[elephantdon]

well i am depressed with my gcse grades, i got 1A* 3as and 3bs.


but in AS level i got AAAB economics,physics,maths ,furthermaths

have i got any chance to study economics at a good university, if so which ones?


also does anybody kno anyone who is in my position and has alread got an offer?

[GeorgeMills]

Most top universities look for 3 A's at A level including math to do economics.


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[elephantdon]

(Original post by GeorgeMills)
Most top universities look for 3 A's at A level including math to do economics.


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so if i do get 3 A's would i have a chance?

[owen1994]

(Original post by elephantdon)
well i am depressed with my gcse grades, i got 1A* 3as and 3bs.


but in AS level i got AAAB economics,physics,maths ,furthermaths

have i got any chance to study economics at a good university, if so which ones?


also does anybody kno anyone who is in my position and has alread got an offer?

No one can answer your question as we don't know what your perception of a good university is.

It also depends on how good your A's are in terms of UMS and how much revision you did. Some people do little revision and do really well in the first year because the first year is really easy relative to A2 levels. If you studied really hard and have only got mediocre A's, like 80-85% then you probably have a really low chance of getting into a top uni.
I would regard good uni's as top 25/ top 20. You will be able to get into some good university.

[GeorgeMills]

(Original post by elephantdon)
so if i do get 3 A's would i have a chance?

You would have a very good chance; I would class top 20 as good universities


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[elephantdon]

[QUOTE=owen1994;37954403]No one can answer your question as we don't know what your perception of a good university is.

It also depends on how good your A's are in terms of UMS and how much revision you did. Some people do little revision and do really well in the first year because the first year is really easy relative to A2 levels. If you studied really hard and have only got mediocre A's, like 80-85% then you probably have a really low chance of getting into a top uni.
I would regard good uni's as top 25/ top

okay thanks but would bham be an option

[elephantdon]

[QUOTE=elephantdon;37956386][QUOTE=owen1994;37954403]No one can answer your question as we don't know what your perception of a good university is.

It also depends on how good your A's are in terms of UMS and how much revision you did. Some people do little revision and do really well in the first year because the first year is really easy relative to A2 levels. If you studied really hard and have only got mediocre A's, like 80-85% then you probably have a really low chance of getting into a top uni.
I would regard good uni's as top 25/ top

okay thanks. But would birmingham be an option?

[yothi5]

Maybe some of the lower ranked Russell Group unis?

[owen1994]

[QUOTE=elephantdon;37956418][QUOTE=elephantdon;37956386]

(Original post by owen1994)

okay thanks. But would birmingham be an option?

Birmingham has quite tough grade requirements at AAA (Especially given the subjects you study). But lets not forget that you have the chance to apply for 5 university's, so of course it can be an option. But whether you even get an offer is a completely different story, you need a good personal statement and reference from your tutor.

GCSEs shouldn't really matter, yours are fine, the only potential issue is that you have only 7. (Unless you deliberately didn't include your C's or less). GCSE's really don't mean all that much so long as you get the grades in important subjects. like Grade A-A* in maths at GCSE, atleast a B for Uni economics otherwise your pretty much handicapped. Then grade B english.

On the other hand, the top top university's focus on GCSE's because people with good GCSEs have been brought up by their parents in a way that makes them perceive education above anything else.

I'll stop blabbering on now and get to the point. If you can tick all the points I make below you can get into your desired university.

You have work experience (real job>volunteering 10fold)
You can demonstrate your a autonomous learner
You have the capability of getting AAA (Only you know what you can achieve)
You have no fear of admitting and learning from your mistakes
You start to revise/learn for exams at least 6weeks before
You have a revision plan
You stick to the revision plan
You repeat the following quote in your head atleast once a day, "Not all those that work hard succeed, but all those that have succeeded have worked hard" or something on the lines of

End of the day mate, anything is achievable.
I finished AS level with just ABB with A in economics, B in business, and B in maths. In the third set of exams I resat a business module that was barely on a C, it was like 76/120 marks or less. Come results day I got full marks in the exam I resat. I had no help from my teacher at all, I learned the whole unit by myself for the second time and bought the toolkit etc. I also devised a revision plan for transport economics which was my third unit, I stuck to the plan and got full marks in that as well. And although I did a lot of work for C3 maths, cleared all the past papers, all the solomons etc, I made stupid mistakes in the exam and only got 70UMS, just a B.

So I jumped from ABB at AS to A*(Equivalent, 93%+) economics, A*business (equive, 92.5%+) and B in maths. I chose not to resit the maths because I only need AAB for Newcastle to study BSC economics. This requires me to get like 40% 40% 40% in the next exam about to get in. Hopefully this has provided you with some helpful info

[dean01234]

seems a bit late... if you have your AS results you are in year 13 so should have applied to universities in January at the latest

[elephantdon]

[QUOTE=owen1994;37957611][QUOTE=elephantdon;37956418]

(Original post by elephantdon)

Birmingham has quite tough grade requirements at AAA (Especially given the subjects you study). But lets not forget that you have the chance to apply for 5 university's, so of course it can be an option. But whether you even get an offer is a completely different story, you need a good personal statement and reference from your tutor.

GCSEs shouldn't really matter, yours are fine, the only potential issue is that you have only 7. (Unless you deliberately didn't include your C's or less). GCSE's really don't mean all that much so long as you get the grades in important subjects. like Grade A-A* in maths at GCSE, atleast a B for Uni economics otherwise your pretty much handicapped. Then grade B english.

On the other hand, the top top university's focus on GCSE's because people with good GCSEs have been brought up by their parents in a way that makes them perceive education above anything else.

I'll stop blabbering on now and get to the point. If you can tick all the points I make below you can get into your desired university.

You have work experience (real job>volunteering 10fold)
You can demonstrate your a autonomous learner
You have the capability of getting AAA (Only you know what you can achieve)
You have no fear of admitting and learning from your mistakes
You start to revise/learn for exams at least 6weeks before
You have a revision plan
You stick to the revision plan
You repeat the following quote in your head atleast once a day, "Not all those that work hard succeed, but all those that have succeeded have worked hard" or something on the lines of

End of the day mate, anything is achievable.
I finished AS level with just ABB with A in economics, B in business, and B in maths. In the third set of exams I resat a business module that was barely on a C, it was like 76/120 marks or less. Come results day I got full marks in the exam I resat. I had no help from my teacher at all, I learned the whole unit by myself for the second time and bought the toolkit etc. I also devised a revision plan for transport economics which was my third unit, I stuck to the plan and got full marks in that as well. And although I did a lot of work for C3 maths, cleared all the past papers, all the solomons etc, I made stupid mistakes in the exam and only got 70UMS, just a B.

So I jumped from ABB at AS to A*(Equivalent, 93%+) economics, A*business (equive, 92.5%+) and B in maths. I chose not to resit the maths because I only need AAB for Newcastle to study BSC economics. This requires me to get like 40% 40% 40% in the next exam about to get in. Hopefully this has provided you with some helpful info

well i only got 7 gcse because i chose dida.

would exeter be an option

[owen1994]

maybe

[M1F2R3]

The only real way to find out is to apply. A friend of mine studied Economics at Cambridge, he applied via an open application (to see what would happen)a few years ago and got an offer. He's now working for a bank, not bad for a guy who didn't have all A*s at GCSE and had a C as AS level (he did 5, though and got As in the rest).

My advice is pick four uni's you think you may have a chance at getting into and an insurance option. Don't listen to people who say "you can't do this" or " you can't do that", apply and find out.

Good luck.

[16dan2life]

(Original post by elephantdon)
well i am depressed with my gcse grades, i got 1A* 3as and 3bs.


but in AS level i got AAAB economics,physics,maths ,furthermaths

have i got any chance to study economics at a good university, if so which ones?


also does anybody kno anyone who is in my position and has alread got an offer?

I am confused, are you in year 13, if so haven't you already applied to uni? If you're in year 12 how do you know your AS grades?

It's hard to tell if you can get offers but judging from your grades you have a good chance, I read earlier posts and I noticed you want to apply to a top 20 uni, I'd say you have a good chance of getting offers from them. Your gcses won't play a major part unless you apply to Oxbridge/LSE. Also I saw some ppl mentioning UMS marks, only Oxbridge and I think LSE ask for UMS.

However, other unis can still ask your school for UMS scores if necessary( I wouldn't fret to much about it).

I'd personally recommend you to apply to( all are top 20):

University of Nottingham ( require A in gcse maths OR minimum C in AS level maths) entry requirements range from A*AA-AAA, I recently contacted the admissions tutor and she kindly mentioned that you have a higher chance of receiving an offer if you take full A level maths.( I personally think for those who don't take A level maths but have an A in gcse maths are required the A* grade in a particular subject).

University of Birmingham ( require C In gcse English and A in maths), once again if maths Is taken at A level then A in gcse maths isn't nevessary. Requirements AAA but when I contacted Bham they stated that there requirements may change so keep checking their website.

University of Bristol( GCSE requirements not mentioned), A*AA-AAB BUT A's are needed in Core 1- Core 4.

University of Manchester( C in gcse English and B in gcse maths required), requirements are AAA

For your 5th option I say go for a top 5 uni( you might aswell try), such as UCL/Warwick/LSE( all require top gcse grades), offers are mostly A*AA but may be lowered to AAA( except UCL)

So your gcse grades are fine

I highly recommend you to retake some of your modules to get your FM to an A cuz the top 5 really prefer Further maths

NOTE- those requirements are for a straight pure economics degree not a joint economics degree(requirements may be similar for a joint econ degree)

Hope I have helped

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[TheHaylio]

(Original post by 16dan2life)
I am confused, are you in year 13, if so haven't you already applied to uni? If you're in year 12 how do you know your AS grades?

It's hard to tell if you can get offers but judging from your grades you have a good chance, I read earlier posts and I noticed you want to apply to a top 20 uni, I'd say you have a good chance of getting offers from them. Your gcses won't play a major part unless you apply to Oxbridge/LSE. Also I saw some ppl mentioning UMS marks, only Oxbridge and I think LSE ask for UMS.

However, other unis can still ask your school for UMS scores if necessary( I wouldn't fret to much about it).

I'd personally recommend you to apply to( all are top 20):

University of Nottingham ( require A in gcse maths OR minimum C in AS level maths) entry requirements range from A*AA-AAA, I recently contacted the admissions tutor and she kindly mentioned that you have a higher chance of receiving an offer if you take full A level maths.( I personally think for those who don't take A level maths but have an A in gcse maths are required the A* grade in a particular subject).

University of Birmingham ( require C In gcse English and A in maths), once again if maths Is taken at A level then A in gcse maths isn't nevessary. Requirements AAA but when I contacted Bham they stated that there requirements may change so keep checking their website.

University of Bristol( GCSE requirements not mentioned), A*AA-AAB BUT A's are needed in Core 1- Core 4.

University of Manchester( C in gcse English and B in gcse maths required), requirements are AAA

For your 5th option I say go for a top 5 uni( you might aswell try), such as UCL/Warwick/LSE( all require top gcse grades), offers are mostly A*AA but may be lowered to AAA( except UCL)

So your gcse grades are fine

I highly recommend you to retake some of your modules to get your FM to an A cuz the top 5 really prefer Further maths

NOTE- those requirements are for a straight pure economics degree not a joint economics degree(requirements may be similar for a joint econ degree)

Hope I have helped

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Would you say i needed to take as Further maths to apply to cambridge? Thanks

[16dan2life]

(Original post by TheHaylio)
Would you say i needed to take as Further maths to apply to cambridge? Thanks

Hi

I'm sure Cambridge have stated that F.Maths is desirable but not essential, I highly recommend you to take AS/A level FM if you want to apply to UCL/LSE/Cambridge seeing as they highly regard it. A grade D in AS further maths will satisfy LSE and UCL(doubt cambridge).

Conclusion, highly recommend you to take it if you want to apply for straight economics degree at those institutes I previously mentioned.

What subjects are you currently studying?

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