Alright Guvna'!

djmasala · 02-05-04, 03:40 PM

Greetings from London!

I found this board from the Photoshop Newsgroups...

Well, I'm 22, and have just finished a BSc in Multimedia Technology and Applications at London Metropoliton - which is the biggest University in London, and the second biggest in England

*wonders if there is a "profile" section here, and goes to check...*

***Admin*** · 02-05-04, 04:12 PM

Welcome djmasala! Good to have you joining us.
I noticed you are a Photoshop guru...

You should enter the small logo contest if you have the time during your weekend.
Take care.

djmasala · 02-06-04, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KayCee

I noticed you are a Photoshop guru...

me?? a photoshop guru?! What gave you that idea?

***Admin*** · 02-06-04, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djmasala

me?? a photoshop guru?! What gave you that idea?

Photoshop Newgroups. Oops.

Springles · 02-10-04, 02:16 PM

Guvna djmasala.

Bronco · 02-10-04, 02:57 PM

Hello Desi Masala

cppgrl · 02-11-04, 09:31 PM

Hi, DJ Masala. Did you take the A level exam ? Do you need a very good score to get in your university?

***Admin*** · 02-11-04, 10:45 PM

Could someone tell us more about these A level exam?

djmasala · 02-12-04, 01:30 AM

Well, in England, A-Level (which stands for advanced level) exams are taken at the age of about 18, after 2 years of studying. After the first year we take a Mock exam, but doesnt really count towards the final grade. Students normally take 3 A-Level subjects, but some take 4. They are what universities look for when considering applicants. The grades/points are as follows: -
A (80% +) = 10 points
B (70% +) = 8
C (60% +) = 6
D (50% +) = 4
E (40% +) = 2
N (which means "Nearly" - 30% +) = 0
U (which means "Ungraded" - (20% +) = 0
X (which means that the student was absent from the exam) = 0

For something like Medicine, most universities would want grades like AAA (30 points), or AAB (28 points). Some higher class universities might want something like 34 points, which would mean that the student would have to take 4 A-Level subjects. The number of points required depends on the subject, but I would think that normally, CCC is a good average.

I originally wanted to become an Optician, so I took Biology, Chemistry and Maths when I did my A-Levels. I dropped Biology after the first year, because I was basically crap at it! So I was left with 2 subjects.
In the end, I got NN, which was very crap indeed, but still I got into university, and after 3 1/2 years there, I have 2 qualifications - an HND (Higher National Diploma) in Computing and Mathematical Sciences, and a BSc (Bachelor of Science) in Multimedia Technology and Applications.

Right now, there is a slight change in the system whereby student now take 4 or 5 "AS-Levels". They can drop a subject after the first few months. I'm not sure how the new AS-Levels work though....

cppgrl · 02-13-04, 10:57 AM

I heard A-level exam is very very very hard in England. Do you need a triple A to get in Oxford or Cambridge?

djmasala · 02-13-04, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cppgrl

I heard A-level exam is very very very hard in England. Do you need a triple A to get in Oxford or Cambridge?

It is a very big jump from the previous examinations we do (called GCSE). and yes, it is VERY hard work

Yep, you mostly likely need AAA, AAB, or at the VERY MINIMUM, ABB to get into Oxford or Cambridge. But those Uni's are for the "elite" students... They also have their own separate forms to fill out when applying (and have to be handed in earlier), whereas the rest of the other unis have one generalised form.

JPWRana · 02-13-04, 11:04 PM

hey kaycee... i thought that only ppl who go to Calpoly can be members... im confused.

cppgrl · 02-17-04, 11:45 PM

Dude, it's all cool. We should make an exception for DJ Masala.

djmasala · 02-18-04, 04:29 PM

lol.... thank you!

cppgrl · 02-18-04, 10:37 PM

hey, dude, what are your British students into these days? Do you guys watch the same TV shows as we do here in the U.S.? I like coldplay and sting alot btw.

JPWRana · 02-24-04, 07:08 PM

i only ask that because i remember kaycee in the past had to delete members becuz he specifically said that they arent calpoly students. is this now like a new rule that non calpoly students can regsiter and be members?

***Admin*** · 02-24-04, 09:58 PM

Yup JPWRana. Due to the contest.
And is great to learn from foreign students.

djmasala · 02-25-04, 05:55 AM

well i watch 24... 3rd season started 3 weeks ago here in the UK.

Coldplay are not my kind of band. I'm more into Linkin Park (bloody geniuses!!), Busta Rhymes, Eminem, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake ("Mr JT, so whatcha got for me??").... I have a wide variety of musical tastes!

err... what other programs...Jake 2.0! Thats brilliant. Smallville!! Thats brilliant aswell!

02-05-04, 03:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
djmasala Newcomer Joined: Feb 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 6	Alright Guvna'! Greetings from London! I found this board from the Photoshop Newsgroups... Well, I'm 22, and have just finished a BSc in Multimedia Technology and Applications at London Metropoliton - which is the biggest University in London, and the second biggest in England wonders if there is a "profile" section here, and goes to check...

02-05-04, 04:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
*Admin* Think About It Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,961	Welcome djmasala! Good to have you joining us. I noticed you are a Photoshop guru... You should enter the small logo contest if you have the time during your weekend. Take care. __________________ Cal Poly Forums

02-10-04, 02:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
Bronco Active Member Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Fullerton Posts: 96	Hello Desi Masala __________________ Error 331: Signature not found.

02-11-04, 09:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
cppgrl Newcomer Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Pasadena Posts: 47	Hi, DJ Masala. Did you take the A level exam ? Do you need a very good score to get in your university? __________________ Never look down on yourself. For those who said you are no good, they are simply jealous.

02-11-04, 10:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
*Admin* Think About It Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,961	Could someone tell us more about these A level exam? __________________ Cal Poly Forums

02-10-04, 02:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
Springles Enthusiast Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 215	Guvna djmasala.

02-12-04, 01:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
djmasala Newcomer Joined: Feb 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 6	Well, in England, A-Level (which stands for advanced level) exams are taken at the age of about 18, after 2 years of studying. After the first year we take a Mock exam, but doesnt really count towards the final grade. Students normally take 3 A-Level subjects, but some take 4. They are what universities look for when considering applicants. The grades/points are as follows: - A (80% +) = 10 points B (70% +) = 8 C (60% +) = 6 D (50% +) = 4 E (40% +) = 2 N (which means "Nearly" - 30% +) = 0 U (which means "Ungraded" - (20% +) = 0 X (which means that the student was absent from the exam) = 0 For something like Medicine, most universities would want grades like AAA (30 points), or AAB (28 points). Some higher class universities might want something like 34 points, which would mean that the student would have to take 4 A-Level subjects. The number of points required depends on the subject, but I would think that normally, CCC is a good average. I originally wanted to become an Optician, so I took Biology, Chemistry and Maths when I did my A-Levels. I dropped Biology after the first year, because I was basically crap at it! So I was left with 2 subjects. In the end, I got NN, which was very crap indeed, but still I got into university, and after 3 1/2 years there, I have 2 qualifications - an HND (Higher National Diploma) in Computing and Mathematical Sciences, and a BSc (Bachelor of Science) in Multimedia Technology and Applications. Right now, there is a slight change in the system whereby student now take 4 or 5 "AS-Levels". They can drop a subject after the first few months. I'm not sure how the new AS-Levels work though....

02-13-04, 10:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
cppgrl Newcomer Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Pasadena Posts: 47	I heard A-level exam is very very very hard in England. Do you need a triple A to get in Oxford or Cambridge? __________________ Never look down on yourself. For those who said you are no good, they are simply jealous.

02-13-04, 11:04 PM	#12 (permalink)
JPWRana Guru Joined: Oct 2003 Location: where the 605 and 10 fwy's cross Posts: 884	hey kaycee... i thought that only ppl who go to Calpoly can be members... im confused.

02-17-04, 11:45 PM	#13 (permalink)
cppgrl Newcomer Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Pasadena Posts: 47	Dude, it's all cool. We should make an exception for DJ Masala. __________________ Never look down on yourself. For those who said you are no good, they are simply jealous.

02-18-04, 04:29 PM	#14 (permalink)
djmasala Newcomer Joined: Feb 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 6	lol.... thank you! __________________ http://www.djmasala.com

02-18-04, 10:37 PM	#15 (permalink)
cppgrl Newcomer Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Pasadena Posts: 47	hey, dude, what are your British students into these days? Do you guys watch the same TV shows as we do here in the U.S.? I like coldplay and sting alot btw. __________________ Never look down on yourself. For those who said you are no good, they are simply jealous.

02-24-04, 07:08 PM	#16 (permalink)
JPWRana Guru Joined: Oct 2003 Location: where the 605 and 10 fwy's cross Posts: 884	i only ask that because i remember kaycee in the past had to delete members becuz he specifically said that they arent calpoly students. is this now like a new rule that non calpoly students can regsiter and be members?

02-24-04, 09:58 PM	#17 (permalink)
*Admin* Think About It Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,961	Yup JPWRana. Due to the contest. And is great to learn from foreign students. __________________ Cal Poly Forums

02-25-04, 05:55 AM	#18 (permalink)
djmasala Newcomer Joined: Feb 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 6	well i watch 24... 3rd season started 3 weeks ago here in the UK. Coldplay are not my kind of band. I'm more into Linkin Park (bloody geniuses!!), Busta Rhymes, Eminem, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake ("Mr JT, so whatcha got for me??").... I have a wide variety of musical tastes! err... what other programs...Jake 2.0! Thats brilliant. Smallville!! Thats brilliant aswell! __________________ http://www.djmasala.com

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