The Big 'Can I Get Into Durham With These Grades' Thread

Hello,
I'm a student from the European Schools, my average last year was 8,8/10, predicted grade is 86-89 and I'm applying for Classics. Thing is, I was going to apply for a Combined Honours (Liberal Arts technically) at Durham with Classics + Sociology + Politics and International Relations, but I've been told that since Classics is a course generally easier to get into, I should consider applying only to Classics at Durham - would I have a higher chance to get an offer with only classics than with combined honours?
Thanks a lot.

There's no reason that you can't apply for both (other than using up two of your 5 choices). My daughter applied for Natural Sciences and Biology at Durham and got offers for both. The offer for Biology was lower than the one for Natural Sciences, so she used the 2 offers as her firm and backup choices.

I've just received an offer for Durham today! So happy

WhaT for?

If I got 5A*s, 5As, and 1B at gcse and am four A*s in my A2s in Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Chemistry, do you think they would still consider me even though my gcses aren't great?

Sport exercise and physical activity, got offered AAB ☺️

Congrats!!! Happy for you, I'd love to be accepted as well
Do you mind me asking what your gcse and as grades were?

Hi everyone,

I'm applying for English Literature and Philosophy for 2016 entry at university, but I'm not sure if I should apply to Durham because I am relying on a lot of retakes to achieve my predicted grades.

At GCSE, I got 3 A*'s, 2 A's, 3 B's and 1 C
At AS Level, I got ABBD in Philosophy, English, Sociology and History
I have to retake a module in Lit, a module in Socio and a module in History.

I am predicted A*AA in Philos, Eng and Socio and then predicted an A in AS History but it is still worth applying to Durham? Do they consider the predicted grades over the achieved AS grades?

Any advice will be much appreciated :-)
Thanks.

Greetings.
I'm about to send off my application, and am slightly worried for my chances of getting into Durham.

I have got a B in Maths GCSE however, so I'm going to apply for the Accounting and Finance foundation course, which I know is not directed at school leavers, but is something I wish to do so I am extremely proficient in the maths around accounting so I can excel at the course without falling behind in anyway. My grades are as follows:
Geography (predicted) A
Gov&Politics (predicted) B
Film Studies (predicted) B (I can probably get an A, in which i'm trying to push to get my predicted grade changed.)

GCSE 3As, 6Bs, 1C, 1D.
I understand that my subjects aren't conventional, and the grades are not all that great. something which should be taken to mind however, is that I didn't have a lot of choice in a wide range of subjects. Assuming I don't get into Durham this year,i'm willing to have a gap year and undertake an economics alevel within the year off.

I'd say that my personal statement is good, considering I have an active interest in finance, and have gone to courses, read books and have constantly kept up to date with current affairs surrounding finance. In addition to this, i have been maintaining a profitable trading portfolio for the last year, which I feel is something that not a great deal of people would have, so is something I feel may make me stand out slightly.


So with this in mind, assuming I have a really 'dappa' personal statement, can I realistically get in?

Since you aren't doing maths or anything related at A level you could struggle. You aren't really demonstrating your competency for the course.