How often do universities drop their grade requirements on results day ?
Hi,
I understand it is different for every course and university, but how often do universities lower their grade requirements on results day?
For example, say I had a conditional offer for Business and the grade requirements were something like ABB, BBB, BBC, BCC, how likely would they be to still accept me, if, God Forbid I didn't meet that.
I understand it is different for every course and university, but how often do universities lower their grade requirements on results day?
For example, say I had a conditional offer for Business and the grade requirements were something like ABB, BBB, BBC, BCC, how likely would they be to still accept me, if, God Forbid I didn't meet that.
It's really one of those "how long is a piece of string" questions.
Some unis/courses never enter into clearing at all. Ever.
Some unis use clearing a bit but don't drop their requirements.
Some unis/courses enter into clearing every year with a drop of at least one grade, sometimes more.
Even the unis in the final group won't know for certain what their clearing offers will be until they process this years A-Level results.
Some unis/courses never enter into clearing at all. Ever.
Some unis use clearing a bit but don't drop their requirements.
Some unis/courses enter into clearing every year with a drop of at least one grade, sometimes more.
Even the unis in the final group won't know for certain what their clearing offers will be until they process this years A-Level results.
Reply 3
Universities will always show leniency towards their firm applicants if:
a) the applicants still has the grades needed to succeed on the course
AND
b) the university/course has the capacity available to accept them
If they're not able to take you with lower grades then that's because they don't want to set you up to fail or force you to share a room/sit on the floor in lectures/wait months for your work to be marked etc etc etc.
It's very common for universities to accept firm applicants with lower grades but there's no guarantee. Sometimes a course has to be strict because other courses have over-recruited and a university doesn't have enough accommodation to meet their guarantee. Sometimes they have to be strict because they know applicants with a B or C or lower in a specific A level subject are highly likely to end up failing the course. Sometimes they're strict because they make offers to a lot of applicants (many more than they have space for) but know that many wont meet the grades - so they give applicants the choice about how much risk they are willing to take on and how confident they are about meeting their offer conditions. Sometimes they have to be strict because they've been surprised by an increase in popularity this year with more applicants than expected picking them as firm and limited capacity in labs/studios/facilities.
a) the applicants still has the grades needed to succeed on the course
AND
b) the university/course has the capacity available to accept them
If they're not able to take you with lower grades then that's because they don't want to set you up to fail or force you to share a room/sit on the floor in lectures/wait months for your work to be marked etc etc etc.
It's very common for universities to accept firm applicants with lower grades but there's no guarantee. Sometimes a course has to be strict because other courses have over-recruited and a university doesn't have enough accommodation to meet their guarantee. Sometimes they have to be strict because they know applicants with a B or C or lower in a specific A level subject are highly likely to end up failing the course. Sometimes they're strict because they make offers to a lot of applicants (many more than they have space for) but know that many wont meet the grades - so they give applicants the choice about how much risk they are willing to take on and how confident they are about meeting their offer conditions. Sometimes they have to be strict because they've been surprised by an increase in popularity this year with more applicants than expected picking them as firm and limited capacity in labs/studios/facilities.
(edited 9 months ago)
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