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which uni for CCC

dream123

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The title says it all?

Im not thinking of any subject...just based on CCC, which university would take you?

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Lizbut

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Staffs, Man Met, BCU, Chester etc?

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River85

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What??? With CCC grades. A number of unis, even some of the top unis (depending on the degree).

Surely you should be looking at which degree to do, and which uni to go to, based on personal goals and things. Not on trying to fit a uni or degree to your grades.

I can (possibly) give you three top ten unis who'll accept you on CCC, whether you'll actually like the course, or it will benefit your career, is another matter.

OP

Which is BCU?

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River85

What??? With CCC grades. A number of unis, even some of the top unis (depending on the degree).

Surely you should be looking at which degree to do, and which uni to go to, based on personal goals and things. Not on trying to fit a uni or degree to your grades.

I can (possibly) give you three top ten unis who'll accept you on CCC, whether you'll actually like the course, or it will benefit your career, is another matter.

Go ofr it. thanks

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River85

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dream123

Which is BCU?

Birmingham City Uni I think? What the poster probably means was ex-polys and some new unis. However, I can think of some courses there that you won't get on and some course at top unis that you still may be able to go on.

This is not a way of choosing your uni or degree.

Reply 6

dream123

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River85

Birmingham City Uni I think? What the poster probably means was ex-polys and some new unis. However, I can think of some courses there that you won't get on and some course at top unis that you still may be able to go on.

This is not a way of choosing your uni or degree.

to be honest, im just interested. Im not aiming for CCC, im just curious.

what about st andrews? or one of those sort of top unis?

Reply 7

bkcr20

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BCU is Buckinghamshire Chilterns, by the way!!
xx

Reply 8

dream123

OP

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bkcr20

BCU is Buckinghamshire Chilterns, by the way!!
xx

thanks

Reply 9

dream123

OP

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to be honest, I had NO idea that you coud get into top unis with CCC at all. I thought top unis always go for top grades which is why they are top unis.oh well...

Reply 10

River85

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OK, I can't at the moment. Durham are well known as being one of the elite unis with amongst the highest entry requirements. "Crap" subjects such as sports studies or sociology were around the BCC mark I'm sure. Now they are BBB and ABB.

Virtually all other courses are AAA-ABB.

Have a look around, there'll still be some Russell Group/Red Brick unis that may offer courses with entry requirements of CCC. IF not then ex-polys. Whether such degrees are worth it is another matter.

But, with the greatest respects, if you don't actually have firm plans (want to study a subject as it will help you in your career, or because you have a passion for it) then don't. It seems as though you just want a degree for the sake of it. It isn't worth it.

By all means though, have a look around.

Reply 11

Fuzzy_Hamster

How dare you put sports studies with Sociology ¬.¬, Also there userly BBB. Kent maybe do :biggrin:

Thats a pritty goodish uni!

Reply 12

Lizbut

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BCU is Birmingham City University. I was aiming for CCC and those are some of the Unis that I applied for, I didn't want to take the risk of aiming for top unis who would just reject me.

Reply 13

River85

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Fuzzy_Hamster

How dare you put sports studies with Sociology ¬.¬, Also there userly BBB. Kent maybe do :biggrin:

Thats a pritty goodish uni!

Because their etry requiremets were similar, with sociology's only just a little higher than sports studies.

I'll repeat, there'll be some Russell Group unis that offer courses where you may only need BCC-CCC. Even if it's just four courses amongst all of them. Whether these courses are worth doing is another matter.

The Russell Group unis include Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Glasgow and Nottingam. The solid unis in other words.

Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Bristol, Warwick, LSE, UCL and Imperial are also Russell Group unis but I doubt you'd get in there with CCC. Durham and St Andrews aren't in the Russell group, but are still considered part of the elite. You won't get in those two with CCC either, I don't think.

There may be a course or two at York.

Apart from those then maybe half of courses at ex-polys and new unis. Probably all courses at places such as Edge Hill and blummin Thames Valley.

Reply 14

dream123

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River85

It seems as though you just want a degree for the sake of it. It isn't worth it.
QUOTE]

Thanks for the advice...but to be honest. Im not looking for a degree to go for based on my grades. Im just curious about WHICH unis WOULD let you in with CCC.
And, to my amazement..it seems that even top unis allow you in. :eek:

<<yes, I was amazed.

but really, thanks for the advice...

Reply 15

fairy spangles

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Durham - i did and not for a "crap subject" like sociology or sports science!!

Reply 16

River85

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[QUOTE="dream123"]

River85

It seems as though you just want a degree for the sake of it. It isn't worth it.
QUOTE]

Thanks for the advice...but to be honest. Im not looking for a degree to go for based on my grades. Im just curious about WHICH unis WOULD let you in with CCC.
And, to my amazement..it seems that even top unis allow you in. :eek:

<<yes, I was amazed.

but really, thanks for the advice...

Well, I go back on what I said about the top 10. There were two elite unis who offered courses with requirements of BCC-CCC.

There'll be about a handful of courses at Russel group unis that you can get on. Even if it's just foundation courses like this one at Newcastle for Computer Science: -

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/undergraduate/course/G402/entrance-requirements

You don't need formal educational requirements. Although that doesn't mean you'll necessarily get in (even if you have AAAA).

Otherwise then the ex-polys, heck, I've even seen an engineering course at Sheffield Hallam that only stipulates CC. For something as respected and rigourous as engineering?!?! That's just taking the pee.

Reply 17

River85

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fairy spangles

Durham - i did and not for a "crap subject" like sociology or sports science!!

What subject then? It's a top uni and I'd be suprised if you still can.

It was a great effort trying to get into philosopy with BBB (I was predicted AAB :frown:

)

Also, I wasn't calling sociology and sports studies, in themselves, crap subjects. But nevermind.

Reply 18

dream123

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River85

Otherwise then the ex-polys, heck, I've even seen an engineering course at Sheffield Hallam that only stipulates CC. For something as respected and rigourous as engineering?!?! That's just taking the pee.

just a minute, you got in with 2 A levels? :eek:

i thought minimum was 3

Reply 19

River85

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dream123

just a minute, you got in with 2 A levels? :eek:

i thought minimum was 3

I didn't get in with two A levels, I got in with three, into Durham.

The two A-level requirement was at Sheffield Hallam, it's an ex-poly. Entry requirements at ex-polys tend not to be as high. Even at fairly respectable ex-polys like Northumbria, what may be AAA in a top ten uni, they'll ask for ABB.

It's about demand, little demand/compeition, lower entry requirements.

No the minimum isn't necessarily three. If you're not picky about where you go, or even if you are but have alternative qualifications and not A-levels, there's no universally set general "minimum".

which uni for CCC

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