what unis do i have a chance to get into realistically?

username7261950

Hi, I got A*AAA in my predicted grades(I do Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Economics at A level and want to study computer science at university) and i got:
A* in maths
A in physics
A in Economics
A in Further Maths
I was wondering - it would very much help if someone brutally answered honestly what univiersty i can get into and do i have a solid chance of getting into universities such as bristol(i have contetxual offer), southampton,nottingham,birmingham,durham,kcl(i have contextual offer)

i got 62 from my best 8 at gcse(including 9 in maths,9 in phys, 8 in further maths)

(edited 1 month ago)

Reply 1

mesub

Clearing and Applications Advisor, Universities Forum Helper

Original post by mercurial-police

Okay we're looking good here.

You meet the essential and additional requirements (Maths and FM) and you've got high predicted grades.

Provided that your PS is good and your GCSEs are tending to the 7-9 range, I see no reason why you wouldn't get offers from any of these unis. You've picked a good mix in terms of competition.

Hope this provides you with the reassurance you need :smile:

I will say you've listed 6 unis and you can only apply to five though, so have a think about the ones you want.

Reply 2

username7261950

Original post by mesub

Okay we're looking good here.
You meet the essential and additional requirements (Maths and FM) and you've got high predicted grades.
Provided that your PS is good and your GCSEs are tending to the 7-9 range, I see no reason why you wouldn't get offers from any of these unis. You've picked a good mix in terms of competition.
Hope this provides you with the reassurance you need :smile:

I will say you've listed 6 unis and you can only apply to five though, so have a think about the ones you want.

thank you for answering firstly. not doubting you for a sec but i read somewhere that bristol computer science acceptance rate is sub 30% and they rejected ppl with predicted grades of a*a*a and a*a*a* etc etc so r u sure i have a fair chance at bristol? also i thought all the unis i listed above were on the same parr but u said its a mix in ur opinion what is the best unis (top 3 out of the list) and worser/worst unis out of the list\(bottom 3) and ik my pred grades have only just abt exceeded their minimum requirments so do i have a chance at any of those unis realisitcally like what i mean is are they known for accepting close to pred grades of their entry requiments grades or do they msostly just accpet grades above their entry requirments....

also thanks for ur answer i hope i formulated my q correctly

Reply 3

user488949439

It is impossible to tell whether you will get an offer in any particular university. CS is hugely competitive and Bristol hugely so. If you meet their offer grades you have a chance and that is all anyone can definitely say.

You have a mix of highly competitive universities and some slightly less so. Personally I think you would be better having 1 less competitive as an insurance but that is a matter for you to decide how much risk you are prepared to take.

Reply 4

username7261950

Original post by swanseajack1

It is impossible to tell whether you will get an offer in any particular university. CS is hugely competitive and Bristol hugely so. If you meet their offer grades you have a chance and that is all anyone can definitely say.
You have a mix of highly competitive universities and some slightly less so. Personally I think you would be better having 1 less competitive as an insurance but that is a matter for you to decide how much risk you are prepared to take.

out of the list of unis i mentioned above what r the more competitive and less competitive ones

Reply 5

user488949439

Original post by mercurial-police

out of the list of unis i mentioned above what r the more competitive and less competitive ones

Bristol and Durham are very competitive and possibly Kings. Southampton, Nottingham and Birmingham slightly less so but will still be very competitive. I would personally look at 1 slightly less risky outside these. You might end up with 5 offers or 5 rejections. That is the risk you take when applying for CS at top universities.

Reply 6

mesub

Clearing and Applications Advisor, Universities Forum Helper

Original post by mercurial-police

thank you for answering firstly. not doubting you for a sec but i read somewhere that bristol computer science acceptance rate is sub 30% and they rejected ppl with predicted grades of a*a*a and a*a*a* etc etc so r u sure i have a fair chance at bristol? also i thought all the unis i listed above were on the same parr but u said its a mix in ur opinion what is the best unis (top 3 out of the list) and worser/worst unis out of the list\(bottom 3) and ik my pred grades have only just abt exceeded their minimum requirments so do i have a chance at any of those unis realisitcally like what i mean is are they known for accepting close to pred grades of their entry requiments grades or do they msostly just accpet grades above their entry requirments....
also thanks for ur answer i hope i formulated my q correctly

As above, whilst generally you should get an offer (based on predicted grades, and assuming the rest of your application is fine), there's absolutely no guarantee. It true that there is competition for all of the unis you have listed, and it wouldn't hurt to have a much safer option.

There's no 'reading between the lines' for entry requirements. The entry requirements they post are the ones that they want. If you meet them exactly, then that's fine.

All of the unis are around the same level in terms of 'prestige' (if that matters to you for whatever reason). Look at the course content and possibly rankings if you're wanting to rank them yourself.

In terms of competition, I can only speak from experience. Birmingham will, more likely than not, give you an offer as long as you meet the requirements. The same is likely for Southampton.

KCL will be more competitive because it's in London.
Durham tends to be quite strict with requirements and they seem to be picky about what a good PS should have.

Bristol is very competitive, and I wouldn't be surprised if you were put on hold.
Notts would likely be similar to Birmingham/Southampton with requirements.