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Going to University in England from Scotland

I am looking to continue my higher education in England and am currently studying Highers in Scotland. I have 7 As in national 5 level and am looking to go to LSE. Does anyone know if English universities will accept UCAS points from higher and advance higher or just advanced higher.

Reply 1

Im pretty sure Advanced higher is like your first year of university, the points coming from your higher subjects will be more relevant but advanced higher is recomended

Reply 2

Original post by RI2806
I am looking to continue my higher education in England and am currently studying Highers in Scotland. I have 7 As in national 5 level and am looking to go to LSE. Does anyone know if English universities will accept UCAS points from higher and advance higher or just advanced higher.

For typical elite institutions like LSE, Oxbridge and so forth, they criteria is basically straight A's in your Nat5/Highers (1-2 B's is obviously fine, minimum AAAAB in Higher though with traditional subjects being preferred). Then, they demand 3 A predicted in Advanced Higher and most courses in LSE will give you a conditional offer of A1A1A or A1AA, (1 meaning band 1). If you are serious about going to an Elite English institution, I would consider beyond LSE, like Oxbridge, Warwick, imperial, UCL, KCL so your sixth year is actually worthwhile (3 AH's just to apply to LSE is risky imo because its likely you'll get a rejection from LSE because of their acc. rates, you dont want to study your ass off for that).

TL;DR minimum AAAAB in Higher, hell of a good reparation for the B such as good work experience. national 5's shouldn't be anything less than AAAAAAA, they say they're not considered but if everyone applying has straight A's, it comes down to little things like national 5's. advanced higher take traditional subjects/ preferred subjects for your course, and you need a predicted of 3 A's. apply to 3 English unis and 2 Scottish for a backup like edi and StA

Reply 3

Original post by abdulazhar47
For typical elite institutions like LSE, Oxbridge and so forth, they criteria is basically straight A's in your Nat5/Highers (1-2 B's is obviously fine, minimum AAAAB in Higher though with traditional subjects being preferred). Then, they demand 3 A predicted in Advanced Higher and most courses in LSE will give you a conditional offer of A1A1A or A1AA, (1 meaning band 1). If you are serious about going to an Elite English institution, I would consider beyond LSE, like Oxbridge, Warwick, imperial, UCL, KCL so your sixth year is actually worthwhile (3 AH's just to apply to LSE is risky imo because its likely you'll get a rejection from LSE because of their acc. rates, you dont want to study your ass off for that).
TL;DR minimum AAAAB in Higher, hell of a good reparation for the B such as good work experience. national 5's shouldn't be anything less than AAAAAAA, they say they're not considered but if everyone applying has straight A's, it comes down to little things like national 5's. advanced higher take traditional subjects/ preferred subjects for your course, and you need a predicted of 3 A's. apply to 3 English unis and 2 Scottish for a backup like edi and StA

I think there is leniency for 2 AH's and 3 Highers in S6 as well if I remember correctly, but imo your best bet is the normal 3AH's route, much easier.

Reply 4

Original post by RI2806
I am looking to continue my higher education in England and am currently studying Highers in Scotland. I have 7 As in national 5 level and am looking to go to LSE. Does anyone know if English universities will accept UCAS points from higher and advance higher or just advanced higher.

I believe ur best bet is to do 3AHs but many applicants do 4AHs (obviously not a requirement)

Reply 5

Do u guys think that when applying England’s universities,advanced higher is not competitive than a level?
Out of curiosity: why do you want to go to university in England? Tuition is free for most people in Scotland so if you remain here you'll avoid accumulating almost £28,000 worth of debt.
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Reply 7

Also, it depends on the uni and the course but I have noticed for some English universities, the AH required are only 2 As, e.g. Oxford medicine, which is surprising but not at the same time because AH are notoriously difficult, much more than A-Levels

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