Predicted grades? How important to UEA application?

I'm wondering this too, not about the uni you wanna go to though :P. I know I can get the grades but I'm not predicted them. Let's just hope we'll get offers. I have heard of people getting offers on the basis of references and ps, so don't lose hope

Please help I am very worried

Hello,

I am applying to UEA to do english literature and creative writing, and the entry requirement is AAB.

My problem however is I think I am going to be given fairly bad predicted grades.

English lang & lit - A
Psychology - B
Classics - C... Maybe a B if i keep persuading?

Even so in the best scenario the best I will be predicted is ABB,
And the entry req is AAB,
Will they take a look at my application and straight away reject me?
Even if I have a strong PS?
Please help I am very worried

Hello,

I am applying to UEA to do english literature and creative writing, and the entry requirement is AAB.

I must say I'm more worry about my AS results. I want to study business management which requires BBB which I am predicted. However at AS level I only achieved CCC due to some family problems at that time.

I emailed the admissions people at the business school and explained why my AS grades were low and pleaded them to see my high GCSE grades and predicted AAA grades at A2 as a basis to judge my academic ability.

So at the end of the day I am predicted BBB but I don't know what the admissions team are like. Will they see my current CCC profile and the resits I'm doing and just laugh?

Just to throw an update for anyone who reads this in the future. I got a conditional today from UEA for Business Management at BBB. Really happy!
Just shows its not all about your AS results if you're willing to put in the effort!

My application wasn't sent far before that. Maybe a week or so. Expect to hear back very soon, I'm sure you'll be quite near the top of the list by now!

Good luck!

Thanks I hope so. I really want to get a place - It's my first choice at the moment

Have you considered going for their straight English Lit course? The offer is ABB-AAB (and apparently you can often get that lowered if you attend some kind of post-offer open day thing and do an informal interview...)

I don't know anything outside of the information I was given on the open day. It's one of their most competitive courses, and the bad news is that it seemed they wouldn't even look at applications below their grade requirements. The admissions tutor that I spoke to said that they were seriously considering raising the offer to AAA or even to include the A* grade because of the amount of competition, but held back on it this year.

You could still apply, and I wish you all the best, but from what I heard at the open day, don't pin your hopes of UEA too strongly.

Have you considered going for their straight English Lit course? The offer is ABB-AAB (and apparently you can often get that lowered if you attend some kind of post-offer open day thing and do an informal interview...) I know someone on that course, and you can still do some Creative Writing modules, without having quite so much competition to get in. Obviously you wouldn't be able to have writing as such a big part of your degree, but it's a decent compromise, no? (I've put this down as a possible insurance for that very reason.)

I've applied, and got an offer, for English Lit and am going to the open day on the 12th of Feb.
But you've freaked me out with the whole 'informal interview' thing! I was just expecting a standard open day with a lecture and a taster seminar, where did you hear about the 'informal interview'?

I was so pleased that I wouldn't have to interview for any!

Oh, no no, sorry to scare you. I guess the word 'chat' would be more appropriate! Seems most of my friends who got UEA offers went to the open day and were taken aside for a quick talk which was basically asking whether they were hoping to firm UEA or something (not a grilling session, don't worry! ^^ ) and most of them got their offer lowered.

I don't know if this happens to everyone or if it's only for certain courses though. Sorry I can't give you more information, it's just what I've been told by others who I know who got UEA offers. :|