r/degreeapprenticeships

I'm such an idiot, i got an offer for a degree apprenticeship at Cavendish nuclear and turned it down.

Don't turn one down if you get offered one!!!

For reference I applied to 1 and got the offer for it so I didn't realise they were competitive. I've now missed my offer for uni and regret my decisions a lot.

I'm only really making this to encourage others not to make the same mistake and really think before making a decision.

What tips would you current apprentices give to upcoming apprentices?

Just asking as I haven’t received mine for mid sept start God willing- wondering if others in the same boat?

Basically, for context i missed my firm (birmingham for cs, it was AAA) and i had no insurance to begin with. I was also applying to loads of degree apprenticeships but i got rejected from every single one . I got BCC in cs, maths and physics, respectively which led me into the trenches of clearing. (yay! (¬_¬ ) ). i was 1 mark away from a B in maths but i didnt get it remarked due to me being 3-5 marks off the next grade in each paper. through clearing i had a couple offers for cs and engineering but i wasnt satisfied with them since i originally aimed for really strong unis and it basically broke my heart. it took me forever to get over my grades. through clearing one of the offers i got was from QMUL for Electronic Engineering Foundation Year which means i can do electrical engineering after the foundation yr. lowkey i was avoiding going to QMUL at all costs.

therefore my questions are:

1. can you apply for degree apprenticeships while doing a foundation year since if you think about it i haven't actually started a degree yet
2. is the QMUL engineering department even good (if not pls give recommendations)
3. should i just go to a uni that lets me do a course without a foundation yr and lets me do a yr abroad/in industry too
4. resit (im tempted to do this due to seeing so many success stories but im lowkey scared plus my parents arent on board plus its too expensive 😭
5. cs vs engineering thoughts
6. leicester vs surrey vs qmul what is better

Has anyone gotten into their apprenticeship (in particular finance level 7) after missing the grades and but how many grades and how long did it take for the company to give you an decision

Hi guys if you miss your offer for an apprenticeship in particular an level 7 apprenticeship do they always reject you or do an internal review, and if they do an internal reviews what is the likely hood of getting an offer out of it is (I missed by one grade however got some ucas point- but idk if my
Company looks at ucas points)

I’m starting a degree apprenticeship with a consulting firm in the south west. I don’t have a drivers licence. I worry that my line manager and team will view me as a burden due to this. What do you think?

Hi !! So I’ve just graduated from EE specialized in Power Systems, a market that is growing and is on demand. But I have been having a growing interest in Software Engineering as I started a course in Coursera about AI and one of the courses is around Python. I got into it and very interested that I know have been considering a Masters if the job I will have I don’t like it.
My biggest insecurity is having a job once I graduate. I will be moving careers and Iw would need to have experience in internships while pursing a masters, and the job market right now is very unstable and honestly I would like to have insights into whether my consideration is something valuable, or rather I should stay in my field?

I really like both things, but the pay, opportunity of jobs and also the flexibility is something that has been in my mind.

Hi!

I wish to apply to many degree apprenticeships in my gap year, particularly for engineering. How often do in person interviews occur?

Only asking because i plan on volunteering for 4 months in Switzerland between December and March which would be peak application time.

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone! I’m moving to London for an apprenticeship and I’m looking for private student accommodation that accepts apprentices rather than just full-time university students. I’m trying to keep costs as low as possible, so ideally somewhere cheap with good transport links, and I’d be interested to hear from anyone who’s been in a similar situation — what places would you recommend, what areas are best for affordable accommodation, and are there any providers I should look at or avoid?

i want to apply for a degree apprenteship in consulting (preferably at EY) my grades are fairly average and i have 2 work experiences - one where i shadowed a management consultant at EY and another where i completed an access accountacy programme at Forvis Mazars.

is there anh things i can do to stand out in the application process?

After I flopped my a levels I missed my offer. I have a c in maths and chemistry, what apprenticeships could I even apply to my sixth form doesn’t do resits so I’m not sure what to do rn

I was predicted all A*s, but in Year 13 I chose to dedicate the majority of my time to degree apprenticeship applications. Fortunately, I received an offer for a Project Management degree apprenticeship with Exeter University at a Tier 1 engineering consultancy. However, I got A*BB today.

I know I would have done much better academically if I hadn’t spent so much time pursuing a DA. But at the same time, I don’t think I would have secured the DA without the same level of obsession, effort and time that I put into the applications.

Essentially, I made a conscious decision to let my grades drop if it meant increasing my chances of getting a DA. What do you think about that trade-off? I feel some odd regret that I can’t shake.

For context, if I hadn’t pursued the DA, I would have studied Social Policy at Bath or Management at Warwick.

I had an apprenticeship offer for CCC but I ended up with BCD I didn’t get an immediate rejection rather the company stated they going to talk internally and let me know the outcome in a week I know no one can really predict such scenario but I’m very stressed out as it’s my only offer has this ever happened to anyone and what came out of it or any word of advice 🥹

Hello everyone, my girlfriend is going to start a degree apprenticeship here in September/December. She is worried about how her social life is going to be affected given that she'll only be at Warwick one week a month. Would her social life really be affected? Could she still join societies and the lot?(Just checking, it'd help her) Cheers!

I am 20 I got a really good degree apprenticeship and I lost it because I didn’t do good in my resits

I have no clue what to do now all my friends and family think I’ve gotten in and I’m due to start in September. I am such a failure I feel like running away I can’t do this anymore nothing has ever gone my way contending my education.

Any tips please

TL;DR - Want to be come mechanical engineer. Weighing up study at Swansea, or working up from Level 3 General Dynamics Apprenticeship

Hi!

I currently just finished college and am looking to become a mechanical engineer. I have 2 options to choose from but I'm really not too sure on which to choose.

Option 1:
Level 3 (A-level equivalent) BTEC Engineering apprenticeship with General Dynamics (3 year apprenticeship)
This one speaks out to me as the most sensible option - getting paid, getting experience and a foothold into a tier 1 defense company - I want to eventually progress onto them sponsoring me for my Mechanical Engineering degree, although I'm not too sure how guaranteed it is, and whether or not its worth the 3 years in the fitter apprentice, then approx. 5 years in the degree apprentice.

Option 2:
Level 6 Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering with year in industry in Swansea University.
This one also speaks to me as it guarantees me everything I'll hypothetically need to get hired within a year or finishing University. As well as the year in industry provides me potential to make ties with a company before I finish my course. Although student debt is a problem, god knows I'm never paying that back in full.

Normally I would go with option 1 straight away, although I've heard from a friend of a friend that they got a position for a Level 6 design apprenticeship at GD, and for 6 months they had no academic or department work for them, and had to get dropped into a random department for 6 months. Which puts doubt in my mind obviously.

I want to hear it come from a community more apprentice-leaning as I've spoken to many uni friends and they dont regret it one bit.

Thanks :):):)

I've got told by my University Admission Team I have until the end of the day to reply to my offer - to accept or decline it - I wanted to wait until I got a call from the company that I have my reserve offer with to decide if I want to go Uni. In a way weigh up my options.

What should I do, I'm not relying on the fact that my reserve offer will get converted into a "real" offer. Though, If I do get it converted I'd choose the apprenticeship.

Do I defer my Uni offer?