Getting on a degree course in Computer science

:O Dang I got accepted to Bristol with Maths, Chem and CS and the same predicted grades. I would've thought they'd prefer FM over chem (And you've also done an EPQ) so that's surprising.

Well done. Was that for this year's entry? None of it makes sense tho

Well done. Was that for this year's entry? None of it makes sense tho

Yes, this year. Maybe your personal statement wasn't that great?

We've spoken to Bristol and they don't look at the personal statement. Can I ask what you got in your GCSEs? Also are there contextual issues? Cheers

Ah, I just realised I got a contextual offer (don't know why but not gonna complain). That explains it.

It does. Still well done.

If anyone else is wondering why they haven't been offered a place and have good predicted grades, just to let you know I didn't get an offer because I have two GCSE grades at 8 (the rest 9s) which is what we've been told Bristol use as criteria to split all those predicted A*s.

I do not believe that admissions would look at two applications that simply and just choose one because it had two 9's instead of two 8's in GCSEs... They would start looking at personal statement at that point.

I know seems crazy but that's what I got told by Bristol today. They don't look at the PS at all. EPQ is worthless as well.

I know seems crazy but that's what I got told by Bristol today. They don't look at the PS at all. EPQ is worthless as well.

Wow that is ridiculous! Though I find it hard to believe that that many people had straight 9s and applied to the same course and the same uni since having straight 9s isn't that common?

Wow that is ridiculous! Though I find it hard to believe that that many people had straight 9s and applied to the same course and the same uni since having straight 9s isn't that common?

Have to consider international students too.

I suppose the thing is each uni has their own system of selection, being big businesses, and their criteria of selection is not always transparent. I'll be looking at which unis actually look at the refs & ps next time

You're right I totally forgot about that. Bristol has a lot of international students as well.

It does. Still well done.

If anyone else is wondering why they haven't been offered a place and have good predicted grades, just to let you know I didn't get an offer because I have two GCSE grades at 8 (the rest 9s) which is what we've been told Bristol use as criteria to split all those predicted A*s.