[deniu3545]

Hey, i was just wondering, what happens if you exceed your A2 predicted grade by a long shot? Because Universitys will only except you if your predicted grades are up to scratch?

For example, I want to go to UCL, i am likely to be predicted AAA, but if i achieved A* A A is there any way to contact them and re-apply? :/ Thanks!

EDIT: to clear up confusion - i mean a situation in which i am not given an offer, due to my TARGET grades being AAA, but then receiving A*AA, whether i could contact them after that too reapply.

[Aspiringlawstudent]

... Are you serious?

This is a joke, right?

Because if you can't figure this out you aren't nearly intelligent enough to go to university.

[<XOXO>]

I don't understand the question.

If a uni has asked for AAA and you get A*AA (or more) they will accept you as you have meet the miniuim requirement?!?

[Aspiringlawstudent]

Surely it is obvious that you aren't going to be at any sort of disadvantage or have any problem at all for exceeding an offer?

I swear I've read that something like 40% of people exceed their offers.

[BabushkaMan]

What he means is what if his predicted grades are lower than what the Uni is asking for and then he exceeds them.

Um....re-apply next year?

EDIT: Alternatively, you can ask your teachers to raise your predicted grades if it's obvious you're now working at a higher level than that (this is what I did, by the way)

[Benniboi1]

This is why predicated grades are stupid. Scrap 'em I say.

[fishfan01]

(Original post by matthurry)
Hey, i was just wondering, what happens if you exceed your A2 predicted grade by a long shot? Because Universitys will only except you if your predicted grades are up to scratch?

For example, I want to go to UCL, i am likely to be predicted AAA, but if i achieved A* A A is there any way to contact them and re-apply? :/ Thanks!

Uhm, do you mean that if you don't get an offer from them, can you reapply? As far as I know, you can only do that if you wait until the next year.

Though, considering the fact that A*AA isn't drastically greater than AAA, and there are plenty of really good universities which will probably accept you for AAA, I wouldn't want to wait a year to do that.

However, (I'm assuming you're in year 12) if you want to go to UCL and their grade requirements are A*AA and you're predicted AAA then there's no harm you applying; you may get an offer anyway, and if you don't then you have 5 options. Losing one won't be the end of the world. Sometimes they might offer you above your predicted grades, but if you are really really lucky and your personal statement's amazing and any interviews go brilliantly.

[fishfan01]

(Original post by Benniboi1)
This is why predicated grades are stupid. Scrap 'em I say.

But then how exactly would universities decide which students to accept? Basing it all on ASs and GCSEs isn't always fair; one can royally screw up an exam, but maybe retake in January, do spectacularly and do really well in their A2 and get a brilliant grade. But if Universities judge them on their AS they may be unfairly treated.

However, I do agree that not all sixth-forms do it very well; our school bases it on what the teacher actually thinks we can realistically achieve and are flexible if the student is adamant that they can do better, but I have heard of plenty of schools where they will only predict students the same as their AS grade. It may be flawed, but Universities need something more than just a PS which has potentially been written by absolutely anybody, not necessarily the applicant. We need something.

Edit: Why the negs??? I do not understand! I find the topic interesting, so if anybody has any points they'd like to raise, then I would be intrigued to hear them, but if you can't articulate them into a comment on the thread then they probably do not stand as points. Just negging for a post which is explaining part of an argument will bring you no satisfaction. If you were to point out a flaw in it, then I'd be more than happy to discuss the issue and it will make you feel like a more fulfilled person

[fishfan01]

(Original post by BabushkaMan)
What he means is what if his predicted grades are lower than what the Uni is asking for and then he exceeds them.

Um....re-apply next year?

EDIT: Alternatively, you can ask your teachers to raise your predicted grades if it's obvious you're now working at a higher level than that (this is what I did, by the way)

Why was this given a neg rep? This is the only reasonable advice that can be given, really. I also got one of my teachers to raise my predicited grade.

[Benniboi1]

(Original post by fishfan01)
But then how exactly would universities decide which students to accept? Basing it all on ASs and GCSEs isn't always fair; one can royally screw up an exam, but maybe retake in January, do spectacularly and do really well in their A2 and get a brilliant grade. But if Universities judge them on their AS they may be unfairly treated.

However, I do agree that not all sixth-forms do it very well; our school bases it on what the teacher actually thinks we can realistically achieve and are flexible if the student is adamant that they can do better, but I have heard of plenty of schools where they will only predict students the same as their AS grade. It may be flawed, but Universities need something more than just a PS which has potentially been written by absolutely anybody, not necessarily the applicant. We need something.

Touche. They should decide based on our achieved A-level grades.

Why should university places be basically decided by whether your head of year/admissions guy likes you? If you're in their good books you may be able to haggle your predicted grades up a notch or 2 and if they don't like you then you may be stuck with whatever they decide.

I'm still trying to think of a convenient way of doing it but, apply by end of march with personal statement, sit exams, (possibly) get exams brought forward by a week or 2 to try and get everything marked and results finalised by the end of July. Universities have 3/4 weeks to offer places (by this time they will have interviewed everyone who they had wanted to and are just waiting on results to see if anyone has achieved more or less than what they expected) then you have 3/4 weeks to decide where you are going. The last bit seems unrealistic and unfair but once I got all my decisions I was given to the start of May so basically 5 weeks to decide.

[fishfan01]

(Original post by Benniboi1)
Touche. They should decide based on our achieved A-level grades.

Why should university places be basically decided by whether your head of year/admissions guy likes you? If you're in their good books you may be able to haggle your predicted grades up a notch or 2 and if they don't like you then you may be stuck with whatever they decide.

I agree that ideally, university offers should be decided on our achieved grades, but the way our exam system works means that there's really not enough time for Universities to decide between exam results and the beginning of the year at University.

However, I'm sure that most sixth forms let subject teachers choose predicted grades, and in my experience they'll only raise grades when it appears to be achievable from the students work. Besides, it doesn't do anything to help the student if they can't or don't achieve the grades anway. Being liked may only hinder a student if this is why predicted grades are raised.

[Benniboi1]

(Original post by fishfan01)
I agree that ideally, university offers should be decided on our achieved grades, but the way our exam system works means that there's really not enough time for Universities to decide between exam results and the beginning of the year at University.

However, I'm sure that most sixth forms let subject teachers choose predicted grades, and in my experience they'll only raise grades when it appears to be achievable from the students work. Besides, it doesn't do anything to help the student if they can't or don't achieve the grades anway. Being liked may only hinder a student if this is why predicted grades are raised.

See my other post again, as I edited it with more. I self teach for further maths though and to be honest at the start of the year my teacher would have said I'd get a B at best (at the start of AS I scraped a B in my first FM exam and he was extremely happy) and if I had needed to be predicted an A* it would never have happened but I'm on target for an A* now having got to grips with self teaching.

[beansprouts]

(Original post by matthurry)
Hey, i was just wondering, what happens if you exceed your A2 predicted grade by a long shot? Because Universitys will only except you if your predicted grades are up to scratch?

For example, I want to go to UCL, i am likely to be predicted AAA, but if i achieved A* A A is there any way to contact them and re-apply? :/ Thanks!

EDIT: to clear up confusion - i mean a situation in which i am not given an offer, due to my TARGET grades being AAA, but then receiving A*AA, whether i could contact them after that too reapply.

If you end up exceeding your predicted results and you are unhappy with or want to change your university then you can apply for other unis through Adjustment. Bear in mind unis such as UCL tend not to enter clearing/adjustment.

[fishfan01]

(Original post by Benniboi1)
See my other post again, as I edited it with more. I self teach for further maths though and to be honest at the start of the year my teacher would have said I'd get a B at best (at the start of AS I scraped a B in my first FM exam and he was extremely happy) and if I had needed to be predicted an A* it would never have happened but I'm on target for an A* now having got to grips with self teaching.

Sounds like a good plan, tbh - it does seem strange that we should decide which universities we want to go to before we have any idea how the exams will actually will turn out. Well done, btw on the self-teaching.

[Benniboi1]

(Original post by fishfan01)
Sounds like a good plan, tbh - it does seem strange that we should decide which universities we want to go to before we have any idea how the exams will actually will turn out. Well done, btw on the self-teaching.

I know right, if we applied later then January results could be taken into account as well I guess to see who is doing better or worse than they did at AS.

Thanks very much!

[fishfan01]

(Original post by Benniboi1)
I know right, if we applied later then January results could be taken into account as well I guess to see who is doing better or worse than they did at AS.

Thanks very much!

January result would be a really good idea - I retook an RE module which I was too arrogant to revise properly in the summer so got a C when I didn't get a nice question and hadn't revised the other topics, but retook and got 100% Luckily, I had gotten my teacher to up my predicted grade, but I know that at some schools that would have totally screwed them over.