Private Cadidate info needed. A-level Maths.

[Samsonknight]

Hi,

Maths is going very well, however I am having a slight problem, I need a
place to sit OCR (MEI) maths Examinations....I have phoned up many of the
local colleges, Southwark,Lewishem,Greenwich...However, I am getting the
following problems:

1, I cannot be entered for the exams privately because they only let
students that have been enrolled into anyone of their courses to only be
entered into an exam.

2,The college is registered to EDEXCEL exam board , therefore I am not
allowed to take exams for any other exam board for that given subject.

My tutor has been searching for a place too, however there is no luck, so I
was wondering if anyone on here could help out, otherwise I will have no
choice but to be entered for the EDexcel exams my old sixthform. I do not
mind doing Edexcel , as I did it 2 years back but my tutor is much more
familiar with OCR, so therefore its only logical to do OCR. Thank you.

[jess]

Post by Samsonknight
Maths is going very well, however I am having a slight problem, I
need a place to sit OCR (MEI) maths Examinations.

have you tried contacting OCR?

[Alun Harford]

Post by jess
have you tried contacting OCR?

http://www.ocr.org.uk/OCR/WebSite/docroot/ocrservices/faq/faqdetail.do?faqoi
d=12620

Alun Harford

[Alun Harford]

http://www.ocr.org.uk/OCR/WebSite/docroot/ocrservices/faq/faqdetail.do?faqoi
d=12642

Alun Harford

[Samsonknight]

Post by Alun Harford
http://www.ocr.org.uk/OCR/WebSite/docroot/ocrservices/faq/faqdetail.do?faqoi
d=12642
Alun Harford

Yeah I looked at OCR web site before (that was the first thing I did) and it
was no help. I came across that FAQ page which said the following:


I'm a private candidate, but when I called OCR I was told I couldn't
have centre details for a course I want to take - why?

OCR does not maintain a list of centres which accept private
candidates because of the frequency with which centres change their
policies. OCR are therefore unable to give details for centres in your local
area.
which isnt much help on their behalf.


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[John Porcella]

Ask OCR.

I think you will find that the private tutorial/cramming colleges in Central
London will be only too happy to have you take your papers with them, for a
fee. This is how I took my accounting 'A' level.

[Alun Harford]

Post by John Porcella
Ask OCR.

http://www.ocr.org.uk/OCR/WebSite/docroot/ocrservices/faq/faqdetail.do?faqoi
d=12620

Alun Harford

[Samsonknight]

Post by John Porcella
Ask OCR.
I think you will find that the private tutorial/cramming colleges in Central
London will be only too happy to have you take your papers with them, for a
fee. This is how I took my accounting 'A' level.

Could you please give me further details about colleges in central london
that does this - I really hope they are not a 2 hour bus journey away from
where I am though. I do not paying a fee. Thanks.

[Samsonknight]

Post by Samsonknight

Post by John Porcella
Ask OCR.
I think you will find that the private tutorial/cramming colleges in Central
London will be only too happy to have you take your papers with them, for a
fee. This is how I took my accounting 'A' level.

Could you please give me further details about colleges in central london
that does this - I really hope they are not a 2 hour bus journey away from
where I am though. I do not paying a fee. Thanks.

*mind paying a fee*

[Ian/Cath Ford]

There was (and may well still be) something called the London Open
Centre which, I think, you could register with and sit whatever you
wanted. I have no idea hoq it works, but it might be worth having a
look. If in doubt ring up OCR and ask to talk to "someone about A
level Maths" (don't let on you're a candidate yet get to the
department first) and then ask their advice.

If they have a nasty call centre type thingy (as do Edexcel
(***never*** ring them, ***ever***)) then call AQA instead and pretend
that you're doing one of their syllabuses. All you'll need to do is
find out which office deals with the syllabus - which may well be the
case for OCR as well. If in doubt ring up the central enquiries
number and ask.

Fwiw, I don't believe that any centre has a one-exam board deal which
repcludes them from offering invigilation services to outside
candidates. The places you've asked are, imo, fobbing you off (but it
could be that they're right - who knows). Have you tried the local
schools as well - even if they only work up to 16 it might be that
they can fit you in. I think we would if you were local to us.

You could well have to pay for your invigilator time of course.

Ian

[Rebecca Loader]

Post by Ian/Cath Ford
There was (and may well still be) something called the London Open
Centre which, I think, you could register with and sit whatever you
wanted.

I think the London Open Centre is only for AQA exams - I sat my philosophy
AS there a couple of years ago. Actually, looking at the website, it's been
discontinued following the June 2004 exams, anyway, owing to lack of demand.

Becky

[John Porcella]

Post by Samsonknight

Post by John Porcella
Ask OCR.
I think you will find that the private tutorial/cramming colleges in Central
London will be only too happy to have you take your papers with them,

for

Post by Samsonknight

Post by John Porcella
a
fee. This is how I took my accounting 'A' level.

Could you please give me further details about colleges in central london
that does this - I really hope they are not a 2 hour bus journey away from
where I am though. I do not paying a fee. Thanks.

Is Kensington High Street convenient enough for you? I used Campbell-Harris
College simply as a centre to sit the examination. They were not exactly
cheap, but I had no other choice since my application was rather late and
they could put me in as a late entry.

Contact

By email
***@campbellharris.com

By telephone
020 7937 0032

By fax
020 7938 1466

By letter
The Principals
185 Kensington High Street
London
W8 6SH
United Kingdom

[Kate]

Post by John Porcella
Is Kensington High Street convenient enough for you? I used
Campbell-Harris
College simply as a centre to sit the examination. They were not exactly
cheap, but I had no other choice since my application was rather late and
they could put me in as a late entry.

I was just about to suggest that one- I sat an exam there and they were very
helpful. I think I paid £32 to sit one module there for Edexcel and I had
to provide them with 5 SAEs and I had to take my passport along as well.

I think I actually suggested this to you before Samsonknight.

Apparently there is also a place in Sutton that you can sit any exam at. If
that is not too far away from you then I will get the details for you.

Kate

[Samsonknight]

Post by Kate

Post by John Porcella
Is Kensington High Street convenient enough for you? I used
Campbell-Harris
College simply as a centre to sit the examination. They were not exactly
cheap, but I had no other choice since my application was rather late and
they could put me in as a late entry.

I was just about to suggest that one- I sat an exam there and they were
very helpful. I think I paid £32 to sit one module there for Edexcel and
I had to provide them with 5 SAEs and I had to take my passport along as
well.

What exam was it? was it maths, if that was the case could I sit another
exam board for that same subject?

Post by Kate
I think I actually suggested this to you before Samsonknight.

Yes you did, but the context you gave me the advice for at the time was
different. You recommeded this place as a place for me to do a years a level
in maths.

Post by Kate
Apparently there is also a place in Sutton that you can sit any exam at.
If that is not too far away from you then I will get the details for you.
Kate

I have no idea where sutton is. I think I should look it up.

[Kate]

Post by Samsonknight
What exam was it? was it maths, if that was the case could I sit another
exam board for that same subject?

it was history. they let you sit anything- you just fill out the form and
they enter you.

Post by Samsonknight
I have no idea where sutton is. I think I should look it up.

Next to Croydon.

[Samsonknight]

Post by Kate

Post by Samsonknight
What exam was it? was it maths, if that was the case could I sit another
exam board for that same subject?

it was history. they let you sit anything- you just fill out the form and
they enter you.

Could you give me the web address please? thanks...

Post by Kate

Post by Samsonknight
I have no idea where sutton is. I think I should look it up.

Next to Croydon.

[John Porcella]

Post by Samsonknight

Post by Kate

Post by John Porcella
Is Kensington High Street convenient enough for you? I used Campbell-Harris
College simply as a centre to sit the examination. They were not exactly
cheap, but I had no other choice since my application was rather late and
they could put me in as a late entry.

I was just about to suggest that one- I sat an exam there and they were
very helpful. I think I paid £32 to sit one module there for Edexcel and
I had to provide them with 5 SAEs and I had to take my passport along as
well.

What exam was it? was it maths, if that was the case could I sit another
exam board for that same subject?

You tell them which paper and board, and they do the rest.

Post by Samsonknight
I have no idea where sutton is. I think I should look it up.

It is in Surrey and reachable from Victoria and Elephant and Castle, inter
alia.

[Matthew Huntbach]

Post by John Porcella

Post by Samsonknight
I have no idea where sutton is. I think I should look it up.

It is in Surrey and reachable from Victoria and Elephant and Castle, inter
alia.

No, it *used* to be part of Surrey, but is now part of Greater London.
The Royal Mail confused things by continuing to use the old county names
on addresses rather than changing in line with the change of administrative
counties - which took place in 1965. However, they have now given up doing
so, the "postal counties" no longer have an official existence. So Sutton
is no longer "in Surrey" in that sense either.

Matthew Huntbach