How much do GCSE grades matter when applying for universities?

I'm looking at applying for universities and I'm looking at a doing a foundation course at Loughborough, but he course that I'm looking at says that for entry requirements it says that they want at least a 6 in maths but I got a 5, however this was a near miss with it being only 2 marks off a 6. But can I still be rejected just because of this.

(edited 11 months ago)

Reply 1

mesub

Volunteer Team, Clearing and Applications Advisor

Original post by 7KRocks

Generally, GCSE results are the first hurdle and tend to be non-negotiable. If you don't meet them, it's often strong grounds for rejection.

If of course you had mitigating circumstances at the time, then there may be some flexibility. I would email them and ask.

Reply 2

Loughborough Student Community

Official Rep

Original post by 7KRocks

Hi @7KRocks ,

Great to hear you are considering Loughborough 🙂

Typically entry requirements for GCSE's are there as the university believes for that course your maths/english needs to be at a certain level to complete the course. However, I don't want to give you the wrong information so I would recommend contacting our admissions team as they will be able to give you more details on this for your position: [email protected]

If you have any other questions please do ask 🙂

Alex

Reply 3

7KRocks

Original post by Loughborough Student Community

Hi @7KRocks ,
Great to hear you are considering Loughborough 🙂
Typically entry requirements for GCSE's are there as the university believes for that course your maths/english needs to be at a certain level to complete the course. However, I don't want to give you the wrong information so I would recommend contacting our admissions team as they will be able to give you more details on this for your position: [email protected]
If you have any other questions please do ask 🙂
Alex

Thanks for replying, I know this is late but have you heard of anyone getting in with lower gcse grades or instead getting in with clearing

Reply 4

shanaeg23

Original post by 7KRocks

Thanks for replying, I know this is late but have you heard of anyone getting in with lower gcse grades or instead getting in with clearing

I was worried about my GCSEs with Loughborough as I needed one more at grade 6 - I had the predicted for a level - my school advised that I should still apply I did and got an offer AAB. However I didn’t get a contextual even though I was eligible. Also I’d just like to note that my reference did talk about extenuating circumstances during gcse and as levels so that may have been a factor. 🙂