Is Sheffield University hard to get into?

It depends on what course you would like to do, but in general, they would be looking for 3 A levels grades A & B. I studied Biology here and although I got 3 As at A level the grade requirements were lower than that. Are you interested in studying in Sheffield? I could tell you more about uni life here if you'd like

Quite a few courses dropped their requirements by a grade or two this year in clearing so yes they will generally let you in if you just miss your offer. In terms of ease to get into it depends on the subject, for engineering for example their offers tend to be lower than comparable universities.

Congratulations for getting your results! Did you get the grades? I loved it! So much that my partner and I have decided to stay here, I hope to do a PhD next Love this city, the people are so friendly and we have the best students union in the country!

Say, for example you miss your offer, are they likely to make concessions?

Also, is it hard to get an offer in the first place? i.e. do you need several As and A*s at GCSE and fantastic AS results and predictions to be in with a chance?

That depends entirely on the course, the quality of other applicants, the availability of places and your own personal circumstances. There's little anyone can tell you in regards to that.



I got 2A's, 2Cs and many Bs at GCSE and got in. As long as you have a minimum of a B in Maths and English Language and preferably a decent grade in the subject you want to study (assuming you studied it at GCSE) you should be fine, truth is GCSEs mean very little. As long as your AS grades and predicted A2 grades match up with the entry requirements for your specific course (which vary depending on the course) you should be fine.

Thank you, what course are you studying and what grade did you get in it in AS and then A2?

Biochemistry. I resat year 12 because I did terribly in my first attempt at AS (UUC)
But at "AS:attempt 2" I got:

AS: Geography: A, Chemistry: B, Biology: B, Psychology: C
A2: Psychology: A*, Geography: A, Biology: B

Wow, that's great, what year did you apply? Do you think it is worth me applying?

I just finished my first year. I have no idea whether you should apply; see how you do at AS first. Assuming you have B grades in GCSE maths and english there are no obstacles currently in your way.

I wrote in an above post what I got at AS . An A and B's in everything else

well check the UCAS website to see if your grades match or exceed the entry requirements for your desired course, I have no idea what you want to study and required grades vary from subject to subject. If ABB is sufficient for your preferred degree then go for it.

Biochemistry. I resat year 12 because I did terribly in my first attempt at AS (UUC)
But at "AS:attempt 2" I got:

AS: Geography: A, Chemistry: B, Biology: B, Psychology: C
A2: Psychology: A*, Geography: A, Biology: B

Biochemistry. I resat year 12 because I did terribly in my first attempt at AS (UUC)
But at "AS:attempt 2" I got:

AS: Geography: A, Chemistry: B, Biology: B, Psychology: C
A2: Psychology: A*, Geography: A, Biology: B

so you're studying biochemistry at sheffield university
could you tell me a bit about the course?
because i thought about applying there but i'm still not quite sure which course i want to study
is it much chemistry? cos i like biology better but i don't wanna study that.
maybe biochemistry, molecular cell biology or biomedical science.

Hey! You must be in the Molecular biology and Biotechnology department. I will be joining this September for the Human & Mol Genetics course.

Biomedical science has it's own department so I can't tell you much about that. But Biochemistry and Molecular Cell are both part of the MBB department; you're first year will consist of 8 hours of lectures, 6 hours of labs and a further 3 hours of "analysis". The first semester will contain:


You will do the Biochemistry exam in January and after that you will recieve 4 hours of Molecular Biology lectures per week instead.

This is the same for EVERYONE in first year, regardless of your degree, you have the option of changing your degree at the end of the year.

There isn't a great deal of chemistry involved in the Biochemistry module, there's quite a bit in the first few lectures but it's pretty basic (orbitals, non-covalent bonds, etc) just to get everyone up to speed (I can't give any information on second year modules as I haven't started them yet); the main focuses of the module are things like protein folding; membranes; molecular biomechanics; cell signalling and cancer. The Cancer lectures are very interesting but very intense. There's also 5 or 6 lectures about Thermodynamics which, if you haven't it studied before can be quite overwhelming.

The Molecular Biology module is the hardest thing you'll ever do in your life, I passed by 1%; how I have no idea. After 6 months of study most of the words were still just random shapes on a page to me .

I can e-mail you some of my notes from last year if you like if you're more interested?



Get out while you still can... (no I kid, I'm sure you'll love it )

I can e-mail you some of my notes from last year if you like if you're more interested?

thanks
hmm, i don't know if i'm up for that but i guess i'll just keep looking at courses and their modules..
if it's no trouble for you then i'd like to see the notes but if not that's ok
but apart from the course, would you recommend studying in sheffield? do you like the support, student life, the city,... ?

Get out while you still can... (no I kid, I'm sure you'll love it )

I can e-mail you some of my notes from last year if you like if you're more interested?