 21 I think) and can be done in the evening. The first year is GCSE standard, but you can go straight into second year which is A Level standard. While you don't get actual A levels you will get an Access to Education qualification which is accepted by all universities for their degree courses. The only exceptions I believe are Oxbridge, and if you are looking to do medicine, dentistry, or veterinary medicine as these require students to have done actual A level courses. You will probably be one of the youngest in the class if you do go.

If you're just looking to do A levels then contacting the college directly as you have done would be the best bet. They should have open days/evenings coming up very soon - you can pop in and quiz them about fees etc, and discuss the types of courses which are available as well as A levels.

montyrebel

Thanks to you both for the advice,peterdoherty I cant download as on this computer I dont have the software to read a PDF file, so I have asked for a hardcopy to be sent to me.

cooki2222

I myself am going back to do a part time degree in university this year, feel like if im gonna get much higher up in my job then i need that extra qualification backing me, I went to BIFHE after leaving school and did my a'levels and did quite well so the standard of teaching is just as good as any school if not better

peterdoherty

montyrebel wrote: »

Thanks to you both for the advice,peterdoherty I cant download as on this computer I dont have the software to read a PDF file, so I have asked for a hardcopy to be sent to me.

get adobe reader free from www.adobe.com or foxit : http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/download.php and you can read the pdf

Another recommendation for access courses here.

The open days are next thursday/friday in brunswick st/castlereagh and I'd go along for some advice

blueberrypie

Don't forget the Open University too - lots of choice, the courses are usually excellent, and you can study with OU even if you haven't taken GCSE/A-level.

Indo77

montyrebel wrote: »

Has anyone 'gone back to school'? I am contacting them at the moment for a prospectus. Does anyone know anything about getting in, fees etc, anything at all?

I am 25 and only have gcse's and I now want some A and AS levels to go with them.

Any advice will be appreciated.

In my honest opinion A Levels are a waste of time and there are much more simplier routes to get into Uni. You could do an access course or even get enrolled onto a Higher Education course.