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"Uni want a B in maths?!"

I applied to leicester Uni, (it's actually my last choice) for Electronical and Software Engineering. And its the only one i've had an offer from so far, but when i applied, they said they wanted a meer 50 points from maths, which i got from As-Level.

But i received their offer the other day, and they want 300 points, of which include B in Maths and B in either Electronics or Physics.

I can get a B in electronics. But im annoyed about the B in Maths, i doubt i can get it, i got a D in As-level, so im already down for marks.

I just hope my other choices ask for less.
Otherwise im screwed.
Do you think they'd let me in if i get a C in maths?

Me too, I didn't want it to seem like I was attacking those subjects.

It reduced me to those levels ;)

SHEEPY wrote:
> if only doing
> calculations, enginerring, computers etc wasn't so bloody boring. :P

I've never ever seen you use a smiley.

It's like a whole new Sheepy.

*shocked*

Work hard and go to Leicester. It's one of the best for social stuff.

What uni have you applied for too, the proper uni or the 'not-so-proper' uni?

An aluminium?

I got an A for Maths and Physics... most I've used them is on a till.

I'm wasting my talent in Social Sciences... if only doing calculations, enginerring, computers etc wasn't so bloody boring. :P

Excellent, thanks for the info.

Chipseh wrote:
> Biggles, what Uni did you go to do Computer Science at?
>
> I've applied to do that, recently received four offers, and Durham
> have aparrantly accepted me onto the course- the college just needs
> to check me over now. :/
>
> Anyway, did you enjoy the course? Are you glad you took it etc?

Glasgow University. Which means in a few years, SHEEPY will be a fellow alumni. Oh dear oh dear.

I did. I wasn't a fan of the maths, although I didn't really struggle with it, but I would rather have not done it. I did some electronics engineering as an elective basically, which co-incided well with computer science, giving me a decent background in logic and assembly programming, before I had to do them as part of the CS course.

First year wasn't too hard going to be honest. It felt like it at times but the reality is, they tell you that you need about 40 hours study a week between lectures, tutorials, labs etc. Balls. I got away with about 20 in first year, and about the same in second year. Third and fourth admittedly required more work though.

I found programming lectures rather dull, it is just rather difficult to make bits of program code sound exciting. That's another thing, if you don't like programming then you won't like CS. Programming is the biggest single part of the course, it comes in various guises in various modules. There are other bits like computer architecture, information management, HCI design etc; but programming is the biggest single part of it.

Also, get used to moronic beauracracy.

lcarus wrote:
> Phasors at the ready!
>
> Seriously though, what are they?

Angle type things.

It's still early.

Don't write off the other offers until March.

Biggles, what Uni did you go to do Computer Science at?

I've applied to do that, recently received four offers, and Durham have aparrantly accepted me onto the course- the college just needs to check me over now. :/

Anyway, did you enjoy the course? Are you glad you took it etc?

Phasors at the ready!

Seriously though, what are they?