Entry Requirements question!

I think most of the good universities would expect at least a B in GCSE English. You may be able to retake at sixth form - ask your head of year/ lead tutor/ careers/ exams office/ whoever else may be able to help.
Look on the websites for the universities you are interested in - if they specifically require a B they should state it somewhere. However, having poor GCSEs may mean you don't get an offer even if they don't say they have any specific requirements. You could also try phoning a few admissions offices for these universities to clarify their requirements/ ask if you are likely to get an offer with your GCSEs and predicted AS grades.
Make sure you get work experience, do extra reading, and perhaps join a relevant club at college to help with the personal statement section of your UCAS application - this may sometimes help to get you an offer if you are not quite on target for their standard offer as it shows that you are really enthusiastic. Some unis also like extra-curriculars such as playing sport/ a musical instrument.

I am going to retake my English Language GCSE again. It is my only C grade.
I've done work experience in a retail environment and in an office.
In school I'm part of Young Enterprise and something called the 'Brilliant Club' where people who have graduated with a Phd come to school and give university type lectures/discussions. At the end we need to write an essay about our chosen topic in order to graduate from the course.
I have also done 'The Challenge' a three week summer programme.
If there are other activities inside or outside the school I would surely join just to increase my chances!

Thank you!!!!


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Hi! I'm currently in Year 12 and looking at Universities and their entry requirements. I want to study Business and some universities that I've been looking at require a GCSE grade B in English Language however I only received a C, will this hinder me from applying to those universities??? Do I still have a chance?

I'm doing
Maths
Business studies
Biology
English Literature
For AS levels.

Thank you!


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If I'm honest why would a C grade in english be required, given you have an AS level in English Lit this year?

So will my AS in english literature offset my C in my gcse english language?


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Business with respect to the relevance on english language is minimal, you've shown initiative by taking your english course further, assuming you do essay writing in english lit then I don't see why your English language qualification will hold you back. I got crap gcses but still aiming high. Though apply tactically, Oxford seem to be less lenient on poor gcses whilst cambridge say.

''As our research shows that post-16 examination performance is a much better predictor of degree success at Cambridge, we do not have any hard and fast GCSE requirements: there is no minimum number of A* grades required for any of our courses. Strong performance in Years 12 and 13 can make up for less stellar performance at GCSE.''

Though this may? or may not be relevant it is a good indicator of a leading university which sets a trend for other unis in their admissions; Oxford I'd avoid as they do want quite stellar gcse grades.

Take me for example C in lit and language gcse... want to study maths at university but I've taken history at alevel to show try mitigate the effect of my poor english grades; to an extent it will work, though it's not certain.

In short, check each unis policies or gcses, even phone them up if you want to ask about poor gcse performance with respect to good as level performance. Doing well this year makes them look more at your A-levels than your gcses.

So will my AS in english literature offset my C in my gcse english language?


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No, not necessarily

If a university requires B in GCSE Maths and/or English then that is a requirement

An AS in Maths or English Language may do

However some universities may accept an AS in English Lit ... you should contact the ones that you are interested in and ask

Should I contact the Unis i'm interested in now during year 12 or at the start of year 13/during my ucas application


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