Education Thread

EddTQ · Super Admin Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 83

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i had an interview for brisol UWE on friday, it is AWESOME there!
honestly, most amazing place in the world, the illustration studios.. so MAD it's unbelievable!

in the third year you get your own office! AND there's a mac studio with a tonne of huge wacom tablets linked up to them!!
i could live in that room..
the studio stays open till 1am aswell! Cool

now i have to wait two weeks to see if they want me.. worst two weeks of my life, the waiting is killing me!

- anyway have any of you guys applied to uni?
i know some of you are doing art courses! how are they going?

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Kokiru · Administrator Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 73

I'm still drawin but I'm actually going for Dental Assisting in college....because the Lab technician course I want is a little too tough for me to get into right now. But no worries I still do draw! Good luck and post when you get word!

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kasarus · Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:57 am Post subject:

haha i'm still in 6th form:D

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Shaunage · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:09 am Post subject:

I'm almost in 6th form lol I just got to get my exams done then after two years of 6th form I'm gonna apply to a uni somewhere. ¬w¬ Bristol sounds amazing

Kokiru · Administrator Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 73

Gah you all and your form stuff. I have no idea what that translates to in Canadian terms!

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EddTQ · Super Admin Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 83

hahah as far as i'm aware 6th form translates to the last two years of high school
as does an average english college course!
these are classed in the UK as "Further Education" - it was completely optional
but they just passed a law saying that EVERYONE has to stay in education untill aged 18! (end of further education)

After FE you can move onto university for a degree which is known as "higher education", so that would be starting college after high school in the US i think?
Basically in september i'm starting university, shauny is starting his second to last year of high school and mr lurker man is... well i'm not 100% sure what he's doing but it's probably kool! (he's in the same year group as me and in the UK you generally cant go forward or back years unless you are starting an FE course or an HE course as a mature student) Shocked

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kasarus · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:43 pm Post subject:

mr lurker man is officially gonna get his first job ever after this skool year is up Sad

but fret not kool peepz i will most probably go onto HE a year later maybe. i just wanna get some cash 2getha and stuff so i can afford to do a course either at a uni or at college. as for a career i haven't got a clue:D oh and alli can hear right now is the guy down the street who is practicing on his drumkit Very Happy

just a randomness snippit:D

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Kokiru · Administrator Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 73

ah ok. so you're 6th form would be considered our grades 11-12 I suppose...grade 12 being the last grade before college and university.
we have a thingy called kindergarden (age 5-6 and usually only half a day) for the first year of school and then it goes grades 1-12 (not all in one school mind you, usually broken up between a couple different schools) and by the time most people graduate they are 17-18 depending on when their birthday is. Then we have a choice of going to college or university or going and getting a job...or in my case I took an exchange trip and headed to germany! As I recall It was while I was over there that I met you online edd! man...thats like what....3-4 years ago now??? Razz

time sure flies eh?

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EddTQ · Super Admin Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 83

Hahah four years? that is quite a while ago now.. !

yeah grades 11 and 12 for you are "years 12 and 13" for us. We start straight from when we start school at 5 (year 1), so no kindergarten.. although we do have playschool which is like.. ages 3-4-5ish? i think!

our schooling is split up with primary (years 1-6) secondary (years 7-11) and 6thform/college (12-13).
6th form is generally part of a secondary school so it's optional whether or not you want to stay on for it or go to a local college, It's also quite normal for someone to drop out at year 11 (Although slightly looked down upon jobwise).
Colleges generally do courses specifically for school years 12-13 although you can study there at any age, some also do basic degree courses!

okay education talk over! Very Happy

i don't know if i mentioned but i got into plymouth university and have put it as my first choice! - the facillities are amazing!!

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Kokiru · Administrator Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 73

way to go on that! I'm working at getting into Math 12 again....>_< it kinda sucks but I want to try one more time to get it done. stupid math.

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kasarus · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:27 am Post subject:

i am applying for south devon 2 finish some a lvls off and then i may be applying to PCAD to do a photography degree not sure yet tho

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Shaunage · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:31 pm Post subject:

I've changed my mind now I've applied to go south devon college like davy and I'm gonna study art, media and photography Very Happy

GoSco · Art N00b Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 22 Location: Torquay

I wanna go to Plymouth Uni (not really) and study Digital Art and Technology there. Tis the only uni in the country that does that so I suppose its quite convenient. Very Happy

That means I shall be taking Art and Design AS in year 13.

I already have an Art and Design AS but it is scottish which means it is invalid for me to take an A2 :/

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EddTQ · Super Admin Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 83

That sucks about the scottish art degree! stupid anal english examboards!
- is the digital art degree at PCAD? or plymouth university? (they're next door to eachother) in any case you and davy may be joining me.. what? next september?

you should try and apply to a foundation year at south devon they might let you in regardless of grades depending on your portfolio!

plymouth university has AMAZING facilities btw - i was literally blown away and the studio's and library are 24-hour!
(thats a big plus for me becuase im a bit of a night owl)

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GoSco · Art N00b Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 22 Location: Torquay

lol, I went to the open day at the uni. It was good. Smile

I'll be going to the uni hopefully. September 2009. I'll be seeing you and Davy in Plymouth if you decide to go to the PCAD.

There were so many macs at the uni. Hundreds of them. They made me sick. lol. xD

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