Quote Originally Posted by Graham Breeze View Post
Anthony

Does that suggest that an English school leaver with good "A" levels would have an initially easier time in Scotland, and be better able to manage the initial school-university transition - meaning have more fun and still pass First Year exams?

Quote Originally Posted by PiesAreGood View Post
If they started in year 1 (of 4) Graham, depending on subjects etc, yes.

If they started in year 2 (of 4), which you can with "A" levels, no.
I actually have some relevant experience on this.

My brother went to St. Andrews to do Chemistry, and went straight into their second year (I think he had to do some of their First Year exams before they admitted him to the second year). He got on fine.

I was thinking of doing the same when I went to St. Andrews to do Maths and Physics, until I looked at their first-year syllabus, which especially in Maths included many areas of Maths that the A-Level syllabus didn't even touch on. So I went into the first year, and I suppose I did find it fairly easy; or what I really remember is that I found the second year a great deal harder!