I know totally wrong forum to be posting this on but i thought since I'm registered some people might know.

Just wondering...for those who have been to Uni...
GCSEs don't count for points do they? And you have to have at least 2 years of 6th form or college experience right?

Thanks for your help

best to see here: http://www.ucas.com/students/ucas_tariff/

I got in to uni off a combination of NVQ, GNVQ, GCSE and KeySkills but then I'm old!

Good luck Hope the link helps

Thanks I've looked all over that site but nothing says for certain is it does or not

To my knowlege no GCSE's dont count however if you do have GCSE's you can do a College conversion course called an access course which boosts up you memory on what you have done and can be just 1 year I think. I myself did it the traditional 2 yea in college but I know that you can run your A levels along side your AS levels at some colleges on some courses condesing the college time to just 1 year.

no studying for GCSE is a far cry from Uni.

I did a foundation year in human biology, it was the first year in a 4 year course and is classed as a level 0.

I used it to do nursing. I did think that because I had GCSE's and a level 4 NVQ I would get onto the degree faster, but no.

I am glad of it though, I was totally unprepared for uni, and the foundation course taught me how to study, reference, write essays and reports and use a computer.

Without it I wouldn't have had a clue

I'm aiming to go to uni in a few years time to study midwifery and I only have my GCSE's so far - They don't count as UCAS tarrif points, but A levels are not the only way forward; I'm doing an access course at my local adult college - but you have to be a mature student to do an access course (19+)...

Certainly don't rule out university from your future if it is what you want to do! Failing all else you can complete A-levels to get the UCAS points at a later date (either part time at college or with open university from home).

Good luck! x