^Ya. I am RVC vet, and now I think about it, I'm not sure I can actually name anyone that I know of who actually made their grades! The majority of people have AAB, a good percentage have ABB. There is of course a sprinkling of brainiacs with AAA or even AAAA but they're by no means the majority as you might find in, say, Bristol or Cambridge. The RVC is more focussed on practicality than academia. I would be really, really surprised if the RVC didn't let you in after you dropped a grade. One of my two best friends had an AAB offer and they let her in with BBB. She was put on a waiting list and had to bombard them with correspondence for a week before she was accepted, but she still got in. I'm sure there must be other people with BBB who got in after being offered ABB and then dropping one grade. Because RVC give out ABB offers where Liverpool don't, and so clearly consider them perfectly acceptable grades, I would think they are the more likely of the two to accept you if you miss one A. However, I don't really think you should make your decision about firm and insurance offers on the basis of who is more likely to accept you should you miss your grades. It should be on the basis of which uni you prefer.