UCAS applications

Hi,
I've got my predicted grades after doing year 12 exams. The problem is that I know I won't be achieving them. So my question is: will university offers be given based on their entry requirements or my predicted grades? Say I apply to an AAA university, will my conditional offer be AAA or will it be my predicted grade? I'm asking as I don't want to be left stranded with 5 unachievable offers.

what makes you think you cant achieve your predicted grades already? im assuming they are based on the tests you did so it must be some show of your ability? + your in year 12 you still have a year to improve!

Look, I try and all in school but there isn't any chance at all that I achieve 3 A*s. I'm confident in being able to achieve A*AA but even then I'll have to really put the effort in. Thanks for the confidence but I don't want to screw myself over in a year's time lol.

I don’t think they can ask for more than your predicteds or they wouldn’t make the offer in the first place. That’s what it seems like to me (someone correct me if I’m wrong lol).

They would only ask for lower than AAA if you’re a widening participation student I think

Again, not really true tbh. As well as widening participation, there's also contextual offer criteria which typically reduce the grade requirement. Unis can also make lower offers for any reason they wish - typically if they're struggling to get numbers onto the course, IE. a recruitment tool.

Universities make offers at their published rates rather than your predicted grades. If you are in a poorly performing school and are entitled to it they offer you the lower contextual offer.