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The stuff I had to dig through university websites and printer manuals to find out, written down once so you don't have to. Every guide says when it was last checked and links where the facts came from.
- 2027 entry · Computing Do you need Higher Maths for Computer Science in Scotland? Which Scottish universities make you have Higher Maths for Computer Science, what grade they want, and where you can get in without it. Checked against every uni's own course page.
- 2027 exams · Resits How to resit Highers after leaving school in Scotland Your options for resitting Highers once you've left school in Scotland, with real college prices, what happens to the coursework, the 2027 exam dates and how universities treat resits.
- 2027 entry · Medicine What Highers do you need for Medicine in Scotland? The Highers, Advanced Highers, National 5s and UCAT each Scottish medical school asks for in 2027, plus the widening access offers and gateway years, all from the universities' own pages.
- 3D printing · Finishing How to fix elephant foot on 3D prints What causes elephant foot on the bottom of FDM prints, the slicer settings that prevent it in PrusaSlicer and Bambu Studio, and how to clean it off a print that already has it.
- 3D printing · Finishing How to remove 3D print supports without leaving marks How to get supports off PLA and PETG prints cleanly, which tools to use in what order, how to clean up the scarred surface, and the slicer settings that make the next one easier.
- 3D printing · Getting started What tools do you need for 3D printing? The tools that actually get used next to an FDM 3D printer, what already comes in the box with a Bambu Lab or Prusa, and what you're better off buying separately.