Confused with entry grades and information.

Universities usually give out offers at the entry requirement but if they have a lot of left over places (like this year as UCAS removed the cap on students) in light of results day they will accept lower grades if they think their quota won't be met in clearing

Example - my boyfriend was offered BBC at Portsmouth but got BBD, however he still got accepted as that year the maths exams were particularly hard and the grade boundaries didn't compensate much for this and so many people missed out on their grades. Therefore, they accepted people below their requirements because they didn't think the students they would have lost via offers would have been made up by clearing applicants

What I would say is don't rely on this, commonly lower down universities will accept lower than higher universities (e.g - imperial = no hope if you miss the offer) and the higher up you apply, the less chance of this happening. It's mainly down to luck and other people's performance so don't accept a firm and insurance offer above what you think you'll get because you'll find yourself in clearing

Good luck




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