(07-02-2014, 07:19 PM)Jiggly Wrote: What did you study?

(07-02-2014, 08:50 PM)Aurora Wrote: This honestly made me cry a little. Perseverance is everything though. (No doubt @Cressi has a quote that'll suit.)

(07-03-2014, 05:42 PM)Cressi Wrote: I'm doing medicine and para-psychology second year ^^

What about you?


As Winston Churchill once said; "If you're going through hell, keep going." ^^

(07-03-2014, 05:42 PM)Cressi Wrote: As Winston Churchill once said; "If you're going through hell, keep going." ^^

(07-03-2014, 05:56 PM)Jiggly Wrote: Ohh now that sounds kinda fancy xD

At Uni I'm studying Fine Art. (Not the most ambitious career line I know...)

(07-03-2014, 06:01 PM)Cressi Wrote: Yeah...it's really not

Wow, that does sound awesome ^^

(07-03-2014, 06:12 PM)Jiggly Wrote: What does it involve? Medicine = big words. Any form of psychology at University Level = Maths/theories/names/dates. Fancy.

I miss doing psychology a lot. I didn't do that particular type though xD Not that I know what it is :')

(07-02-2014, 10:33 PM)Oni Wrote: The problem with people wanting to get into the video game industry, is that they have trouble being realistic.

When I was considering the university I'm currently at, I got to meet with the department head of Computer Science. I remember, there was a kid there who was interested in game development... with little or no experience programming. His parents asked the department head how possible it would be to leave the university and work at a company like EA. He read out statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and a few other places, which obviously revealed how unlikely it was. I think meeting with the head of the department opened his eyes a little and needless to say, I didn't see him on campus in the future.

Obviously, if you're talented and determined enough, you might make it. But for a lot of people, that's not the case.

Edit: Oh, and another tip. If you are coming from the UK and their standards are different for Computer Science, just go to university in the United States. There are plenty of universities that love foreigners and would be happy to accept you. I don't think any American universities have requirements on what courses you take in high school.

(07-03-2014, 02:47 AM)Jiggly Wrote: I took higher tier triple science when I did GCSEs and I got great grades in maths and English. Are you doing Eng Language/Literature/both? Lemme know if you want any help.

Do you ever use bitesize? I used to hate going to it because I felt silly doing so... But they have some useful information. If you're struggling for textbooks, I would suggest grabbing a load of past papers from whatever board you'll complete the course with and get the mark scheme. Then use internet sources for anything else. I used to use sparknotes etc for english literature. This is pretty much what I had to do for my only self-taught course in A level. I still got an A in it.

Sorry if any of my suggestions aren't very helpful though >.<

Advantages of being British... You can get your GCSEs/A levels at any age. Same for University. Most of the people who are in my classes are at least a year to 5 years older than me. Some are even in their 40s/50s. So, I wouldn't worry about that if it were to bother you.

(07-03-2014, 02:47 AM)Jiggly Wrote: You don't have to go to University in the states... Bearing in mind you won't get the same financial aid that you'll get in the UK. However, to get into a UK University of the standard that you need - well it's going to be a lot harder to find one and get in. The US does have great opportunities when it comes to their Universities. I also know that some of their courses offer an entire year in a workplace. Work Experience woo! xD If you do come to picking a University - Just spend time really going into detail about the pros and cons. Also, remember, you can sometimes transfer if it's not what you want.

(07-10-2014, 09:33 AM)cr33pyguy Wrote: Or you could go to Scotland, it's cheaper there...
Or even completely foreign countries like Germany, or one of the nordic states (Sweden, Finland, Norway is WAY too expensive) - Universities are practically free there. In Finland they only charge you for books, and such, not the actual teaching (as far as I know) - a semester costs something like 1000Euros total with books and materials and whatnot. @Uzinero?

(07-10-2014, 10:39 AM)xlogo Wrote: Yeah - it's a big difference going to Scotland - much cheaper fees.

(07-04-2014, 02:12 PM)Uzinero Wrote: I was going to do English Language, and yeah I used bitesize a little but I asked about it on a UK Education forum (not sure if considered advertising to name so yah) and everyone started saying that it was awful and wouldn't be any good so to stop using it, then again they said the same about CGP Books which is what I've always used, and when I asked about them again not long later most people said that was bullshit and that they're some of the best books around, so that was interesting lol. I should probably start using bitesize again now that I remember it, thanks. Never heard of sparknotes before, will check it out later on.
And yeah, it's definitely one of the advantages of being British that I can do my GCSE's and A Levels at any age, I already thought if because I don't get any books until late in the year again and I'm not prepared enough to do my GCSE exams next year, then I can just wait until the year after to make sure I can get a good grade.