Which Uni with these grades??

You could get into London Met with those, try there.

Google > X University > Undergraduate courses > History > Entry requirements > Undergraduate courses > Law > Entry requirements

Repeat for many universities.

Research

No, I think you haven't researched - certainly not very well and this is a reasonable inference from your reply.

Yes, Edinburgh is alone in this being so strongly the case.

They don't give minimum required grades (although this is often, in reality, what they are) and what they state is very much an indication of the kind of offer they will give you. I suggest you hold the attitude if you're going to make fatuous claims based on the application of a principle you've decided applies from one example.

"Even me"



If your question was solely about Edinburgh then fine, you're correct to ask - you could have made this somewhat clearer though.

hah. i think a little less condescension would work both ways. seeing as you seem to have a good grasp of uni's in general; what is your take on edinburgh? do I have a shot with AAB?

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I deleted my message just now as I didn't think it served a useful purpose but obviously you were already replying to it

A fair point.

You stand a chance (I know people who've been admitted with those grades). How much of a chance is another matter. I will quote someone in who will be able to help you much more than I can here

thanks. shall i contact him directly? or will he get a notification pointing him towards this thread now youve mentioned him?

To be honest, even History is more competitive than you would think! I needed to apply for AAB courses as insurance this year and they were really difficult to find! I know they do AAB at Leicester, UEA, Warwick (but only if you have a language at GCSE, and even those requirements may have gone up this year) and a few other places, but generally, they either ask AAA at the 'prestigious' Universities, or ABB/BBB 'everywhere else', there doesn't really seem to be a middle ground. Hope this helped!

hah. i think a little less condescension would work both ways. seeing as you seem to have a good grasp of uni's in general; what is your take on edinburgh? do I have a shot with AAB?

Hi,

(I'm one of the UCAS mods and I'm also an Edinburgh graduate so did a fair bit of work in admissions/student recruitment when I was a student, which is why I've been sent this way)

Basically, Edinburgh expect AAA or higher to be in with a chance of being considered unless there are any extenuating circumstances surrounding the grades, such as illness or going to a poorly performing school meaning your AAB were actually the only A/B grades in the school. If you do have extenuating circumstances, then they will consider you with BBB or higher (which are the minimum entry requirements) but for the vast vast majority of applicants they want AAA or higher to be considered. Even then having AAA or higher does not mean you'll be accepted, it just means they'll look at your application further, then around 15% of these people will get an offer for history and/or law.... meaning the majority of applicants are rejected despite having way above the minimum entry requirements. Edinburgh place a HUGE emphasis on the PS, meaning a lot of people who have an average PS but perform well at interview and get into Oxbridge will not get into Edinburgh as the admission criteria is different. On the other end of the scale, some people are admitted without having AAA due to their educational history. I am one of those people - I got ABBB at AS and AAB at A2.... but I was one of the odd balls at Edinburgh as I didn't have straight As, because most people do.

So, with AAB I'd say your chances are very very very slim unless you do have extenuating circumstances. Edinburgh say on their website they expect AAA or higher for these high demand courses and they have more than enough candidates to consider without dropping below this level. History and law are some of the most competitive courses in the university.

For Edinburgh, you also need a C or above at GCSE in a language other than English. If you don't have this, regardless of your number of As at A level, you won't get an offer. For law, you need A level English for entry but you've got that one covered.

My question is: what grades will I need to get into Edinburgh reading History?

I know it says BBB on the website, but apparently this is b******t. Realistically what would I need?

Thanks

Hey, just wondering my possibilities for uni.

my grades are:

A2
English - A
History - A
Economics - B

AS
Same as above with a B in psychology.


I would ideally like to study history or law.

Would these grades get me into Edinburgh for example as I have looked there?

Thanks

Hey, just wondering my possibilities for uni.

my grades are:

A2
English - A
History - A
Economics - B

AS
Same as above with a B in psychology.


I would ideally like to study history or law.

Would these grades get me into Edinburgh for example as I have looked there?

Thanks