Good morning,

I was due to begin study at college this academic year on a Level 3 BTEC computing course. I currently hold a first-year certificate from a different Level 3 BTEC computing course, and the college I applied to informed me today that, due to my age (27) I would be better served by attending a Foundational University course instead. According to the advisor, in essence, I would spend an extra year learning the "core" and the "basics" instead of entering another Level 3 course and "retreading old ground". 

However, I recieved the certificate in 2018 and much of what I learned had not gone to use, so I intended upon sitting another full Level 3 course to completion. The wording the advisor used made it clear that I was not likely to have an accepted application to this college, and now I am lost as to what to do. 

Is OU a suitable alternative? Am I being misled?