[Aimee_13]

Hi I was wondering if Manchester uni can still accept your offer even if you narrowly miss the grades that they wanted from you. I.e you get AAB when they wanted AAA. If this happened to anyone i would appreciate hearing about it thanks

[Miracle Day]

Do you do Bac?

[Aimee_13]

nope

[darius]

If you miss out on the grades by a small amount you can give them a call and speak to/beg them to take you on. They'll more often that not accept if you missed out by a grade or just messed up one module.

[Origami Bullets]

It will depend on
a) How many people have met their offers, and if the number of people who have met their offers meets / exceeds the number that they are meant to take on
b) If there's any room after people who have met their offers, who has the most attractive application
c) If they think that there may be more attractive candidates in Clearing.

This will obviously vary course by course, and year by year, so it's impossible to tell if it will be the case for you or not.

[britchick]

(Original post by Origami Bullets)
It will depend on
a) How many people have met their offers, and if the number of people who have met their offers meets / exceeds the number that they are meant to take on
b) If there's any room after people who have met their offers, who has the most attractive application
c) If they think that there may be more attractive candidates in Clearing.

This will obviously vary course by course, and year by year, so it's impossible to tell if it will be the case for you or not.

If, say, 90 out of 100 people meet their offer of AAA and there are 10 places free, will these go to clearing, or will the "next best 10" based on marks/application get a place on results day?

Likewise, what if only 30 of 100 people meet their offer, for argument's sake?

[Origami Bullets]

(Original post by britchick)
If, say, 90 out of 100 people meet their offer of AAA and there are 10 places free, will these go to clearing, or will the "next best 10" based on marks/application get a place on results day?

Likewise, what if only 30 of 100 people meet their offer, for argument's sake?

The presumption will be that it will go to the X number of people who got the best grades but didn't quite meet the offer. However, if all of the people who didn't meet their offer got DDU, or if only a few were of a sufficient calibre, then it's likely that they'd put some / all of the spare places into clearing.

However, Manchester pretty much never goes into clearing (except for some of the more obscure courses, such as audiology, where they struggle to find enough decent applicants in the first place). Some courses in some years will end up rejecting people who have missed their offer by 1 UMS.

[britchick]

(Original post by Origami Bullets)
The presumption will be that it will go to the X number of people who got the best grades but didn't quite meet the offer. However, if all of the people who didn't meet their offer got DDU, or if only a few were of a sufficient calibre, then it's likely that they'd put some / all of the spare places into clearing.

However, Manchester pretty much never goes into clearing (except for some of the more obscure courses, such as audiology, where they struggle to find enough decent applicants in the first place). Some courses in some years will end up rejecting people who have missed their offer by 1 UMS.

Thanks! I just really hope I don't have to go through clearing, I think it will emotionally destroy me

[Origami Bullets]

(Original post by britchick)
Thanks! I just really hope I don't have to go through clearing, I think it will emotionally destroy me

I went through clearing as a result of an exam board cock-up (massive undergraded a paper), before Manchester accepted me after a remark.

I have to admit that clearing isn't the most stress-free experience you could possibly imagine, but you will survive! Don't get bumped into taking a course that you don't actually like, and always consider the possibility of taking a gap year, resitting and reapplying. It's often the better option. Because of the cock-up, I ended up taking a gap year (albeit without retaking / reapplying) and (although I was fuming at the time!) I'm actually quite glad it happened in retrospect, as I had a fantastic time, and got into my first choice uni.

[Xæthon]

I read somewhere someone asking what if they missed their offer by a grade, e.g. got ABC instead of ABB, and this was in the reply from the admissions officer.

As a rule the University no longer accept C’s at A-level. However, if you were to achieve a C when you get your results it would be advised to ring the University to see if there would be any chance of being accepted onto the course anyway. It is hard to say at this point if we would give you a place with a C due to numbers but it is a possibility.

[stormzstarrz]

I missed my grades and was still offered a place, however this was 5 years ago (as I'm in my third year and deferred for two years!) I do know though of others in my year who missed their grades and were accepted. Like Origami Bullets states, it really depends on the department you are applying to get a place in, and the competition for the places.

[Aquinas]

Most people I know actually exceeded their offer. My offer was AAB for Politics and Modern History and I ended up with A*AB. I have heard of someone who's graduating this year but was accepted despite getting a slightly lower mark. The size of the courses' intakes could be in your advantage in this case.

I have heard of people who missed out slightly and been accepted into relatively high-demand courses at Russell Groups though.

[takethyfacehence]

I got into Manchester but missed my offer by a grade. However, because this was last year and the course was all booked up already, although they were happy to take me on, they deferred me a year.

[Aquinas]

(Original post by takethyfacehence)
I got into Manchester but missed my offer by a grade. However, because this was last year and the course was all booked up already, although they were happy to take me on, they deferred me a year.

That's pretty interesting. What course was it for? I've never heard of a university to do that.

[Xæthon]

(Original post by takethyfacehence)
I got into Manchester but missed my offer by a grade. However, because this was last year and the course was all booked up already, although they were happy to take me on, they deferred me a year.

What was your offer and what did you get instead?

[takethyfacehence]

(Original post by Aquinas)
That's pretty interesting. What course was it for? I've never heard of a university to do that.

(Original post by Xæthon)
What was your offer and what did you get instead?

Oh I just realised I lied there, I missed my offer by two grades. Social Anthropology, AAB. I got ABC. BUT, it gets more interesting (?). When I was originally given my offer on UCAS, it was an offer of ABB. A few months later (while I was still getting other offers in) it changed to AAB. I thought this was clearly because of the demand they were getting in. I tried to ask them about it but they pretty much ignored me.

[Lana-90]

(Original post by Aimee_13)
Hi I was wondering if Manchester uni can still accept your offer even if you narrowly miss the grades that they wanted from you. I.e you get AAB when they wanted AAA. If this happened to anyone i would appreciate hearing about it thanks

My offer was AAB but I got ABB and was still accepted (a couple of years ago). My course was only small though, with 30ish people so that could be why. even with larger courses i know several people who missed their grades but still got in. I've heard manchester prefers to take on the next best candidates, rather than through clearing, or atleast prefer to take manchester firmers who missed their offers and offer then other courses which still have spaces rather than random people who call through clearing. but it does of course depend on how many other people meet their grades and how popular your course had been this year

[Aquinas]

To be fair, whether you meet your target or not, you're still the same candidate you were before and will be after. If you miss out by a few UMS it's not a huge deal. You were deemed good enough to get an offer in the first place.

[Origami Bullets]

(Original post by Aquinas)
To be fair, whether you meet your target or not, you're still the same candidate you were before and will be after. If you miss out by a few UMS it's not a huge deal. You were deemed good enough to get an offer in the first place.

Want to bet? I had an offer of ABB, results day came and it said BBB. On two of those subjects, if I had got 2 more UMS marks on either of them, then I would have been in. As it was, they rejected me and only let me in (after forcing me to defer for a year) after a remark.

[Aquinas]

(Original post by Origami Bullets)
Want to bet? I had an offer of ABB, results day came and it said BBB. On two of those subjects, if I had got 2 more UMS marks on either of them, then I would have been in. As it was, they rejected me and only let me in (after forcing me to defer for a year) after a remark.

What course was this for? Some are very tough, and I suppose if the subject isn't interviewing candidates, judging merely on personal statement is quite unreliable, so if one candidate misses out then there's no real solid criterion which would favour their application over anothers who'd achieved higher. Barring applicable real-world experience, I suppose.