What's better AAAAB or AAAA?
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What's better AAAAB or AAAA?I took 5 AS levels and I think I'm going to get AAAAB in them. Would I be at an advantage or a disadvantage if I was applying to top universities (e.g. LSE/UCL/Oxbridge) with AAAAB instead of AAAA if I only took four subjects?
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Re: What's better AAAAB or AAAA?There is no point answering with a straight answer! If I were to choose one, I would just get a load of negs.
Though in my opinion they are both fantastic and would do well in the eyes of any university! Just do your best, that is enough and it is great! -
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Re: What's better AAAAB or AAAA?Is this for real? A B is not a bad grade, obviously it's more impressive to have done well in five a-levels than four...
Please stop negging me. A B is NOT a bad grade, if it were a D or something else I would agree that perhaps it would be better to drop the subject before cashing in your result.Last edited by laurenbowes; 21-08-2012 at 23:52. -
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Re: What's better AAAAB or AAAA?So you believe AAAAB > AAAA?(Original post by laurenbowes)
Is this for real? A B is not a bad grade, obviously it's more impressive to have done well in five a-levels than four... -
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Re: What's better AAAAB or AAAA?How could 4 As and a B be worse than 4 As? You still got 4 As with an extra B as well. Think of it like this. On your birthday you can get 4 £10 notes from family, or 4 £10 notes and a £5 from family, I know which one I'd rather have.
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Re: What's better AAAAB or AAAA?That's what I thought 0.o(Original post by WaNaBe)
How could 4 As and a B be worse than 4 As? You still got 4 As with an extra B as well. Think of it like this. On your birthday you can get 4 £10 notes from family, or 4 £10 notes and a £5 from family, I know which one I'd rather have. -
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Re: What's better AAAAB or AAAA?Yeah but it's just the fact that it is a "B" and when top universities look at applicants with a B at AS...(Original post by Perseverance)
If you're capable of those grades and those universities you really shouldn't be asking such a question...
How can AAAAB be worse than AAAA? It's the same but with an extra A level? -
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Re: What's better AAAAB or AAAA?You would rather conceal the fact you took another AS on the basis you got a B in it? How could AAAA possibly look better than AAAAB?(Original post by hackashaq)
I took 5 AS levels and I think I'm going to get AAAAB in them. Would I be at an advantage or a disadvantage if I was applying to top universities (e.g. LSE/UCL/Oxbridge) with AAAAB instead of AAAA if I only took four subjects? -
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Re: What's better AAAAB or AAAA?(Original post by WaNaBe)
How could 4 As and a B be worse than 4 As? You still got 4 As with an extra B as well. Think of it like this. On your birthday you can get 4 £10 notes from family, or 4 £10 notes and a £5 from family, I know which one I'd rather have.
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Is this for real? A B is not a bad grade, obviously it's more impressive to have done well in five a-levels than four...
Think about it this way. From a top university's standpoint, you can have someone who got 100% A grades or someone who got 80% A grades. They don't know that you could have done 5 A levels, as it is still pretty rare for someone to have done 5. With the B, they will wonder why you did an extra A level just to get a B in it. A B is a pretty good grade, but for the universities you are talking about, AAAA would be preferable to AAAAB. With AAAA they would see someone who got an A in every A level they have taken. With AAAAB they see someone who took an extra A level and wasn't good enough to get an A grade in it, and ultimately they want A grade students.(Original post by hackashaq)
I took 5 AS levels and I think I'm going to get AAAAB in them. Would I be at an advantage or a disadvantage if I was applying to top universities (e.g. LSE/UCL/Oxbridge) with AAAAB instead of AAAA if I only took four subjects?
With A levels, quality > quantity by a very long way. Not the same as money where quantity?quality. -
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Re: What's better AAAAB or AAAA?Sorry, this is just completely illogical. How is AAAAB ever going to look worse than AAAA? If you've achieved the former, you've automatically achieved the latter. Your argument might apply if we were talking about AAAA vs AAABB.(Original post by fudgesundae)
Think about it this way. From a top university's standpoint, you can have someone who got 100% A grades or someone who got 80% A grades. They don't know that you could have done 5 A levels, as it is still pretty rare for someone to have done 5. With the B, they will wonder why you did an extra A level just to get a B in it. A B is a pretty good grade, but for the universities you are talking about, AAAA would be preferable to AAAAB. With AAAA they would see someone who got an A in every A level they have taken. With AAAAB they see someone who took an extra A level and wasn't good enough to get an A grade in it, and ultimately they want A grade students.
With A levels, quality > quantity by a very long way. Not the same as money where quantity?quality.Last edited by TurboCretin; 03-06-2012 at 18:55. -
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Re: What's better AAAAB or AAAA?Well no you haven't. The achievement isn't getting 4 A grades. The achievement is getting A grades in every single A level you took.(Original post by TurboCretin)
Sorry, this is just completely illogical. How is AAAAB ever going to look worse than AAAA? If you've achieved the former, you've automatically achieved the latter. Your argument might apply if we were talking about AAAA vs AAABB.
A levels are not about how many you can 'collect'. With regards to the top universities, they would rather straight A grades. Otherwise you start wondering, why didn't they get an A in that extra A level. By your logic AAAACC or AAAAEE is better than AAAA. -
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Re: What's better AAAAB or AAAA?I know for medicine at Birmingham, they will not consider you if you have less than all A's in your AS levels.
So in this case it would be better to have 4 A's.
I'm not sure on the views of these universities but either way, you have very good grades
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Re: What's better AAAAB or AAAA?I do. Person A and Person B have the same grades but Person A has a whole another A-Level in which they have a B!(Original post by hackashaq)
So you believe AAAAB > AAAA?
AAABB and AAAA is a different question however!
