Worst fears confirmed...

It's hardly fair though is it. When AS level exams were brought in, it was promised that they wouldn't effect peoples results/chances of getting unto university. Some subjects jump in difficulty from GCSE to AS. Other subjects have a more gradual gradient. Over two years such differences become less noticeable, but now that first sit AS exams have taken on an increased importance, its going to make certain subjects less attractive.

I think this is an attempt to lessen the 'why not just wait until everyone has their A-level results before making them decide their university choice' issue. It's pathetic that everything rests on predicted grades. Lazy exam markers!

I agree completely.

Of course my grades are half-decent but that's exactly the point, they're HALF decent, AABC.

And I'm just too confused about cashing in grades to even think about it but I guess it's too late anyways.

Um. I included my AS grades in my UCAS anyway when I applied. Why shouldn't you? Suggests you might have done poorly if you don't, in my opinion. Why are you so worried about it, anyway?

It's hardly fair though is it. When AS level exams were brought in, it was promised that they wouldn't effect peoples results/chances of getting unto university. Some subjects jump in difficulty from GCSE to AS. Other subjects have a more gradual gradient. Over two years such differences become less noticeable, but now that first sit AS exams have taken on an increased importance, its going to make certain subjects less attractive.

I think this is an attempt to lessen the 'why not just wait until everyone has their A-level results before making them decide their university choice' issue. It's pathetic that everything rests on predicted grades. Lazy exam markers!

At my school we are only allowed to put overall AS grades down not module scores. So maybe some schools have a blanket policy of only showing predicted grades, not AS grades. In that case it isn't fair for admissions tutors to make assumptions.