[DarkTitan]

(Original post by mariah11mariah)
Hi everyone and thanks in advance for your help.
Basically my offer is -

This offer is subject to you obtaining

A minimum of 200 UCAS points from at least 2 A Levels

including subjects from the physical, mathematical or

biological sciences. Achieve A level Chemistry at grade C or

above.

What I don't understand is if I get c in chemistry (80 points), d in biology (60 points), B in as Ict (50 points) and e in as maths (20 points).
Overall I will have 210 ucas points. Will I get accepted onto my course.

You will need 200 ucas from full A-level's so not including your a/s. That's what i understand anyways

[bahjat93]

(Original post by mariah11mariah)
Hi everyone and thanks in advance for your help.
Basically my offer is -

This offer is subject to you obtaining

A minimum of 200 UCAS points from at least 2 A Levels

including subjects from the physical, mathematical or

biological sciences. Achieve A level Chemistry at grade C or

above.

What I don't understand is if I get c in chemistry (80 points), d in biology (60 points), B in as Ict (50 points) and e in as maths (20 points).
Overall I will have 210 ucas points. Will I get accepted onto my course.

You won't get excepted because 2 of your A levels need to make up 200 points, thats the way i understand it anyway.
I don't go with UCAS points i tend to go with grades

[canŵio]

if they were only asking for 200 points in A2 exams, they're asking for BB, or AC, which from your post sounds pretty unrealistic, so it's unlikely that's what they're asking for.

some unis do accept two AS in place of an A-level (ie, they'll say that two AS levels are equivalent to 1 A Level so they count for your points) so that would give you enough points but you don't even know what results you'll get in the end...

maybe while you're waiting to hear from them check on their website to see if they accept 2 AS levels in place of an A level.

[Mr Tough]

(Original post by mariah11mariah)
Don't judge me!! You don't know how much I've struggled with alevels due to mitigating circumstances. The course is pharmaceutical sciences at an ex polytechic

I'm sorry if I came across as trying to be mean or judge you, but that was not my intention.

However, you didn't mention anything about external circumstances in your original post! Therefore, taking into consideration the situation, your offer probably has accounted for these factors to give you a fair opportunity of getting in.

UCAS points for ALevels cancel out the AS points, and the same applies for an instrument (ie the points gained by passing grade 7 replaces the points for passing grade 6)

Anyway, always best to be safe, just ring up the uni and speak to the person who gave the offer and check exactly what is meant by it!

Apologies once again

[SpicyStrawberry]

(Original post by mariah11mariah)
Hi everyone and thanks in advance for your help.
Basically my offer is -

This offer is subject to you obtaining

A minimum of 200 UCAS points from at least 2 A Levels

including subjects from the physical, mathematical or

biological sciences. Achieve A level Chemistry at grade C or

above.

What I don't understand is if I get c in chemistry (80 points), d in biology (60 points), B in as Ict (50 points) and e in as maths (20 points).
Overall I will have 210 ucas points. Will I get accepted onto my course.

You need to achieve 200 points from your A-levels with at least a C grade (80 points) in A-level Chemistry included. This is equivalent to BB. AS-levels do not count because a minimum of 200 points must come from your A-levels.

[Juno]

(Original post by SpicyStrawberry)
You need to achieve 200 points from your A-levels with at least a C grade (80 points) in A-level Chemistry included. This is equivalent to BB. AS-levels do not count because a minimum of 200 points must come from your A-levels.

Nah, there must be at least 2 A levels included, and one of them must be Chem at C or above with another being maths physics biology at any grade. But the rest can come from anywhere.

[SpicyStrawberry]

(Original post by Juno)
Nah, there must be at least 2 A levels included, and one of them must be Chem at C or above with another being maths physics biology at any grade. But the rest can come from anywhere.

Possibly, it's a bit confusing. The way I read it at least 200 points must come from A-levels, not AS-levels since it says "minimum of 200 points from A-levels including Chemistry grade C".

I had a very similar offer where mine said "A minimum of 280 points from at least 2 A-levels" and when I asked for them to clarify, they said all points must come from A2, equivalent to A*A* (this was back when I was doing 2 A-levels instead of 3).

[Juno]

(Original post by SpicyStrawberry)
Possibly, it's a bit confusing. The way I read it at least 200 points must come from A-levels, not AS-levels since it says "minimum of 200 points from A-levels including Chemistry grade C".

no, it says "at least 2 a levls". you've only made it confusing by missing bits out

[SpicyStrawberry]

(Original post by Juno)
no, it says "at least 2 a levls". you've only made it confusing by missing bits out

Read my post above again, I edited it. People's offers do differ, but from my experience AS-levels didn't count...

If you read the whole thread, you'll find it apparent that I'm not the only one who thinks the offer is confusing, so no need for you to patronise.

[Flyteryder]

(Original post by Juno)
no, it says "at least 2 a levls". you've only made it confusing by missing bits out

According to the OP, the offer says: 'A minimum of 200 UCAS points from at least 2 A-levels', which means that 200 points must come from at least two full A-levels. This could be two B grades, 3 C grades etc, as long as the points from full A-levels are equal to or more than 200 points. AS levels do not count towards this offer.

(Original post by SpicyStrawberry)
People's offers do differ, but from my experience AS-levels didn't count...

I agree with you, due to the way the offer is worded.

[SpicyStrawberry]

(Original post by Flyteryder)
According to the OP, the offer says: 'A minimum of 200 UCAS points from at least 2 A-levels', which means that 200 points must come from at least two full A-levels. This could be two B grades, 3 C grades etc, as long as the points from full A-levels are equal to or more than 200 points. AS levels do not count toward this offer.

Yup, that's exactly how I read it too.

[Juno]

(Original post by Flyteryder)
According to the OP, the offer says: 'A minimum of 200 UCAS points from at least 2 A-levels', which means that 200 points must come from at least two full A-levels. This could be two B grades, 3 C grades etc, as long as the points from full A-levels are equal to or more than 200 points. AS levels do not count towards this offer.



I agree with you, due to the way the offer is worded.

Usually, it means at least 2 a levels need to be included. Coz, you know, that's what it says. So 3 a levels or 4 or 5 or 86million could be included (as long as all were listed on the ucas form) as they're all at least 2.

What's worrying is some of you lack basic reading and comprehension skills and yet are going/in uni.

[Flyteryder]

(Original post by Juno)
Usually, it means at least 2 a levels need to be included. Coz, you know, that's what it says. So 3 a levels or 4 or 5 or 86million could be included (as long as all were listed on the ucas form) as they're all at least 2.

What's worrying is some of you lack basic reading and comprehension skills and yet are going/in uni.

It says from at least two A-levels, not 200 points including two A-levels; 200 points from at least two A-levels.

Yes, I'm going to uni, and yes I can read. I don't think you understand the difference between from and including. Read the original post where it says from.

[SpicyStrawberry]

(Original post by Juno)
Usually, it means at least 2 a levels need to be included. Coz, you know, that's what it says. So 3 a levels or 4 or 5 or 86million could be included (as long as all were listed on the ucas form) as they're all at least 2.

What's worrying is some of you lack basic reading and comprehension skills and yet are going/in uni.

Sorry but just because several people disagree with you (read the thread) doesn't mean the fault lies with them. Grow up and stop trying to patronise people.

[TheSownRose]

(Original post by Juno)
Nah, there must be at least 2 A levels included, and one of them must be Chem at C or above with another being maths physics biology at any grade. But the rest can come from anywhere.

I'm inclined to agree with this, but OP should still check with the university.

[SpicyStrawberry]

(Original post by TheSownRose)
I'm inclined to agree with this, but OP should still check with the university.

It does say "from at least 2 A-levels" not "including 2 A-levels" which makes all the difference. The former implies only from A2 while the latter allows AS-levels, which is why I disagree with Juno.

[Juno]

(Original post by SpicyStrawberry)
It does say "from at least 2 A-levels" not "including 2 A-levels" which makes all the difference. The former implies only from A2 while the latter allows AS-levels, which is why I disagree with Juno.

And the highlighted bit shows you why you're wrong

[TheSownRose]

(Original post by SpicyStrawberry)
It does say "from at least 2 A-levels" not "including 2 A-levels" which makes all the difference. The former implies only from A2 while the latter allows AS-levels, which is why I disagree with Juno.

On second thoughts, what you're saying does make sense...

It could go either way, hence why OP should check with the university.

[SpicyStrawberry]

(Original post by Juno)
And the highlighted bit shows you why you're wrong

Let's just leave it to the uni that gave the offer to decide, since, you know, they wrote it.

[Flyteryder]

(Original post by Juno)
And the highlighted bit shows you why you're wrong

You can't tell the difference between highlighted and bold; maybe that's why you can't tell the difference between 'from' and 'including'.