Just received my projected grades, how likely am I to receive an offer?

I have just received my projected grades, and they are:

Mathematics HL - 7
Physics HL - 7
Chemistry HL - 5
Geography SL - 6
Japanese SL - 7
English SL - 6
TOK - A
EE - B
Total - 41

I am currently considering applying to the following universities for Physics with Astronomy / Astrophysics:

Cambridge University (Reach)
University of St. Andrews (Fit)
University of Edinburgh (Fit)
University of Glasgow (Safety)
University of Surrey (Safety)

How likely do you think I am to receive a conditional offer from these universities, and how would you think these offers would look like?

(edited 8 years ago)

Reply 1

silverdolphin

What I hear from most people is that nobody can tell you if you are to receive an offer - even based on your predicted scores. However, I would say that there's a good chance that Glasgow, Edinburgh and St. Andrews will consider you. With a 41, I'm sure that Cambridge will consider you given that you have strong extracurricular activites, personal statement and such. This is just stuff I've heard from people a year or two above me, as opposed to personal experience but I hope that this will help!

Best of luck with your applications! :smile:

I'm applying this year too.

Reply 2

seaholme

Kind of impossible to comment without even knowing what subject you're applying for!

Reply 3

Kosuke

Sorry, I have clarified my subject as an edit in my original post.

Reply 4

nulhill

I am wondering that do you have any entrance exams for Astrophysics?
If do so, the grade exam, interview and ps will decide you can go into cam or not ( i guessed)

I have the similar situation, I reach the requirements for maths at oxford.
They asks all maths candidates to take entrance exams for maths.

By the way, I think St. Andrews and Edinburgh are safe to you as well!

Reply 5

Lucius Malfoy

Sorry, is St Andrews good for physics in general?

Reply 6

Capricancer

Original post by Lucius Malfoy

Sorry, is St Andrews good for physics in general?

Yeah the research department at St Andrews is really strong! For the proportion of 4* research as measured by the REF 2014, St Andrews was only beaten by Oxbridge.

https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/research/quality/ref2014/

Reply 7

Lucius Malfoy