UCAS points requirements on the rise again

Tesco was 280 last year, now 320

Do they always check your A levels? I have a 2:1 degree but dont qualify for alot of schemes because of my bad A-levels.

Anyone lied and got away with it?

Reply 2

matt1001

don't know, if they did you would probably get fired. Actually I was working for a company and someone said they got a 2.1 when in fact they got a 2.2 and the company checked and they get fired.

So what are you looking to do then? what is an alternative to graduate scheme?

Reply 3

Badshah

Ah, that is BS. More pressure/dependency on the government then.

Reply 4

Hedgeman49

Original post by Xian7

Do they always check your A levels? I have a 2:1 degree but dont qualify for alot of schemes because of my bad A-levels.

Anyone lied and got away with it?

Yes they do check. You will probably have to take your certificates in on the first day.

Reply 5

matt1001

If I did my a levels again would it be ok?

Reply 6

Hedgeman49

Original post by matt1001

If I did my a levels again would it be ok?

Most of them specify first sitting only, check with the ones you want to apply to though

Reply 7

Politics Student

Original post by Hedgeman49

Most of them specify first sitting only, check with the ones you want to apply to though

Agreed.

To the OP:

The use of UCAS points is to filter the number of applicants. There is no other reason for it. As hedgeman says some specify first sitting only.

Not all graduate schemes use the UCAS filter and its important to remember grad schemes are very small in number compared to the number of graduates. They are far from the norm for graduates.

Reply 8

Airfairy

I don't know that much about UCAS points. I mean I know what the grades are worth, but can you uses AS levels towards it at half the regular value?

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Reply 9

matt1001

so what are the other options for graduate rather than grad schemes?

Reply 10

Hedgeman49

Original post by Airfairy

I don't know that much about UCAS points. I mean I know what the grades are worth, but can you uses AS levels towards it at half the regular value?

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No, again they usually only count your top three full A-levels