Is Southampton University lenient with grades?

Original post by Lemon 24

Hii sorry this is a bit random but do you know if southampton is lenient with grades becuase i am really worried that i wont be able to reach the grade requirements for my offer there BBB

Some courses are more popular than others, which will impact how flexible they can be on results day.

For a subject like Cardiac Physiology (Healthcare Science), for example, the standard offer is ABB (BBB contextual), but most students achieve AAB - i.e. above the standard offer. (Source) For such a course, they're unlikely to be flexible as they're likely to have enough candidates who've met their offer grades.

Which course have you applied for?

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Lemon 24

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Original post by DataVenia

Some courses are more popular than others, which will impact how flexible they can be on results day.

For a subject like Cardiac Physiology (Healthcare Science), for example, the standard offer is ABB (BBB contextual), but most students achieve AAB - i.e. above the standard offer. (Source) For such a course, they're unlikely to be flexible as they're likely to have enough candidates who've met their offer grades.

Which course have you applied for?

ive applied for cardiac physiology haha

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Original post by Lemon 24

ive applied for cardiac physiology haha

Lucky guess. :u:

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Lemon 24

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Original post by DataVenia

Lucky guess. :u:

hey would it be ok if i ask the uni how many spaces they have for the course?

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Original post by Lemon 24

Hii sorry this is a bit random but do you know if southampton is lenient with grades becuase i am really worried that i wont be able to reach the grade requirements for my offer there BBB

Its not about 'leniency'.

It all depends on how well other Firm applicants do, how many course spaces are filled by those meeting their offer grades, and then how many, if any, spaces are left - and then how that Uni decides to fill them, either with 'near miss' applicants or in Clearing, and if its with near-miss, if they pick you.

And btw, if you work you socks off now you might not even be a near-miss.

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Original post by Lemon 24

hey would it be ok if i ask the uni how many spaces they have for the course?

Sure - I don't thing there'd be any problem telling you.

My guess is that there are about 280 spaces. This is based upon the fact that the National Student Survey data available here says, "Data from 210 students (75% of those who were asked)" and "All final year students are asked to complete the National Student Survey." So if they asked all final year students, and the 210 responses is 75% of that number, then that number must have been 280. Of course, that's final year students and the course might have shrunk or grown since then.

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Lemon 24

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Original post by DataVenia

Sure - I don't thing there'd be any problem telling you.

My guess is that there are about 280 spaces. This is based upon the fact that the National Student Survey data available here says, "Data from 210 students (75% of those who were asked)" and "All final year students are asked to complete the National Student Survey." So if they asked all final year students, and the 210 responses is 75% of that number, then that number must have been 280. Of course, that's final year students and the course might have shrunk or grown since then.

hey i also wanted to ask if i was likely to get in if i had the grades ABC?

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Original post by Lemon 24

hey i also wanted to ask if i was likely to get in if i had the grades ABC?

Well, if your offer is BBB (which you mentioned in your first post) then ABC won't meet that requirement. So they'd be under no obligation to confirm your place and it'd be down to the numbers again. If, after having confirmed the place for all those who met their offer grades, they still have space then they may look to "near miss" candidates, such as those with ABC against a BBB offer.

Their subject requirements specify at least one science. If that one science was the A rather than the C, then you'd be in a better position that if the science were the C grade.

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ebyrne2036

Depends on course

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Original post by DataVenia

Well, if your offer is BBB (which you mentioned in your first post) then ABC won't meet that requirement. So they'd be under no obligation to confirm your place and it'd be down to the numbers again. If, after having confirmed the place for all those who met their offer grades, they still have space then they may look to "near miss" candidates, such as those with ABC against a BBB offer.

Their subject requirements specify at least one science. If that one science was the A rather than the C, then you'd be in a better position that if the science were the C grade.

Hey sorry to bother you but if I was going to MMU, how lenient do you think they will be. The offer's BBB but they said C in a science subject

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