Do My Children Need School Cert. or U.E. to get into University?
The short answer is no. There is basically 3 ways to gain entry to university. 1) The school route, SC, Bursary, etc. 2) Wait until you turn 20 when anyone who can pay the fees gets in. 3) Provisional enrolment, which is a discretionary call by the admissions officer. This third option is the most popular with home educators. Make an appointment to see the admissions officer of the desired university, take along a portfolio of whatever you’ve got (certificates of music exams, sports accomplishments, examples of essays written, work references, character references, outlines of what’s been studied, fancy looking certificates from you, his/her Mum/Dad, attesting a satisfactory level of attainment in whatever subject…. whatever), know which area you want to study, and market your academic qualities and keenness to study at this particular institution to this admissions officer. You don’t need to follow the state curriculum.
