[Cressi]

What did you study?

I'm doing medicine and para-psychology second year ^^

What about you?

This honestly made me cry a little. Perseverance is everything though. (No doubt @Cressi has a quote that'll suit.)

As Winston Churchill once said; "If you're going through hell, keep going." ^^

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I'm doing medicine and para-psychology second year ^^

What about you?


As Winston Churchill once said; "If you're going through hell, keep going." ^^

Ohh now that sounds kinda fancy xD

At Uni I'm studying Fine Art. (Not the most ambitious career line I know...)

[Eclipse]

As Winston Churchill once said; "If you're going through hell, keep going." ^^

<3 @Uzinero

[Cressi]

Ohh now that sounds kinda fancy xD

At Uni I'm studying Fine Art. (Not the most ambitious career line I know...)

Yeah...it's really not

Wow, that does sound awesome ^^

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Yeah...it's really not

Wow, that does sound awesome ^^

What does it involve? Medicine = big words. Any form of psychology at University Level = Maths/theories/names/dates. Fancy.

I miss doing psychology a lot. I didn't do that particular type though xD Not that I know what it is :')

[Cressi]

What does it involve? Medicine = big words. Any form of psychology at University Level = Maths/theories/names/dates. Fancy.

I miss doing psychology a lot. I didn't do that particular type though xD Not that I know what it is :')

It's a kind of "field-doctor" combined with pathology ^^ Indeed, but more of the boring than fancy

You did that before? Oh, I see

[Uzinero]

The problem with people wanting to get into the video game industry, is that they have trouble being realistic.

When I was considering the university I'm currently at, I got to meet with the department head of Computer Science. I remember, there was a kid there who was interested in game development... with little or no experience programming. His parents asked the department head how possible it would be to leave the university and work at a company like EA. He read out statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and a few other places, which obviously revealed how unlikely it was. I think meeting with the head of the department opened his eyes a little and needless to say, I didn't see him on campus in the future.

Obviously, if you're talented and determined enough, you might make it. But for a lot of people, that's not the case.

Edit: Oh, and another tip. If you are coming from the UK and their standards are different for Computer Science, just go to university in the United States. There are plenty of universities that love foreigners and would be happy to accept you. I don't think any American universities have requirements on what courses you take in high school.

Yeah, but I don't really care too much about the big game studios, there are only a few that interest me and none of them are very big, I'd be more interested in starting my own indie game studio and hopefully being successful enough that it would grow and eventually become a decent sized studio churning out quality games. I know it can be hard to break into the games industry, but also in the UK there are some great Uni's that offer amazing courses with incredible employment rates. This seems to be one of the best Uni's around for Game Development courses, if I did 3 years CompSci and then a year Postgratudate Here - I'd have a pretty good chance, in their careers section on that page it states that all of the graduates from the 2012/2013 MSc in Computer Games & Entertainment are now working at UK game companies, so it's a pretty high chance there. The issue with US Uni's, is that I'm coming from a background without a lot of cash and it's my understanding you have to pay instantly there, but here in the UK, I'd get a student loan and I wouldn't have to start paying it off until I was earning a certain amount a year + because I'm on low income I can then have a good chance at getting some extra loan and grants for living costs that I also wouldn't have to pay off until after + there's still some very good Uni's in the UK, though they can be incredibly hard to get into some of the top ones. For Game Development, Goldsmiths seems to be the best, and then for CompSci there are tons of Uni's with a very high rating, Bristol University being a notable one, with a ton of good ones in London (though those are generally harder to get into because of a lot of applicants).

I took higher tier triple science when I did GCSEs and I got great grades in maths and English. Are you doing Eng Language/Literature/both? Lemme know if you want any help.

Do you ever use bitesize? I used to hate going to it because I felt silly doing so... But they have some useful information. If you're struggling for textbooks, I would suggest grabbing a load of past papers from whatever board you'll complete the course with and get the mark scheme. Then use internet sources for anything else. I used to use sparknotes etc for english literature. This is pretty much what I had to do for my only self-taught course in A level. I still got an A in it.

Sorry if any of my suggestions aren't very helpful though >.<

Advantages of being British... You can get your GCSEs/A levels at any age. Same for University. Most of the people who are in my classes are at least a year to 5 years older than me. Some are even in their 40s/50s. So, I wouldn't worry about that if it were to bother you.

I was going to do English Language, and yeah I used bitesize a little but I asked about it on a UK Education forum (not sure if considered advertising to name so yah) and everyone started saying that it was awful and wouldn't be any good so to stop using it, then again they said the same about CGP Books which is what I've always used, and when I asked about them again not long later most people said that was bullshit and that they're some of the best books around, so that was interesting lol. I should probably start using bitesize again now that I remember it, thanks. Never heard of sparknotes before, will check it out later on.
And yeah, it's definitely one of the advantages of being British that I can do my GCSE's and A Levels at any age, I already thought if because I don't get any books until late in the year again and I'm not prepared enough to do my GCSE exams next year, then I can just wait until the year after to make sure I can get a good grade.

[cr33pyguy]

You don't have to go to University in the states... Bearing in mind you won't get the same financial aid that you'll get in the UK. However, to get into a UK University of the standard that you need - well it's going to be a lot harder to find one and get in. The US does have great opportunities when it comes to their Universities. I also know that some of their courses offer an entire year in a workplace. Work Experience woo! xD If you do come to picking a University - Just spend time really going into detail about the pros and cons. Also, remember, you can sometimes transfer if it's not what you want.

Or you could go to Scotland, it's cheaper there...
Or even completely foreign countries like Germany, or one of the nordic states (Sweden, Finland, Norway is WAY too expensive) - Universities are practically free there. In Finland they only charge you for books, and such, not the actual teaching (as far as I know) - a semester costs something like 1000Euros total with books and materials and whatnot. @Uzinero?

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Or you could go to Scotland, it's cheaper there...
Or even completely foreign countries like Germany, or one of the nordic states (Sweden, Finland, Norway is WAY too expensive) - Universities are practically free there. In Finland they only charge you for books, and such, not the actual teaching (as far as I know) - a semester costs something like 1000Euros total with books and materials and whatnot. @Uzinero?

Yeah - it's a big difference going to Scotland - much cheaper fees.

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Yeah - it's a big difference going to Scotland - much cheaper fees.

How is Scotland any cheaper? I was under the impression they had the right to charge up to 9000 pounds... Like England and Wales.

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I was going to do English Language, and yeah I used bitesize a little but I asked about it on a UK Education forum (not sure if considered advertising to name so yah) and everyone started saying that it was awful and wouldn't be any good so to stop using it, then again they said the same about CGP Books which is what I've always used, and when I asked about them again not long later most people said that was bullshit and that they're some of the best books around, so that was interesting lol. I should probably start using bitesize again now that I remember it, thanks. Never heard of sparknotes before, will check it out later on.
And yeah, it's definitely one of the advantages of being British that I can do my GCSE's and A Levels at any age, I already thought if because I don't get any books until late in the year again and I'm not prepared enough to do my GCSE exams next year, then I can just wait until the year after to make sure I can get a good grade.

Sparknotes are really for English Literature. If you're doing language then you won't use them.
Ignore them, Bitesize is actually very good. It's just one of those easy to read layouts. They have all of the information you need with some exception for the strictly highest level stuff in some instances. 9 times out of 10 you can get everything you need. They usually lay things out according to the level anyway. I used to use it as part of my revision and well, it worked for me. If bitesize doesn't work for you then that's down to individual preferences I guess. Everyone likes to learn in their own way.