Will 4a*s(bio,chem,physics,maths),4as,1b suffice for ucl mechanical or chemical engineering.Also, what about medicine?I know A levels are more important but will these igcses(considered harder than normal gcses) suffice?

Reply 24

S2M

Original post by Plantagenet Crown

UCL graduate here, you mad? :cool:

Yeah, I'm mad.

Reply 25

LlamaLikeEllie

It's just because you get all the people who post these "Can I get into oxbridge thread" when they have the same amount of A Stars as the milky way galaxy, just to boost their ego.
The people who get better grades tend to be more vocal about it.

Reply 26

black1blade

Original post by GovernmentEarner

I doubt most of them are lying. I got A*A*A* quite conformably from a crappy comp and probably could have done 1-2 more A Levels (tried to do 4 wasn't allowed lol). 2,000/300,000 people every year get 3A*+ across the UK. Realistically a lot of them will come onto TSR, particularly those who are applying to Oxbridge, those forums are very popular.

I don't really know what else you'd expect on a student forum, its quite normal to see people interested in education and excelling in it.

surely 30000 not 300000? XD

Reply 27

arizonaidiot

Original post by Plantagenet Crown

They’re piss poor grades as far as UCL is concerned tbh. You should have at least 6 A*s at A level, preferably 9 to set you apart from the competition.

Not in the mood for sarcastic jokes.As you're my senior who graduated from ucl,I respectfully asked you what my chances were.I ask you again,with utmost respect that do I even have any chance since the competition is so high?I need help as I am an International candidate.

Reply 28

black1blade

Also plenty of people with 4A* predicted don't get into cambridge. I mean I've never made a thread about it though, just talked in the relevant forums. I guess people know what they are getting into when they click on the cambridge 2018 thread XD.

Reply 29

S2M

Original post by Plantagenet Crown

They’re piss poor grades as far as UCL is concerned tbh. You should have at least 6 A*s at A level, preferably 9 to set you apart from the competition.

Yep, clearly not good enough.

Reply 30

S2M

Original post by arizonaidiot

4A* obviously you stand a chance then. @Plantagenet Crown probably thought you were being sarcastic since 4A* is above UCL's requirements. I mean it'll depend on your course. MechEng is more competitive usually than ChemEng.

Reply 31

xiaochen

Original post by arizonaidiot

Yeah don't worry you have a really good chance :wink:

I got an offer from UCL for EEE (AAA) without an interview.

Reply 32

username3440160

Original post by Texxers

I swear to god every person of TSR claims to have A*A*A*A*A* predicted grades and AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AS levels. Applies to Oxford, UCL, Imperial.

I was predicted A*AA and got A*A*A* and now I’m at UCL , I only did 3 a levels though

Reply 33

Appleorpear

Original post by pinkypaz123

And yet they still wonder whether they have a chance of getting into Oxbridge

TBF to them getting 4 A*'s doesn't guarantee a place at Oxbridge. They could have a terrible interview, a terrible PS/reference etc. IK someone who got 4 A*'s, but he had terrible GCSEs, a terrible interview and a terrible personal statement.

Reply 34

arizonaidiot

Original post by Black Water

I got 4a*,4as and 1b in igcses, not a levels.

Reply 35

GovernmentEarner

Original post by black1blade

surely 30000 not 300000? XD

Nope. 335,000 people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland take A Levels every year :smile:

Reply 36

Snufkin

Universities Forum Helper

I only have one A level, and I only got a B. :emo:

Reply 37

Just Somebody

Original post by arizonaidiot

My GCSE grades are similar to your ones. I applied for chemical engineering at UCL at the end of September and I got a conditional offer from them a week ago without being called for an interview. I believe that you have a strong chance of getting an offer if you make sure your personal statement is really good and you do well in the first year of A levels.