Which IT A level is most respected?

Posty said:
I know a lot of consultants and they have a lot of money and enjoy what they do
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?? and your point is?

if you mean about the people saying it's boring, we, well myself anyway, meant that the courses are boring, i did a computing science degree and enjoyed it, however i chose to avoid it at a-level, i did double maths, physics and then my enjoyment came from music technology
 
I did Applied for a year. AQA royally ****ed the marks up and a friend jumped from a U to a C on a remark. I stayed on an E its a lot of work and is very boring. We created newsletters for over 60's in a 15 hour exam explaining the 'big brother state' and designed databases in access for businesses
. VERY BORING. Steer well clear.
 
BenJ said:
They arnt looked upon individually, you just get ucas points based on the grades you get. So you could just get loads of points to get into a course which requires a lot by doing easy subjects.
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Most good CS courses require maths a-level (some even specify a grade for it).
 
Computing it is then. Maths isn't an option. The uni I've been looking at doesn't require any specific subjects other than a C in gcse maths and english. Just BBB A level grades.
 
Energize said:
Computing it is then.
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Good choice. There's some boring stuff but it's nowhere near as abundant as in ICT. If you like programming, networking, binary and hardware then you'll have fun :)
 
Energize said:
Maths isn't an option. The uni I've been looking at doesn't require any specific subjects other than a C in gcse maths and english. Just BBB A level grades.
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Mind boggles at a Uni letting someone do CS when their A Levels are English, History & Geography. :confused:
 
leaskovski said:
Mind boggles at a Uni letting someone do CS when their A Levels are English, History & Geography. :confused:
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Thats what I thought, but it says in the course outline that people with no prior qualifications or experience will be able to complete the course.
 
leaskovski said:
Mind boggles at a Uni letting someone do CS when their A Levels are English, History & Geography. :confused:
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i was about to say there were plenty on my course that probably had
but i realised
that 1) they had to have an a-level in maths (at any level)
2) a lot of those same people did computing at a-level at my college
 
Energize said:
Thats what I thought, but it says in the course outline that people with no prior qualifications or experience will be able to complete the course.
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they will, just some concepts they'll struggle to come to terms with
 
Energize said:
Thats what I thought, but it says in the course outline that people with no prior qualifications or experience will be able to complete the course.
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Whats the first year modules out of interest? Pretty much all CS is maths based, would be seriously hard without it.
 
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Out of writing down either ICT, IT or Applied ICT on a CV which would be the most reputable looking?

I've pretty much just completed my A2 in 'Applied ICT' but in a sense I can write down whatever ;) :p
 
Write IT.

ICT looks lame, Applied implies it's for dummies. Not meaning to offend, just telling the truth.
 
Una said:
Whats the first year modules out of interest? Pretty much all CS is maths based, would be seriously hard without it.
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Computing I: Java Programming, Programs and Data, Systems Architecture.

Computing II: Computational Fundamentals, Web Technologies, Software Engineering.
 
Una said:
Whats the first year modules out of interest? Pretty much all CS is maths based, would be seriously hard without it.
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he should come across similar maths in computing though, but agreed having maths for any cs is a big benefit
 
Abraham said:
he should come across similar maths in computing though, but agreed having maths for any cs is a big benefit
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He's missing all the discrete maths, set theory, calculus, logics. Wonder how they manage to explain data structures / complexity / programming language theory without any of that. Surprised they can call it CS if its basically software engineering.
 
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well im doing business finance, which is quite a specialised course, and all i needed was 280 ucas points as far as i can remember. And no i didnt go through clearing.
 
I wouldn't discount maths, the Comp Sci at Southampton Uni is hugely maths heavy, you simply can't do some of the course without an a level in it.

Burnsy
 
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