Best advice to give to son?

happyandcontented

The Btech grading system is quite difficult to understand even for staff and it regularly changes!

There are some core modules that everyone across the country has to teach and others which are chosen by the colleges based on the specialisms of the staff available. Sometimes, incorrect assignments are issued and/or the wrong syllabus' used because staff are dropped in at the last moment to teach a subject that is not their area of expertise. In many colleges, staff are not supportive of new colleagues and so they are left to muddle through. In some cases, it is only at the point of second marking when these issues come to light and then the correct material has to be taught and assignments need to redone. This is relatively common!

The new level 3 course IT syllabus ( which has not yet been taught in many colleges, but will have to be from this academic year or next at the latest) is much more technical and also has more external exams so it is considered much harder. For that reason, many colleges have delayed rolling it out.

However, if your son was on the old syllabus and had failed the first year and then his college was switching to the new qualification for the next set of first-year students that could be the reason for there being no other avenue available.

Anyway, it seems as if your son got through it and made his way to an institution where he wants to be and that is half the battle! I hope he continues to thrive there.

happyandcontented

UCAS arrange the choices alphabetically and no other university has sight of the choices so they don't know who else you have applied to. When the offers/rejections come in, at that point you rank your preferences. The system is slightly different for Oxbridge.

CruisingSaver

Tabbytabitha wrote: »

Nowadays you don't put your university choices in order of preference so there's no way this could be the case - I think you must have misunderstood.

I'm assuming that Spendless is referring to her son making his firm and insurance choice once he received all of his offers.


Most universities will guarantee accommodation for students choosing them as their firm.

Spendless

Tabbytabitha wrote: »

Nowadays you don't put your university choices in order of preference so there's no way this could be the case - I think you must have misunderstood.

I'm sure he did. You had what was called your preferred choice (I called it first) My friend told me the same thing about her DD who was applying at the same time. I'm now baffled.

Ahhh I've now read the 2 above replies, yes that's what happened.