MrChompers

I stated in my previous post I want to go on to study Biochemistry at Uni, so therefore I would need an A level understanding of chemistry, not only that but the college course itself teaches A level Chemistry. The only argument I can see for not learning anything past GCSE level, would be that what could be self learned could conflict with what I may come to learn at the College course. Even taking this in account it still doesn't make sense to hold off, even if I look at it from an assumptive point of view that I assume the interviewer must be taking. In that I could go and learn out of date material, incorrect material ect, whatever. But surely anything that I learn wouldn't conflict with their teachings so much so that it would render having self learned anything in the first place not only redundant but could be seen as going backwards. Sounds silly. To summarize the argument as far as i can see it. I could learn a bunch of things that could conflict with their teachings which I would have to unlearn, big deal. Having to unlearn 100 things is less of a headache than having to freshly learn 10000 things. Anyone else care to chime in ?

I had an interview at my chosen College, for a course that involves Chemistry amongst other subjects such as Biology, Physics and Maths. I mentioned to the interviewer that i don't have much of an education in terms of the 4 above subjects but that i have been and will continue to, learn these subjects up to an above GCSE level, so as to get a head start before i start the college course in September. I'm hoping to go onto University to learn Biochemistry after finishing this College course. So therefore Chemistry and also Biology will be my main focus. The person interviewing me suggested that i only try to learn Chemistry up to GCSE level and not beyond as it may conflict with what is to be learned from the College course in September. I don't understand why it would be a good idea to limit my learning of Chemistry and other subjects to a level of GCSE and not go any further ? Maybe I'm missing something ? Does anyone have ideas as to why only learning up to GCSE level would be a good idea. Info: The course is a year long and goes up to the equivalent of A level in one or more of the earlier stated 4 subjects. Thanks in advance.