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The university says that people will have above min requirements, but how are you supposed to have above AAA when they don’t consider A* higher (which is just stupid BECAUSE IT IS HIGHER) and don’t look at a fourth A-level? The most i can think of is 9 9’s in GCSE and 2 distinctions in BTEC (Also i don’t want to do 4 A2’s)

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Reply 1

McGinger

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Original post by Usernamesaredum

The university says that people will have above min requirements, but how are you supposed to have above AAA when they don’t consider A* higher (which is just stupid BECAUSE IT IS HIGHER) and don’t look at a fourth A-level? The most i can think of is 9 9’s in GCSE and 2 distinctions in BTEC

A bit of context? Which Uni, which course, where have they said 'above min requirements', how do you know they wont consider A* etc. Some weblinks please.

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username3093384

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A* is higher and every Uni does accept this. To make it fair Uni's only look at 3 A-levels 4th is a plus but won't help as much

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Usernamesaredum

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Original post by McGinger

A bit of context? Which Uni, which course, where have they said 'above min requirements', how do you know they wont consider A* etc. Some weblinks please.

For leeds uni medicine course, https://courses.leeds.ac.uk/202223/5580/medicine-and-surgery-mbchb

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Usernamesaredum

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Original post by McGinger

A bit of context? Which Uni, which course, where have they said 'above min requirements', how do you know they wont consider A* etc. Some weblinks please.

https://courses.leeds.ac.uk/202223/5580/medicine-and-surgery-mbchb

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Original post by Usernamesaredum

The university says that people will have above min requirements, but how are you supposed to have above AAA when they don’t consider A* higher (which is just stupid BECAUSE IT IS HIGHER) and don’t look at a fourth A-level? The most i can think of is 9 9’s in GCSE and 2 distinctions in BTEC

I'm pretty sure the "above minimum requirements" part is mainly referring to GCSEs.

When they say that they don't consider A* higher than an A, they mean that getting an A* will not offset a lower grade in another subject (i.e. A*AB will not be accepted in the place of AAA, despite technically having one grade higher and another lower, which some people think balances it out).

Not considering a fourth A-Level is standard practice. In almost all cases, universities make offers based on 3 A-Level grades, though if you're taking 4, a lower predicted grade in the 4th subject can put you at a disadvantage in the application and admissions process.

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McGinger

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Bristol also does not give extra credit for higher A level predictions than the minimum required - this is so that inflated predictions do not gain any advantage, ie. schools deliberately over predicting to get their students a higher application 'score'.

'Qualifications' does not just mean A levels - they are saying that those with high GCSE grades statistically do better, its warning that if you apply with minimum GCSEs your application will not be as competitive as those with higher grades.

Universities don't consider '4th A levels' - they will only ever look at the best/most relevant 3.
This is why its a bit pointless taking 4 - and because AAA will always look better than ABBB.

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