Do GCSE count for anything in the UCAS points?

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  1. Lana's Avatar
    1 19-03-2005  21:14
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    Do GCSE count for anything in the UCAS points?
    If there do what point are they worth?
  2. annabellewalter's Avatar
    2 19-03-2005  21:16
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    No they dont count for ucas points. But they have weight on your ucas form. And also many univeristies have their own scoring tariff where they are taken into account.
  3. trev's Avatar
    3 19-03-2005  21:21
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    The UCAS poits are used for AS/A-levels and key skills.
  4. Lana's Avatar
    4 19-03-2005  21:22
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    (Original post by trev)
    The UCAS poits are used for AS/A-levels and key skills.
    and nationals I think.
  5. kellywood_5's Avatar
    5 19-03-2005  21:28
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    No, they don't count in terms of UCAS points, but they will be taken into consideration along with AS grades, predicted A2 grades, personal statement, reference, extra-curricular activities and possibly an interview.
  6. joesharp's Avatar
    6 19-03-2005  21:34
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    They're sometimes used as a means of differentiating between candidates predicted straight A's at A-level, so they do carry some weight.
  7. trev's Avatar
    7 19-03-2005  21:59
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    Lana, this site about ucas tariff is useful in the future: http://www.ucas.com/higher/tariff/calc/calculator.html
  8. trev's Avatar
    8 19-03-2005  21:59
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    (Original post by Lana)
    and nationals I think.
    Nope. It's only AS/A-levels, AVCEs, Scottish qualifications, key skills, and CACHE.
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