French at Degree level

If you're looking at Warwick, Oxford, Durham etc. Yes you will need an A in French. But if you're looking at Universities more in the league of the ones I have applied to (in my signature) then you'll more likely need a B. There are lots of places available where you won't need an A, I've throughly looked into it because I know I can't get an A in French.

You do know that Bristol often ask for an A in French? I had an A in AS French when I applied there, and was predicted one for A2, and they still rejected me flat out. Also, although Edinburgh claim to want BBB, in reality, they accept very few candidates who are actually predicted or expecting to get a B in the subject they want to continue. They also rejected me, despite predicted grades of AAAB and the same in achieved grades.

Not trying to damped your hopes or anything, but I don't think it's right to tell the OP that Bristol and Edinburgh are examples of universities he or she could expect to get into to if they're not going to get an A.

The difference is that although the offer might be BBB, they often give them to people expected quite a lot higher than that. It's like Edinburgh, I've seen very few people accepted there who were expected to get BBB, and they reject a lot of people who were predicted a great deal higher.

But congratulations on Leeds.

Yeah, it's a big of an ego-crush, but if you don't really want to go there anyway,you'll get over it quickly enough! Obviously I hope you aren't rejected, but if you are, it doesn't mean anything really, just that some people were better than you this time, and that's just life in general!

I can't believe I didn't know that Lancaster offers ab initio French. Like some people on here, I wasn't able to take French at school. I'd love a career working for the EU and everyone knows a very good level of French is essential. And now, after applying, I have stumbled across this very thread! Don't get me wrong, I do really want to do ab initio German, but knowing what I know about getting a career in the EU, do I let my findings sway me into changing courses?

I don't know if you know this, but you have to do 3 subjects in your first year at Lancaster... and then providing you pass the year, you can (normally) change major at the end of first year... I am not sure whether you're allowed to do 2 ab initio languages, but it might be worth checking. Hope this helps