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Very much so.

Although every university has a different policy on contextual factors, you can try out Manchester's school and residential factors.

http://documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?DocID=8130

http://www.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate/howtoapply/afteryouapply/assessment/contextual-data/indicator/

Original post by carnationlilyrose

Well, it's done on a case by case basis, so no one can tell you except the admissions tutors, I'm afraid.

The course that i want to apply for is Nanotechnology (Physical) at University of Leeds

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nulli tertius

Original post by shahidk1

The course that i want to apply for is Nanotechnology (Physical) at University of Leeds

Have you looked at Access to Leeds?

http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ace/PS/A2L.html

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Carnationlilyrose

Original post by nulli tertius

Have you looked at Access to Leeds?

http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ace/PS/A2L.html

Thanks for getting there before me. Went off to do the laundry and there it was.

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nulli tertius

Original post by carnationlilyrose

Thanks for getting there before me. Went off to do the laundry and there it was.

I still can't get over Bristol's list of contextual offer schools:-

Sedbergh
Rossall
Dover College
Chethams

http://www.bris.ac.uk/prospectus/undergraduate/2014/applying/contextual-offer-schools-2014.pdf

I'd love to see someone apply to read music at Bristol from Chethams and say "give me a lower offer. I went to a rotten school"

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Carnationlilyrose

Original post by nulli tertius

CHETS??? Mind you, the things I know about that place, it doesn't surprise me, even leaving the current child abuse scandals aside. One of my son's friends went there and it's fair to say he didn't get much of an education aside from music. Also, they are allowed to wander the streets of central Manchester at lunchtimes (or at least they were then - it's 15 years or so ago) with absolutely no supervision, which frankly borders on child neglect of the kind an inner city sink school would be put into special measures for.

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goodmummy

Original post by nulli tertius

I was surprised to find my children's school on the list as they send plenty to uni and a few to Oxbridge each year. Must say though, if it results in a lower offer I will not be complaining! Apparently it's based on the lowest 40%. Not sure they stick to it though.

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Origami Bullets

Original post by carnationlilyrose

Their exam results arent abominable (though you'd think music would be better) - not something that would be sniffed at in the state sector http://www.chethams.com/study/academic/exam-results

Theyre still allowed out in the town centre though (no idea what age form 2 is though) http://www.chethams.com/study/pastoral-care-boarding

(edited 10 years ago)

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nulli tertius

Original post by Origami Bullets

no idea what age form 2 is though

Year 8 in new money

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Carnationlilyrose

Original post by Origami Bullets

Year 8, I'd guess. Shocking.

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Carnationlilyrose

Original post by nulli tertius

Year 8 in new money

Sorry, answered without reading. I agree.

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Origami Bullets

Original post by carnationlilyrose

Year 8, I'd guess. Shocking.

In all fairness, I was going around Bristol city centre with friends but no supervision at that age, so there is part of me that says it isn't that bad if they are in groups, but at the same time a school context does shift things slightly.

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RichardArmstrong

Hi, if anyone still sees this thread... Quick question.

If your predicted A level grades and AS grades are above the typical offer, would that usually see an offer being made higher, lower or on par with the typical?

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nulli tertius

Original post by RichardArmstrong

A university can do any one of the three. However the "stretching" offer where someone is predicted a high grade and is made a matching offer seems to be very rare these days.

The reason is twofold. Firstly in all but the rarest of cases whilst you are competing for a university place, the university is also competing against other universities for you. Secondly, it makes it very difficult to run (and monitor) access policies if admissions tutors are more or less making it up as they go along.