It sucks and no doubt you felt let down. Yet fear not! There is always the Clearing service
What is clearing?
Basically it's a service that universities use to fill up courses. This year should prove easier than some others as we now have the Brexit issue to deal with which will have made many european students think twice.
So what you need to do is all listed here and you still have a couple of weeks to get your desired courses in. You can call the university you are interested in and apply that way by chatting to them, or just check the clearing list on the UCAS website to find out more.
Interested in nutrition?
If you were thinking about getting an NHS funded course, think again. Not only is there massive competition for these courses but chances are they are filled well before exams are even taken.
Dietetics is one of these courses.
I do get hugely frustrated when I hear students apply for such courses simply so they don't get a big student loan. That's not morally right in my opinion. You should train with the NHS as you want to work in the NHS. Surely? So if you wanted to enter dietetics through clearing, chances are it's unlikely.
Nutrition on the other hand may be an option for you.
Basically this is the same course but you don't go through the placements within the NHS hospitals. There fore it is one year less too. At the end of it you may be registered as a nutritionist but not as a dietitian. There is a big difference. Really, depending on which field you think you may like to work in.
As my career is likely to take me online, nutrition is perfect for me.
Check out what is out there but bear in mind, taking a degree is HARD work. You must be interested in your subject. Nutrition is very heavy on Science, particularly biology and chemistry. There's lots of maths involved too and quite a few 'talks/presentations' too.
You can look at Extended degrees too if you need to brush up on your science or have been away from education for a while. London met and Greenwich both offer these leading to nutrition courses and I would recommend them both as excellent universities. I have been to both.
Let me know if you have any questions you think I can help you with!
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