Do I Stand A Chance Of Getting Into A Russell Group Uni?

I got ABBB(B-general studies) at AS. I obviously don't mean the very top universities like Cambridge, would I stand a chance at receiving an offer where the requirements are AAB, from a university like Sheffield?

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Reply 1

JamesLFC

Get AAB then yeah, you would ah :smile:

Reply 2

Cryl

As the above poster said, it's definitely possible. Get AAB or more; so resit two exams. Good luck.

Reply 3

Superunknown17

Yes, most definitely, I heard Manchester may often take ABB despite offering AAB, I'm sure many RG unis offer AAB though and you're certainly capable of achieving that :smile:

Reply 4

tinhat

Original post by JamesLFC

Get AAB then yeah, you would ah :smile:

I have ABB at the moment though, so do you think they would give me an offer if lots of other people with better grades are applying too?

Reply 5

hr30

Original post by tinhat

I have ABB at the moment though, so do you think they would give me an offer if lots of other people with better grades are applying too?

It's not just about grades, it's about your personal statement too. If you show potential in your PS, and you're re-sitting, then you would stand the chance of an offer. At the end of the day, you have 5 choices with UCAS, why not make one of them a RG uni, its worth taking the risk to reap the reward in the end.

Reply 6

SS19ovoxo

would I have the chance to get an offer for dentistry even though I will be repeating my AS-level, I got BBBC when I needed AAAB for Kings, Queen Mary's etc please help xo

Reply 7

tinhat

Original post by hr30

Good point, even if they reject me I will still hopefully have four other offers if all goes well. :smile:

Reply 8

hr30

Original post by tinhat

Good point, even if they reject me I will still hopefully have four other offers if all goes well. :smile:

Exactly. I have a friend who was predicted BBC, and is at Warwick University studying Chemistry. He shone at interview and they made him an offer, even though his predicted grades were lower than they needed to be.

It will always be about the person applying, and the individual case, so there is no harm in trying!

Reply 9

Dominic101

Original post by tinhat

Youve almost got a 100% chance of russel group with those grades

Reply 10

Will Leahy

Of course. I got BCDE in AS and applied for 3 AAB-ABB courses and got offers in all (Southampton, Liverpool & Queen Mary's). Got ABD in my A2 results and got accepted into one of them :smile:

...I know people who got into AAB courses with BCC even.

Reply 11

rakusmaximus

I got BCCC at AS, and got offers from the 2 Russell group universities that I applied to, Exeter and Warwick.
Exeter typical offer (for my course): AAB-ABB
My offer: ABB
Warwick typical offer (for my course): AAB
My offer ABB

I made it clear when applying that I was retaking a lot of modules, and only left the ones I wasn't retaking on the UCAS form, I left the retakes as 'to be completed' or whatever phrase it used.

I'm going to Exeter in September!

Reply 12

tinhat

Original post by rakusmaximus

Original post by Will Leahy

Of course. I got BCDE in AS and applied for 3 AAB-ABB courses and got offers in all (Southampton, Liverpool & Queen Mary's). Got ABD in my A2 results and got accepted into one of them :smile:

...I know people who got into AAB courses with BCC even.

Original post by Dominic101

Youve almost got a 100% chance of russel group with those grades

You all have no idea how much better your replies have made me feel, thank you! :biggrin:

Reply 13

Origami Bullets

So long as you have predicted grades that are equal to or better than the grades that they are asking for, then yes, you do :smile:

Reply 14

Airfairy

Original post by tinhat

I got BBBB at AS, and was predicted AAB for A2, and I got 4/5 offers which were all from RG unis (rejected from Warwick), and I'm at Sheffield now so you'll be fine there :smile:

Reply 15

tinhat

Original post by Airfairy

I got BBBB at AS, and was predicted AAB for A2, and I got 4/5 offers which were all from RG unis (rejected from Warwick), and I'm at Sheffield now so you'll be fine there :smile:

Great! What course are you doing?

Reply 16

Em8980

I got BBBD at AS, and got offers to study law at Sheffield (predicted A2 grades were AABB). Then I got BBBC at A2 (had an ABB offer) and was still accepted onto my course at Sheffield this year. So yeah you should be fine.

Reply 17

TenOfThem

Original post by tinhat

if your predictions are AAB or better then there is every chance

Reply 18

Ben Kenobi

I cannot really guarantee that AAB universities would give you an offer. Depends on the PS.

Reply 19

username1088632

Original post by tinhat

It depends a lot whether you work or not. I, for example, got ABBCC and finished with A*AA. My advice is get the offer, then ask the universities whether your offer would change if you dropped the subjects that won't help you to meet your offer!