r/uwe

Thinking of applying here for filmmaking.

Has anyone got any experience at the university?
Or with the filmmaking course specifically?

Any info is helpful, thank you!

I’ve made the incredibly unwise decision — at the ripe old age of 21 — to go back and retake my A Levels.

For context, my GCSEs were in 2021, so they were affected by COVID and teacher-assessed grades. Because of that, I didn’t get the GCSE profile I probably could have got under normal exam conditions, which then limited the A Levels I was able to take. I ended up going down a route I wasn’t particularly happy with, but I still managed to get into university.

The problem is: I’m now close to graduating from a degree I genuinely despise, at a university I also really dislike. I’ve tried to make it work, but the whole thing feels like I got shoved onto the wrong timeline and then just kept walking because it was easier than stopping.

So now, like the Avengers, I’m trying to go back two years and fix the timeline.

My plan is to retake my A Levels properly, aim for significantly better grades, and then reapply for a course and university that actually fit what I want to do. I know this is risky. I know I’ll be older than most applicants. I know it might look strange on paper. But I also know that carrying on just because I’m already “on the path” feels worse.

I’m not trying to pretend I was perfect the first time round. I definitely could have worked harder. But I also had COVID disruption, limited options after GCSEs, and a lot of circumstances that made the route I ended up on feel more like damage control than an actual choice.

Has anyone here gone back and retaken A Levels as an adult/mature student? Did it actually help? How did universities view it? And is this a brave attempt to correct my academic trajectory, or am I simply doing educational time travel with delusions of grandeur?

Any advice, reality checks, or “I did this and survived” stories would be appreciated.

I'm joining UWE soon, how long are the buses to and back from the city centre/park street area?

Is anyone joining soon? I wanted to start to get to know people before I start.

Also for students who are studying right now, how is the university?

Im going to be doing forensic Sciences and I wanted to know more about the city and the uni and the people

So I’m an American who got accepted to UWE and I was really really excited but now I’m feeling a bit of dread. I don’t know if any other American students felt that way (especially on the poorer side).

I have to get a student loan to cover the rest of my tuition (fasfa will only cover so much) and I told my family and maybe it’s just them getting into my head but now im rethinking it? What if I’m saddled with debt? What if I’m not smart enough and I flunk? What if I go broke? I can’t get a job? And the list goes on.

Granted I’m a first gen college student and this would basically be my third year of school after a two year gap so I guess maybe the stress is getting to me or maybe I’m about to make a horrible mistake! Would love advice.

I got back my estimate and the dorms are super expensive. I’m looking but really struggling to find good accommodations. What are the best sights to find them?

Hi everyone, I've got into AUB, UWE, Gloucester and Falmouth for filmmaking courses at uni and I have to make a choice by 6th May.I've been to each uni and have found Falmouth to be a really advanced with a vast amount of equipment and great campus however it's very far from me. Gloucester wasn't my favourite. It's more so between UWE and AUB, the catch being that I've lived in Bournemouth my whole life and really like Bristol. AUB seems like a really solid course however and I'm stuck between staying at home or getting accommodation in the same town I've been living in for yea years, plus I haven't had too much personal insight into uwe outside of going there personally. I would really appreciate any insight into this anyone has. Many thanks!