Been given the "wrong" type of offer for uni? What can I do?

Long story short I applied for the University of Essex for a foundation year (needed 72 UCAS points and it's the only uni that I've done this for) for languages (French and Spanish) but they've instead given me an offer for of BBB (that's 120 UCAS points) if I don't firm with them not including a foundation year or CCC if I firm with them again not including a foundation year.

I don't know if they purely looked at the Predicted A-level French grade (A*) and thought "there's no way that this student should receive an offer including a foundation year, they deserve better" but this essentially makes the whole point in me applying to the university of Essex useless (I applied there purely as a last resort not because I actually want to go to the university).

There's no way I'm firming with Essex especially not when the 2 other unis I actually want to go to require me to have lower grades to get in (BCC). Essex was supposed to be a last resort + parent doesn't want me to go there either so what can I do? Do I ring up the admissions teams or something? Do I reject the offer? Any help is appreciated thanks. CCC is 96 UCAS points again making the whole point of me applying for a foundation year useless.

Just contact the admissions team to ask whether you’ll still be considered for the FY if you accept but don’t meet the grades/points for the main course.

Often this is the case, but they have very limited characters to state the offer via UCAS. Sometimes you’ll get an email afterwards explaining the alternative offer that you’ve been give.

Side note: If you don’t want to go there it all seems irrelevant. You’d have been better leaving that choice free and seeing what happened with your others.

Fwiw you would be better picking a firm and insurance with similar grades if you like them both best (instead of picking an insurance you aren’t keen on). That would maximise the chances of one of the universities you’d be happy with accepting you.
Clearing is a good backup option

Ring them up and ask if they’ll change the offer to the foundation year or consider you for foundation year entry if you pick them as your insurance choice.

If you don’t get the grades for your firm and they don’t accept you with lower grades (which is something most universities will do) and your insurance don’t accept you then there’s always clearing.

There’s usually some excellent options available in clearing for modern languages as it’s not very popular with 18 year olds.

Long story short I applied for the University of Essex for a foundation year (needed 72 UCAS points and it's the only uni that I've done this for) for languages (French and Spanish) but they've instead given me an offer for of BBB (that's 120 UCAS points) if I don't firm with them not including a foundation year or CCC if I firm with them again not including a foundation year.

I don't know if they purely looked at the Predicted A-level French grade (A*) and thought "there's no way that this student should receive an offer including a foundation year, they deserve better" but this essentially makes the whole point in me applying to the university of Essex useless (I applied there purely as a last resort not because I actually want to go to the university).

There's no way I'm firming with Essex especially not when the 2 other unis I actually want to go to require me to have lower grades to get in (BCC). Essex was supposed to be a last resort + parent doesn't want me to go there either so what can I do? Do I ring up the admissions teams or something? Do I reject the offer? Any help is appreciated thanks. CCC is 96 UCAS points again making the whole point of me applying for a foundation year useless.

If your not firming or insuring them then it’s not really an issue is it?

Kind of need a back up uni/plan that's the issue. Need a "safe" option as they say.

When you choose a firm and insurance you decline all your other offers.
You can apply back to them in clearing but they're not obligated to honour their previous offer.

I see thanks. In that case I'll do what you've suggested which is to firm with the 2 unis that I want to go to then apply through clearing if needed.

That would be a better option good luck with the unis you actually like.