My son (17) has an IQ of 133 but achieve poor GCSE results (ABCCCDDDDDD). He was misdiagnosed as Dyslexic at 11 and received no support at school as he was able. He and his sister have now been diagnosed as suffering with ADD. He is about to start a course of medication (Ritalin) which may significantly improve his memory/concentration and therefore his academic results. It may be too late for his AS levels to benefit but if there is a vast improvement by the time he takes his A levels, would he be able to apply to competitive universities despite his poor GCSE and possibly poor AS level results? Should he also make reference to this disability in his personal statement or elsewhere on an application?

Before asking the question, i think it's best to give you some info on my situation.

I'm an international student currently doing A2 year. My UCAS has been sent early September. At that time i didn't think much and then realise that i had made a big mistake regarding my choices.

So far i've received 2 offers from Durham(AAB-Economics&Politics) and Sheffield (BBB-Economics&Social Policy) and rejected by Oxford and LSE. I'm waiting for Warwick(PPE) at the moment.

At the moment i really want to change all my course to Accounting&Finance. I've decided to change my carreer plan after reading many job prospectus and consulting my parents. It's also partly because i've lost interest in Politics&Philosophy. So far i've contacted the relevant departments in those 2 universities by email and waiting for replies.(i'm not really good on telephone)

According to what i've read, i'll probably need to give them a convincing reason for the change and maybe a new PS. Since my first language is not English, i'd really appreciate if you could give me some advice on the reason and PS bit.

Thank you for your time,

Hi I was wondering how similiar SAT's in USA are compared to GCSE's and A-levels?I have been offered a scholarship to go and play soccer in USA and I need to do my SAT's at the end of January and was wondering if you could give me any advice?

thanks

I would like to know if in your experience, admittance tutors look less favourably on a mature student whose main motivation for pursuing a degree is more weighted towards personal development than a specific career aim.

Hi i am have read up on pharmacology and chemistry for degrees and interested in studying them by reading up the prospectuses. Are there any other ways i can gain more knowledge(websites, your own help/opinion) of each of the subjects(excluding open days)so i can decide which course is the one for me. Also how shall i get to a start on personal statement as i wanted to do medicine before but realised it wasnt for me. For this reason i have had experience in the SEN department. will attent a taster course for medicine etc. For pharmacology do i need work experience?what can i right as i dnt have much to say as the work experience may not be appriopriate to write, thank u in advance

I am having trouble starting my UCAS Personal Statement pertaining to the following points:

•Why you have chosen the courses you have listed.

•What interests you about your chosen subject.

I have chosen to study business & management because its something that i've been surrounded by since i was young because my family owns a construction company and i see them at work and i just dream that i, one day, will be doing what they are doing. The problem is that i just dont know how to start the personal statement.

What interests me about business & management is that i would like to learn about how a company works.

Can anybody please help me on this? i need help structuring my personal statement.

Thank you.

hi
how can i start my ucas statement on medicine?
plus how do i show my ambition for being a doctor?....as far as i know...ive always been intrigued by the medical profession..when i used to visit the doctor when i was little....always wondered how it would be like to sit in the doctors place...and for once pull myself out of the patient's shoes...and become in charge!! moreover...i have been to the hospital quite a few times to visit my ill and old auntie...i feel like helping her in someway...want to do something...i guess i want to help people as i am interested in patients as people...but also i find that i also have team analytical skills....am self-motivated, responsible and compassionate...so what else can i say? how should the introduction start...and each paragraph and what they should gained (in an orderly mannner)...moreover are there any good websites avaliable for information on requirements of being a doctor (skills) and helpful information on clinical practise too?

thank you very much...this is by the way going to my first try for writing a statement

Hi at the moment i am doing my final year for a levels and need to hand in my personal statement, i am wanting to do construction management, please tell me how to start it off, and what to menton in it

here are a few positive points about me, plese tell me are points like these worth mentioning and where please tell me where i can mention these

1. have been doing work involving planning such as kithens
2. had a family local grocery store business and had to manage employees
3.doing plans for houses as we own properties and my mum is a landlord

please reply as soon as possible

hi

i have just start year 12 and have started to think about my UCAS statement for next year. The subjects i am doin are: biology, chemistry, Maths, Psychology and R.E and want to do medicine in uni.....and i havent a clue what to write

i know i dnt have to write one know...but me being me i like to think ahead of time

so can u give me any tips or example..

thank you!!!!

Hello,

I need some help answering this question..What does change mean to you?
How do you feel about change?
How have you changed your world?
How have you changed personally?
How you react to and handle change?

Can you give me tips on writing the answer for this questions thanks.