Physics and Philosophy Application for Bristol advice needed!

Hiya,

I'm taking a gap year and am applying to Bristol with AAB for physics and philosophy.

Their entry requirements are AAB, however it is a very competitive course and there are many people that apply with higher predicted grades. Does anyone have advice to make my application strong/ and also what are my chances of getting in?

Thanks

Bristol give some pretty clear advice about what they're looking for:

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/physics/courses/undergraduate/undergraduate-admissions-statement.pdf
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/philosophy/prospective/undergrad/admissions.html

What are your predicted grades/ A2 grades? I am applying for the same course and have similar concerns!

AAB, Maths, Further Maths, Physics
Bristol, Kings, York, Nottingham, Leeds

It's roughly 1 applicant for every 5 or 6 places.

If you've read the online pages, then I guess it's just about a really good personal statement. What are you planning on doing in your gap year? Doing something relevant to your course and/or a little relevant and making it link will help show you did something useful with your gap year. Travelling can be made to link with Philosophy, work/work experience can be relevant to Physics if it's the same field, and if you're doing neither of those then at least do some taster courses or week-long camp type courses in either subject. Obviously you won't have done these yet, but you can write about your plans briefly.

The thing is, they will be applying with higher predicted grades than your grades, but you still have every equal chance as you have already achieved their requirements. With you, they will see you meet their requirements and (hopefully) see your good application and offer you an unconditional no problem. With others, sure they might have A*AA predictions but there's no saying they will get it. I don't know if that makes sense but what Im trying to say is don't worry about the 6th formers applying, as they have a different type of application. Don't compare yourself to them too much.