Friends getting accepted with CCD on a BBC course.

here's a hint - if they're accepting CCD then it's not really a BBC course.

Ignore what they advertise their courses at - it's a bit of a game. If they show what grades they are willing to accept then better students will look at the university and go "hm, I think I'll fit in better elsewhere". Not all universitys do this but it's worth looking for signs that a university does. (IE average A level grades Vs advertised requirements)

me is confuzzled
How do you mean mate?

They mean that the grades you see on the prospectus/online isn't neccesarily what they expect/will accept. For example a decent university i.e Liverpool, may ask for BBB for a course, but in reality they'll take someone who gets BCC. They don't want to advertise the course as being a BCC course because it makes the department look weak, and undersubscribed.

Bear in mind this can work both ways - some unis, particulary those with high applicantlace numbers will advertise a course as having a lower standard offer, than what they're actually expecting. A good example would be some Law departments i.e LSE and Bristol, where standard offer is presented as AAB, but in reality you need to be at least predicted AAA to stand a chance. In this case a university ends up looking more popular/competitive, than in reality it is.