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(Original post by Llewellyn)
So I guess it's just AS grades + GCSEs + Personal Statement? I suppose that works okay for anyone who has a good application on paper... but choosing candidates for arts and humanities courses must be quite difficult.

Looking at their website, Durham say that they are looking for well-rounded people (basically) so I think the Personal statement must have quite a bit of weighting.

Yeah, I think that's it really. Durham are in the position of being a very good university who don't interview, and hence their popular courses (English, History and the like) are known for being exceptionally competitive. Stories of successful applicants to Oxbridge who were rejected from places like Durham are not rare I believe.

[J.Nalbandian14]

Hi, Name: Jack, Course: Accounting and Finance, College: not too sure yet and I don't have a first choice; between Durham queensbelfast and reading. Currently studying: Maths English Lit Psychology History However I'm
Not sure if I can get in due to my gcse grades. Can someone help and tell me whether 2 As, 9 Bs, 1 C and 2 Ds is good enough. Since gcse I have advanced my game in ALevel and got AAA in jan exams. Yet will my gcse grades bring my chances down? x


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[Sarr]

Name: Sara
Course applying for: English Lit
College applying for: Either Hatfield or University
Studying currently: English Lit, RE, History, Psychology
1st choice?: Nope, Cambridge (I can dream!) but both want A*AA..
GCSEs - 6A*s, 6As
Predicted AS grades - AAAA
Predicted A2 grades - A*A*A

[Platostolemysocks]

Username: Platostolemysocks
Course: English and History
College: St Cuthberts/St Marys/University
GCSEs: 8A*s, 2As,
A Level or Equivalent Subjects: English, History, Biology and Maths
AS Grades: AAAA
A Level or Equivalent Predictions A*A*A*
Outcome: --
Extras:

[jamboogy]

Name: James
Course applying for: Economics and French - need A*AA
College applying for: University
Studying currently: Maths, English Literature, Art, French (dropping Art for A2)
1st choice?: No, Leeds

[wardah2]

Name: wh2
Course applying for: Sociology/ Criminology/ English Literature (Not 100% sure yet)
Studying currently: English Literature, History, Sociology, Business Studies
GCSEs: 7As, 3Bs, 2Cs
1st choice: Nope

[Jeff Winger]

Name: Jeff Winger
Course applying for: Physics with Foundation 1yr then Physics with Astrophysics
College applying for: Unsure
Studying currently: Politics, Economics, Psychology, English Language
1st choice?: If I get in, Yes

Recently decided that I don't want to be doing a job that will probably be 'officey' but do something that interests and excites me but my A-Levels do not allow for a physics degree so the foundation will have to be taken.

[EAM1995]

Currently a close second choice after UCL!

Username: EAM1995
Course: Modern Languages - either French & Italian or French, Spanish & ab initio Russian
College: St Cuthberts/St Marys/University
GCSEs: 10 A*s & 2 As
A Level or Equivalent Subjects: French, History, Spanish (+ English Language & Italian at AS Level)
AS Grades:
A Level or Equivalent Predictions AAA
Outcome: --
Extras: Work experience, Black belt martial artist, Registered First Aider, Grade 8 piano

[Butterfly9595]

Name: Rachel
Course applying for: Combined Honours in Arts (English, German, and possibly Spanish)
College applying for: Grey/ St. Aidan's/ Trevelyan
Studying currently: German, English Lit, Biology, Psychology
1st choice?: Dont' Know, can't decide between Durham and Exeter, and that's even if I get into either of them!

[ellenne]

Name: Ellenne
Course applying for: English literature and History
College applying for: -
Studying currently: IB HL English language and literature A, History, Economics/SL Biology, Finnish literature A, Math (Studies)
1st choice?: No.

[lului95]

Name: Lucy
Course applying for: Modern Languages (French and Spanish and possibly Italian)
College applying for: Van Mildert
Studying currently: French, Spanish, Psychology, Biology
1st choice?: not sure yet

[Dollygirl]

Name: Simone
Course applying for: History
College applying for: -
Studying currently: in September I'm starting an HEFC course run by Northumbria University, I'll be studying History, British Politics and Psychology.
1st choice?: Yes.

I'd absolutely love to go to Durham, but as I had a horrible time at school. I was Bullied, spent almost a year with a home tutor after being attacked and going back to a unit for people who had been out of main stream education for medical issues or bullying, and I achieved 4 GCSE's between January and June, which is shamefully the most anyone who attended that unit has ever had, but was not enough to be allowed onto an A Level course, I'm doing HEFC and I'm hoping they'll help me find ways to build my UCAS points up and get into a great university, I'm not super hopefully but I'm crossing my fingers I'll finally get to where I'd like to be.

[Nannabakjensen]

Name: Nanna
Course applying for: International Relations
College applying for: University College
Studying currently: Danish qualifications - Danish, English, Spanish, Social Science, History, Sports, Religion, Classics, Biology and Chemistry (and I have finished Math, Philosophy, Physics and Music)
1st choice?: No

Can someone add me to the stalking page? I don't know how to do it

[mds0213]

Name:Mitch
Course applying for: PPE
College applying for: Is this the colleges that we want to apply to?
Studying currently: US Qualifications - Advanced Placement (AP-similar to A Levels) Comparative Govt., AP French, AP Physics, AP English Lit and Comp.
1st choice?: UNC Chapel Hill!

Its kind of great how much cheaper higher edu. is in the UK and europe as a whole compared to the US!

[Llewellyn]

(Original post by Sarr)
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Username: Platostolemysocks
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[Dark Lord of Mordor]

(Original post by Llewellyn)
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Wow, that is amazing. Have you had your exam yet?

[Llewellyn]

(Original post by SrijanParmeshwar)
Wow, that is amazing. Have you had your exam yet?

Yep - I failed. The examiner was really lovely and she kept on trying to help me in the oral part, which just made me even more embarrassed

Glad to get it over with tbh!

[Dark Lord of Mordor]

(Original post by Llewellyn)
Yep - I failed. The examiner was really lovely and she kept on trying to help me in the oral part, which just made me even more embarrassed

Glad to get it over with tbh!

Awh well it is nice to be finished with any exam, but I'm thankful I'm not doing any music exams

[Etoile]

I visited Sheffield the other day and it was really far and Durham is even further and it's just too difficult/expensive to get to (I'd probably have to fly to get there in a day) so I've decided not to apply after all :/ Good luck with your applications everyone!

[chickenonsteroids]

(Original post by Etoile)
I visited Sheffield the other day and it was really far and Durham is even further and it's just too difficult/expensive to get to (I'd probably have to fly to get there in a day) so I've decided not to apply after all :/ Good luck with your applications everyone!

Won't you be living there?