Foundations

1998Ruby1998

我阿媽本來想我讀foundation(中文除咗作文之外，持續多年唔合格)，但係阿爸堅持要full cert畢業，佢話萬一要入政府工，需要有文憑試中文，佢想我搏下合格(當然派咗成績，合格)，出國讀書，返香港打政府工可能要考返政府嗰邊出嘅卷。但係本身去外國都係避開中文，到時去咗外國太耐，冇乜點接觸keep住學中文，要考嘅話可能會好吃力，除非你係決定唔返香港，或者就算返嚟都唔做主任/警察嗰類嘅civil servant。 呢層真係要諗下讀完嗰一科，未來出路大慨去向係點。
我聽有人就係冇考DSE，直接去英國讀醫，點知香港要佢考返個中文試，佢啲中文本身好差，加上咁多年冇讀中文，所以唔考，留係外國做醫生。

1998Ruby1998

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我都唔鍾意政府工，但係世事難料，我又唔係讀醫讀law，都要準備條後路俾自己。我作文好但係其他差，阿媽本身想一早小學就送我出國(英籍)，阿爸驚去咗外國太耐，到時候真係要返嚟香港，會唔記得中文。我個親戚細我一年，細細個就去咗英國，除咗聽廣東話好少少之外，同一個有考GCSE中文嘅鬼佬差唔多 (我知GSCE係普通話)。

1998Ruby1998

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唔係間間大學同科目都有foundation，我記得有大學提供物理治療foundation，我同學好想去，但係佢冇修Phy，淨係讀Chem Bio，要一年時間追人哋AL程度嘅三科理科會好辛苦，所以放棄。Foundation會限死一間大學同埋嗰個課程，到時候其實實力可以去更好或者想讀其他科都唔可以轉軚(有啲可以轉，但係選擇唔多)，又或者咁啱 touch wood 唔好彩入唔返Year 1，又要再嘥時間嘥錢。

讀AL就海闊天空，任君選擇，有啲課程例如係XX科+Modern language，但係通常都要學生有AL證明先可以申請。你覺得自己AL會考得好好嘅，咪揀Russell Group，如果覺得自己未夠班唔敢搏，可以揀返啲二線少少嘅大學，冇限制邊間同讀咩系。

要睇樓主你或者仔女心儀邊科同邊間大學，因為foundation限制多，要諗清楚大學係咪真係你鍾意嘅，課程你唔會覺讀得好辛苦。

1998Ruby1998

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I think that really depends on which school/ Six Form you are attending. My cousin studies at Solihull School and she says quite a number of teachers are PhDs from Oxbridge, the school really wants to boost the GSCE and AL performance (sacked a few teachers whose performance are slightly off scale). Of course, only private schools and top government schools can afford employing them. I don't know whether having a PhD as lecturers is that vital, but surely if the lecturers know how to teach, that would be wonderful.

Foundation could be better since it's a truly practical programme for that particular university course. Lecturers can always teach more on certain topics that is useful in future studies. AL is broader and less practical than Foundations, it buys you more time and options. All we say is, whether you have your mind set or you want to ponder every possible option.