Will university of bath give me an offer for aerospace?

Nobody can tell you for definite but if you dont meet the grades at a leading university there is a strong possibility that you will end up being rejected. This is especially so this year following the confetti grades students achieved last year under Teacher Assessed Grades. Universities got caught out having to take more students than the wished to as very few failed to meet their grades. They will likely be extra careful this year to ensure this doesnt happen again so might well reject students not predicted the right grades. The treatment will differ between universities and even courses at the same university. What will happen will depend on the numbers applying with the correct predicted grades. All you can do is just wait and hope. @McGinger Do you have any knowledge of Bath's engineering courses.

Is there such thing as calling the university on results day if you meet or exceed their entry requirements to see if you could get into the course due to people missing their offers? I might sound too cocky saying this but I would like to think I am capable of getting 2 A*’s in my real exams because I know how far I am willing to go to get the best grades

Applying to aspirational choices is risky, always.

Engineering at bot these Unis is exceptional competitive - both these Unis will get hundreds of applications from those who not only meet but exceed the entry requirements and the Uni will not need to make consessions to those below the minimum requirements to fill the course.

It doesnt matter that you think you were entitled to an A*, you were not predicted that, and Bristol are not under any obligation to make you an offer, or eve consider you. All you can do is work your socks off for the best grades you can get and if they are high enough, apply again next year.

Personally, reapplying next year is not an option I am willing to do and I do want to move out this year making me less wanting to applying next year. What’s your experience of people ringing up universities on results day who had higher entry requirements but got the same or higher as the typical offer

Personally, reapplying next year is not an option I am willing to do and I do want to move out this year making me less wanting to applying next year. What’s your experience of people ringing up universities on results day who had higher entry requirements but got the same or higher as the typical offer

The reality is that its unlikely top universities are going to accept students. Most especially after last year will be over subscribed but there is nothing to stop you trying. The most likely scenario is that if you want to go to Bath or Bristol and you are rejected you are going to need to get the grades and apply next year. If you dont wish to do that then you will need to look elsewhere.

The problem is that many students like you come on here saying you will do better than your predicted grades. In practice this is always very unlikely. In exam years approximately 3/4 do not reach their predicted grades. Teachers tend to over predict to give their students a chance of getting into universities. This is what has happened in the last 2 years when there has not been exams. Instead of approx 8% getting the A* grade in exam years 23% got an A* grade this. That is nearly everybody who would have got an A* or A grade in exams. The people who got A graded would normally achieve a B and some a C.

Students are in no position to know what grades they will get. They have no experience of comparing themselves against students in previous years or other schools. Teachers are able to compare this years students to those they taught in past years and they are more able to predict.

Talking about Bath I went there for an open day for Maths years ago with my son. At that time they required A*AB with A* in Maths and the A in further Maths. I asked the question what would happen if someone got the grades but achieved the A* in Further Maths rather than Maths and was told the offer wouldnt have been met and they would probably been rejected. I dont specifically know about your course but this is the kind of problem people are faced with.

Well if it makes you feel any better I got put on hold for Bristol with A*A*A predicted

I guess it does, I wonder why you are on hold when you exceed the requirements? Could it be your personal statement or something else holding you back?

I have 6 grade 9’s and 4 grade 8’s in my GCSE’s (notably 9’s in Maths, Physics and Chemistry)… can this make up for the difference in one grade?