is this unrealistic?

In my AS Levels I achieved AAB, and I am predicted AAA.
Is it unrealistic to apply for three universities with entry requirements of AAB (Nottingham, York and Warwick), and two with lower than 300 UCAS points?
Thank you :smile:

Reply 1

TallerThanSmall

Original post by katie780

I don't see why not - after all, there's a reason they've provided those grades as an entry requirement. Even if they are the lower end of the kind of applications they receive, they wouldn't have chosen them if you weren't in for a chance. If you're not confident about it, maybe pick the two you like the most and then choose some universities with slightly lower entry requirements for your lower ranked options; but I don't think you should be worried.

Reply 2

Funch04

Original post by katie780

Definitely not! I got BBBB, I'm predicted AAA and all the universities I'm applying to are AAB-ABB so your choices are definitely realistic! In fact, you could even go for one with AAA, three with AAB-ABB and one with under 300 UCAS.

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Reply 3

Crumpet1

If anything I'm wondering why you don't have an AAA stretch-choice in there, rather than two with 300 UCAS points?

Reply 4

katie780

Original post by Crumpet1

If anything I'm wondering why you don't have an AAA stretch-choice in there, rather than two with 300 UCAS points?

I guess I'd just prefer to be safe :colondollar:

But thank you, helps to know that there is that option :smile:

Reply 5

katie780

Original post by FunsoFH

Thank you! I suppose I'm just panicking - don't want to be turned down by three universities!

Reply 6

katie780

Original post by TallerThanSmall

Thank you - your advice about picking my favourite two is really helpful!

Reply 7

Funch04

Original post by katie780

Thank you! I suppose I'm just panicking - don't want to be turned down by three universities!

Ah well I guess it's better to take that chance and, worse case scenario, get turned down by one or two than to go to universities that don't really cater to your academic level!

Reply 8

Crumpet1

Original post by katie780

I guess I'd just prefeur to be safe :colondollar:

But thank you, helps to know that there is that option :smile:

Think of it like this. In the unlikely event that you have no offers in February, you can use Extra to apply to universities that still have places, and there are always Russell Group unis in there, so there should also be unis with 300 UCAS points. But the stretch choice unis may not be there.

Reply 9

katie780

Original post by Crumpet1

That's true - thank you so much.

Reply 10

katie780

Original post by FunsoFH

Ah well I guess it's better to take that chance and, worse case scenario, get turned down by one or two than to go to universities that don't really cater to your academic level!

Yeah definitely :smile:

thanks for all your help!

Reply 11

plasmaman

Original post by FunsoFH

How high were the B's ?

Reply 12

TallerThanSmall

Original post by katie780

Thank you - your advice about picking my favourite two is really helpful!

You're very welcome! But don't think I'm saying that's something you should definitely do; like the others have said, much better to have a chance of getting into a university you really want and risk getting rejected than not applying when you could have got in. It's just one option if you're feeling especially unconfident about the process.

Reply 13

Funch04

Original post by plasmaman

How high were the B's ?

Well they were all in the middle, like either exactly half way or one ums point off half way between each end of the B (so I must have revised each subject equally lol). I didn't try my hardest tbh, so I'll also be retaking C2 maths in May to try and get at least one A overall.

Honestly, I wanted to apply somewhere that would except BBB and/or UCAS points, but my teachers said 'we don't want you to waste 27-36 grand at a 'substandard' university and know you will get the grades required, so we will emphasise this in your reference' :colondollar: