GCSE's a problem?

Hey there I'm looking to apply to politics at unis such as York , Sheffield , UEA, Lancaster and one other pending results. However my GCSE grades are far from amazing with aabbbbccc and a first diploma in business studies worth 2 a*. Will these grades damage my application to prestigious institutions such as York and possibly Warwick depending on the results I get at AS (Im expecting AABb).

Thanks in advance

Who are you kidding? I can't stand this 'diploma' nonsense. I considerably doubt it is actually worth 2a*s. You would have been better off getting just one a* in an actual GCSE.

Well they're certainly not going to help. Can't you find out if they're is a minimum GCSE requirement? Some Uni's require an A is maths or english. Sheffield seem to let anyone in these days. I'd go there.
But anyway GCSEs are only one part of the application. Make sure all other aspects are fine and you probably have a chance.

those are the grades that they said were equivalent too

Are you trying to provoke me?

Are you trying to provoke me?

Hey there I'm looking to apply to politics at unis such as York , Sheffield , UEA, Lancaster and one other pending results. However my GCSE grades are far from amazing with aabbbbccc and a first diploma in business studies worth 2 a*. Will these grades damage my application to prestigious institutions such as York and possibly Warwick depending on the results I get at AS (Im expecting AABb).

Thanks in advance

We were forced to do the diploma and those are the grades that they said were equivalent too, I fully understand how easy they are and personally I don't respect them as a qualification and I did it! On all the courses they want a minimum of a B in English and Maths, therefore I meet those requirements. Hopefully with some good grades and a strong personal statement ( and D of E and as the managing director of a young enterprise company ) I should have a reasonable chance.

What do you think?

Are you sure about that? I'd understand them wanting a minimum of a B in English, but Maths? I thought they only wanted a C or above...

No I checked after that and it's c grades, btw what A levels are you doing, what grades do you want and what Uni's are you looking at ?

English Lit., History, R.E. and Art AS. Hopefully A* AAa, but I'm getting somewhat doubtful that's possible. I'm applying to 4 top 30/40 unis and one 'safe' option - but a lot of my choices really depend on my AS results.