Cardiff Uni

Hey,

I emailed cardiff uni and they sent me a generic response letter which was about as useful as a kick in the face. Anyway, for triple award science I messed it up and got ABB. Cardiff are asking of AAB. Is this significant enough not to apply to them or should I try anyway? Everything else is going fine (A levels so far are As)

Reply 1

SK-mar

hey woody you mite remember me from the UKCAT forum.......i just checked the website for what they say and it looks like you need the AAB but to be honest if you get A's in you A-levels im sure they're likely to look past it but to make sure id just give their admissions office a call...........if worst comes to worst you can try and re-take one of those sciences next year...if u can? hope this helps

Reply 2

My-My-My

i wouldn't risk it. you're better off using the option for somewhere you know you stand a good chance

Reply 3

thegreatest

My-My-My

i wouldn't risk it. you're better off using the option for somewhere you know you stand a good chance

hey sorry this is off topic...but how did you manage to get into birmingham with 5A*s?!?!?!

Reply 4

altogetherisi

I think if you are getting decent As in sciences you need at A Level they might overlook missing out by one grade at GCSE. My personal experience with uni applications taught me that your GCSEs matter less than some people think. Cardiff is somewhere you do want to go to apply and give it your best shot!

Reply 5

crazy_smurf

Hey Woody not trying to be negative here but i read somewhere that med schools "screen" the application to check all entry requirements are met and any that don't are simply chucked.
They probably do this since so many of the applicants will meet the requirements. Good luck with your application :smile:

EDIT: what other universities you looking at Woody? I have pretty weak GCSE's so i will be having to pick my options really carefully.

Reply 6

My-My-My

thegreatest

hey sorry this is off topic...but how did you manage to get into birmingham with 5A*s?!?!?!

long story. PM me if you want to know more - i don't want to discuss it in a public forum :rolleyes:

Reply 7

Woody.

crazy_smurf

EDIT: what other universities you looking at Woody? I have pretty weak GCSE's so i will be having to pick my options really carefully.

Thanks, I was worried about that. Yeah I'm looking at Aberdeen, Southampton and I was looking Bristol but apparently they secretly care about GCSEs. But I would really like to know the unis that don't place such an emphasis on it. I think Keele is one of those. Thanks for the responses.

For the record I got: 2A*s, 5As, 6Bs and 1C

Reply 8

crazy_smurf

Woody.

I got exactly the same GCSE's as you *virtual high 5*. :p:

my C was in german lol

I wouldn't touch bristol with a bargepole; at the moment im looking at St Georges, UCL, Newcastle, Leicester, Keele.

I read that st georges guarantee an interview if you meet all their entry requirements and so do UCl do if you get 5,5,9 in the bmat. soooo scared of getting 4 rejection w/o interview. :eek3:

Reply 9

RollerBall

Woody.

No, you drop at the GCSE point hurdle.

3pts an A*, 2pts an A and 1pt a B. Top 9 GCSEs gota total 21-22 points.

Don't apply there.

Reply 10

Woody.

crazy_smurf

I got exactly the same GCSE's as you *virtual high 5*. :p:

Cool, I'll check those out. My C was in tech even though I did it a year early (which I assume means you're meant to be good at it, and none of the people put forward got above a B). Keele definitely doesn't seem to mind too much about GCSEs I'm just not sure about the course, I'll check it out. I would love to know any others if you know of any.

RollerBall