Not sure if I'm ready for University

[mountainboo]

I left school with only 1 GCSE and a GNVQ back in 1998. In 2009 I took the City and Guilds Adult Literacy and Numeracy level 2. Recently I completed a fast track A Level and achieved a B. I have been preparing myself for uni for the last two years and am shortly due to commence an LLB Law at my first choice uni; and they accepted my application based on my A Level grade. Obviously I'm very pleased that they did. However, I am now beginning to feel that my qualifications at this point are not adequate.

Before I received my A Level grade I had anticipated a much lower result. Therefore, my plan would have been to retake the important GCSE's and do two more A Levels, including Law. I would have done this over two years and then gone to uni to do a full time degree, as opposed to the six year part time option I was going to start this month.

Basically, am I ready for uni, or should I get the GCSE's and more A Level's first? TIA

[mike11111]

Carpe diem. You have been offered a place - take it. A few more GCSEs and A levels will make you no more intellectually qualified than you are now.

[bednobs]

in my opinion, in general (not sure for law) a levels are actually harder than a degree

[mountainboo]

Thanks to you both. I was hoping from a response from you Mike. Okay, I shall go for it

[boxtops]

Take it, mountainboo - you have passed the University's strict entry criteria, they think you can do it. Don't put it off!

[DTCwordfan]

not at a decent uni, bedknobs, I was talking to a 3rd year at Manchester, reading Forensics and Criminology - 40k word dissertation and finals, though she was a little shocked when I said for my degree it took the dissertation, a 20 thou word review paper and 17 exams of 3 to 4 hours.

mountainboo - go for it - I am sure you realise a qualified lawyer (solicitor or barrister) generally does far better than being a para-lawyer...... The As count, not the GCSE, those can be explained away, especially if you get good grades.

[sherrardk]

I think that maybe you are just nervous about starting your course. If your university didn't think you were capable of dealing with the work and the level of study they wouldn't have given you a place. Good luck and well done on getting this far, I am sure you will do brilliantly (you certainly deserve to given your level of determination in getting this far).

[mountainboo]

Thank you all very much for the positive encouragement. I'm definitely going for it xx

[vallaw]

The very fact that you're asking proves to me that you are ready. Additional GCSEs would not improve your readiness for university, and they obviously feel you are adequately qualified. However, it seems (if the full-time degree course is 3 years) as if it will take you a year longer to graduate - does this matter? If not, get on with it and congratulations! You obviously have stickability.

[mike11111]

My only quibble, and indeed it is a minor one, is your use of the dreaded term 'uni' instead of university. I absolutely loathe it, but that's just me.