How competitive are Glasgow and Strathclyde?

What about the competition level for Pharmacy at strathclyde and Chemistry at glasgow?

What about the competition level for Pharmacy at strathclyde and Chemistry at glasgow?

As mentioned, Glasgow admit by faculty. However, the information above isn't necessarily correct- they tend to fill things up uniformly, so there isn't really an 'easy' route in. That said, entry isn't that tough compared to other courses- it's a big faculty and it tends to have a lot of people who are also applying to medicine/vet/dentistry etc and thus a chunk don't take up their offers. Because of that, getting an offer isn't that hard- and while ABBB is high for a Scottish university and for a science degree, it isn't out of this world in difficulty. Arts by contrast look for anyone resitting anything to get a minimum of at least AAAB at higher or AAA at A-Level. Those sort of grades at A-Level would get you into second year in the science faculty. Secondly, some science degrees have set second years, so you don't really get the flexibility to do three subjects, then two and so on. Entry to third year is also competitive in certain degrees- so just getting decent grades might not be enough if they're only taking the top 60 into the genetics degree, etc.

Strathclyde also has the problem of pharmacy being a backup choice to medicine etc, so they get a lot of applicants who subsequently decline their offer. It's a degree which qualifies you to be a pharmacist, unlike the pharmacology degree, but competition isn't that intense either.

Okay, thanks for that. Though, How would Glasgow uni feel about me applying with a personal statement directed towards Pharmacy, I'm using glasgow as a backup to apply to chemistry. I can get the right grades, however i feel they may reject me due to my personal statement
Or would they give me an offer based on my grades anyways?

However, Strath's BBBB with priority given to ABBB with A in a science subject is a bit less than Glasgow's ABBB to include a minimum of two sciences, so I think you're probably likelier to get an offer from Strath, even if they try and claim it's very competitive.

Oh right cool, though the thing is strathy tends to ask for particular grades in first sitting. Ie. A minimum of BBBB in the required subjects in first sitting for their particular science courses, while glasgow on the other hand don't specify the first sitting so it can be regarded over two sittings.

It appears I will get a higher offer from strathy maybe with the condition involving advanced highers, as compared to Glasgow where I'll probably get a condition for just one more higher , since my grades for strathclyde's pharmacy course are half complete.

I need ABBB for pharmacy at first sitting, though at first sitting i only sat 3 highers so only AAA was achievable. However the third A is in computing, a subject not required for Pharmacy hence only my two A's in chemistry and physics count. I am at a particular disadvantage compared to people who sat all their highers in 5th year.

May I ask did you have english or scottish qualifications?

Im studying Aeronautical Enginering at Glasgow, this is my first year. The course has 90-110 people. Alot of people i have spoken to have the grades for entry to the BEng i.e. the have maths/physics A/B or B/A and a C pass in english so if you have MEng requirements you should be fine for the unconditional. I'm on the MEng but plan just to the BEng and head straight into airline pilot training after that. It's a great choice but there is so much content. 4 exams at christmas time and each exam is a module and each module feels like a highers worth of content so its like studying 4 highers over less than 6 months and then a further 3 moduels in the 2nd semester. A good 3hrs a night of revision is a good shout me thinks!

Im studying Aeronautical Enginering at Glasgow, this is my first year. The course has 90-110 people. Alot of people i have spoken to have the grades for entry to the BEng i.e. the have maths/physics A/B or B/A and a C pass in english so if you have MEng requirements you should be fine for the unconditional. I'm on the MEng but plan just to the BEng and head straight into airline pilot training after that. It's a great choice but there is so much content. 4 exams at christmas time and each exam is a module and each module feels like a highers worth of content so its like studying 4 highers over less than 6 months and then a further 3 moduels in the 2nd semester. A good 3hrs a night of revision is a good shout me thinks!