How important are GCSEs for UCL?

Hey guys! Anyone knows how important gcses are for a university like ucl? My gcses were not that extravagant, I got 4 7s and 4 6s. My first year of a level was trash and next year will be my last year for a levels. I've already been studying really hard to be able to get the best results possible next year. However, I was wondering if it would be a waste since my previous years were not amazing

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Scotland Yard

Clearing and Applications Advisor, Universities Forum Helper

20

Hi there, moved your thread over to the UCL forum.

I'd read this if I were you: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6033950

Short answer: GCSEs aren't that important. GCSE requirements exist mostly as a benchmark to be surpassed. The benchmark these days usually is to have achieved 5 in English at Maths and since your minimum grade was a 6, you've passed this. You can check the specific entry requirement of your course to double-check but it'll probably be what I said and performing better than that won't provide you with any advantage :smile:

More important is your actual A level predictions and actual grades. If you have good enough predictions, go for it. If you don't have that good predictions but you think you can turn it around in the exams, then ace your exams and apply with achieved grades. Don't give up!

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random_matt

20

UCL are strict on GCSE. They told me last year.

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artful_lounger

Universities Forum Helper

21

Original post by alistpick

Hey guys! Anyone knows how important gcses are for a university like ucl? My gcses were not that extravagant, I got 4 7s and 4 6s. My first year of a level was trash and next year will be my last year for a levels. I've already been studying really hard to be able to get the best results possible next year. However, I was wondering if it would be a waste since my previous years were not amazing

May depend on course potentially, but I believe in general it's just minimum requirements in English language and maths. However these are "hard" requirements so if you don't meet them, they won't consider you.

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Anonymous #1

Original post by alistpick

Hey guys! Anyone knows how important gcses are for a university like ucl? My gcses were not that extravagant, I got 4 7s and 4 6s. My first year of a level was trash and next year will be my last year for a levels. I've already been studying really hard to be able to get the best results possible next year. However, I was wondering if it would be a waste since my previous years were not amazing

Hi! I am currently studying at UCL (2023 entry). I did not have any marks for GCSE as I attended a Korean middle school (We don't have GCSE in Korea). I did not even submit any marks or reports from the middle school. Only my IB grades were sent and I got accepted. So I don't think GCSEs matter.

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Anonymous #1

Original post by Anonymous #1

Hi! I am currently studying at UCL (2023 entry). I did not have any marks for GCSE as I attended a Korean middle school (We don't have GCSE in Korea). I did not even submit any marks or reports from the middle school. Only my IB grades were sent and I got accepted. So I don't think GCSEs matter.

I wrote this answer
Sorry there was a confusion - I thought GCSEs are middle school things
However, still I did not have any GCSEs marks and only my IB grades which were done in year 12 and 13 were sent. So, GCSEs would not really matter

Reply 6

alistpick

OP

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Original post by Anonymous #1

I wrote this answer
Sorry there was a confusion - I thought GCSEs are middle school things
However, still I did not have any GCSEs marks and only my IB grades which were done in year 12 and 13 were sent. So, GCSEs would not really matter

Hello,
thank you so much for the reply! I'm actually really surprised you got in with only your year 12 and 13 grades. You must have been an exceptional student

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