[Official] Computer Science applicants thread 2024 entry

I’m currently studying maths, further maths, physics and computer science. My predicted grades are around A*A*AA and I’m applying to Oxford, Sheffield, Leeds, Warwick and Plymouth(all University of …). I will be sitting the MAT in about a months time and the Oxford course I’m applying to is a joint honours between Maths and Computer Science.

This is a thread for all Computer Science applicants in 2024.

Here are a few opening questions:

1) What A Levels are you doing (or other eligible qualifications)? Are you applying for Postgraduate or Undergraduate?
2) What universities do you have your eyes on? And why?
3) What grades did you get/are you predicted to get at GCSE and Sixth Form?
4) Why Computer Science specifically?
5) Which admissions tests do you have to sit if any, and when will you start preparing for them?
6) Will you be attending any Open Days?
7) How are you feeling about starting University?
8) Other courses you're interested in?

Doing Maths, Physics, Further Maths, Computer Science
Applying to Cambridge, ICL, KCL, UCL, Warwick; picked unis in London, and Warwick because they offer a great education
GCSE:9998877765 (6 in Geography and 5 in Spanish), predicted A*A*A*A (A in computer science, asked my teacher to bump up that A to an A* and it might work and it might not)
AS level grades: AAAB (B in computer science)
First started because I heard the course make good money, but I enjoy them now.
TMUA in 2 weeks, feel prepared now.
Did not go to any open days
Exciting
Nope

Congrats on your predicted grades and GCSEs.
I notice you have chosen all top ranking unis for computer science.
Comp sci is very competitive and over the past couple of years there were some students with 4A*s rejected from all their choices. It may be worth putting a safety net choice in there just in case.
Good luck!

Hi, I don’t really want to go to universities ranked below them, since I’m an international student who will be paying more than UK home students so I really want my education to worth the money! Thank you for your advice though.

Advanced highers (scottish equivalent of A levels): maths, physics, computing
predicted AAA (and band ones but we can’t submit them on ucas)
highers AAAAAA (all band ones)
applied to cambridge, st andrews, duhram, edinburgh, glasgow
i sat the TMUA last week, honestly no clue how i got on but not too confident. paper 1 was atrocious and paper 2 was lovely.

computer science is what i’ve done most for years and had my heart set on, and i love maths and logic as well so the maths parts of the academic programmes seems perfect

has anyone received an offer yet from any of these unis? or know when about they would be sent?

Advanced highers (scottish equivalent of A levels): maths, physics, computing
predicted AAA (and band ones but we can’t submit them on ucas)
highers AAAAAA (all band ones)
applied to cambridge, st andrews, duhram, edinburgh, glasgow
i sat the TMUA last week, honestly no clue how i got on but not too confident. paper 1 was atrocious and paper 2 was lovely.

computer science is what i’ve done most for years and had my heart set on, and i love maths and logic as well so the maths parts of the academic programmes seems perfect

has anyone received an offer yet from any of these unis? or know when about they would be sent?

I applied last year for computer science to the same unis with very similar stats to you. 6 highers and 1 advanced higher at A1 in S5. Four A1s predicted for S6.
Got a Cambridge interview but was rejected afterwards.
Offer from Durham in January of AA at advanced higher (already had my A grade in AH maths). Edinburgh unconditional arrived in March. Got fed up with waiting and withdrew from Glasgow and St As end of April as by that point I had decided on Edinburgh and wanted to sort my accommodation.
I would expect a long wait, I’m afraid.
Good luck!

Studying Maths,Bio and Physics
Predicted A*AB(not the best)

where you applying

Sheffield Birmingham have thought of any others, what about you ?

I applied last year for computer science to the same unis with very similar stats to you. 6 highers and 1 advanced higher at A1 in S5. Four A1s predicted for S6.
Got a Cambridge interview but was rejected afterwards.
Offer from Durham in January of AA at advanced higher (already had my A grade in AH maths). Edinburgh unconditional arrived in March. Got fed up with waiting and withdrew from Glasgow and St As end of April as by that point I had decided on Edinburgh and wanted to sort my accommodation.
I would expect a long wait, I’m afraid.
Good luck!

Hi,
l’ e applied to Cambridge as well but I’m kinda stressed about getting rejected before an interview because I feel like my TMUA wasn’t that good. How likely is it that they’ll invite me for an interview? And if you don’t mind me asking, how well did u do on your TMUA?