"How do I calculate my UCAS points? ANYONE?"

Hey guys,
Anyone got some helpful tools or stuff to calculate UCAS points for AS results?
Thanks

It's actually very simple, AS levels are worth HALF the UCAS points of a full A-level. See below...

AS level UCAS points:

A - 60
B - 50
C - 40
D - 30
E - 20

A-level (AS + A2) UCAS points:

A* - 140
A - 120
B - 100
C - 80
D - 60
E - 40

So, if you had ABB at A-level plus a grade C in an AS subject you would have 360 UCAS points. It's important to note that if you have a full A-level at grade A then it is 120 points, not 120 points plus the grade you got at AS - this is a common mistake. Points at AS are only used when you have not taken the subject to A2.

Hello shahida07,

You can use this UCAS calculator to help you calculate how many UCAS points you have gained for A-level or AS.
Includes other qualifications such as BTEC or music.

LINK: http://alan.co.uk/ucas

You can access this calculate (above) on your browser, and on the link above, you can download the Android/iOS (iPhone/iPad) application versions of it so you can calculate your UCAS points on the go!

You can also compare your UCAS points with other UK universities there.

Should help fix your confusion up!

Good luck!

I wouldn't trust the university list. It's claiming my UCAS points wont get me into two places which I got into. A bit misleading, and worrying haha

The only oddity is the EPQ which is commonly thought to be an AS level. However, it is actually half a full A level and therefore an A* grade, worth 70 points (half of 140) is possible.

Not once did my application claim that you wouldn't get into these places.

The university list isn't incorrect as of last year. My application just states whether your UCAS points are lower or at least equal to the average UCAS points achieved by other people that got in. Obviously there would be people going into these universities with lower UCAS points than their averages. For instance, the average income of a UK household is about £21,000 - but that doesn't mean all households in the UK earn at least £21,000.00, some households earn much lower than that - some households have an income of £100,000+ while some household incomes are < £1,337.

Edit: I don't feel it is misleading, but if you really do find it misleading (strangely), I may put a note stating "Some people can get into these universities with lower UCAS points than the averages." to remind people that these are averages and not requirements.
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Relax, I wasn't negatively criticising the points system, I just felt that since it was saying the average, this would be what you need to enter, on average, rather than being what the average student gets, which of course could be higher than the requirements themselves.

When it tells you that you are 100 UCAS points under the average it gives you the impression that you would not meet the requirements. I was only giving feedback. It's a good system, I just gave my input on how I felt, there's no need to be snappy and say that my opinion is strange. You created a very helpful application, and I'm just a website visitor providing input, as a visitor. It's only feedback.

Edit: just an idea, maybe you could put the "average UCAS points achieved by students in this centre" or something of similar effect, so that it's clear that it is being measured against other student's UCAS points, rather than the UCAS points the university requires. I think that would be more helpful, but just a suggestion

What if I get an A for AS (so 60 UCAS points) but an E overall in A-level? Do I keep my 60 UCAS points or will that reduce to 40 UCAS points?