computer science unis at A*AA

I am a year 13 student with A*AA predicted (maths, computer science, and physics in that order).

I was looking at universities with slightly lower or equal entry requirements. However, some universities have a very low entry requirement yet most of its students apply with three A*s (University of Edinburgh..).

I was hoping to have some insight from past students who were in my situation and what universities they went on to study at because I don't want to apply to a university and waste a choice slot because they do not accept my grades.

Well it depends on what you want. CS is heavily competitive at the "top", so A*AA is no guarantee of offers at this level.
What unis do you want?
The lowest grades for Edinburgh are for contextual applicants.

hi i am predicted the same A*AA my A* in econ and the 2 others in maths and cs.
I have 3 offers for computer science from manchester, nottingham, loughborough. Manchester’s grade requirements are 3 A*s on the website and i got an offer so idk i feel like dint restrict urself that bad to ur predicted

Wow did you have a contextual offer from Manchester or was it a standard application? Your personal statement must be very good. What type of things did you include in it? Do they like when you talk about programming projects because my personal statement does not really cover that.

i didn’t get a contextual offer! my personal statement spoke a little on programming but it wasn’t the majority, if you dm me i could send it to you!

hi i am predicted the same A*AA my A* in econ and the 2 others in maths and cs.
I have 3 offers for computer science from manchester, nottingham, loughborough. Manchester’s grade requirements are 3 A*s on the website and i got an offer so idk i feel like dint restrict urself that bad to ur predicted

What were your GCSE grades if you don’t mind telling? Is you offer at A*AA or higher?

I am a year 13 student with A*AA predicted (maths, computer science, and physics in that order).
I was looking at universities with slightly lower or equal entry requirements. However, some universities have a very low entry requirement yet most of its students apply with three A*s (University of Edinburgh..).
I was hoping to have some insight from past students who were in my situation and what universities they went on to study at because I don't want to apply to a university and waste a choice slot because they do not accept my grades.

hi i am predicted the same A*AA my A* in econ and the 2 others in maths and cs.
I have 3 offers for computer science from manchester, nottingham, loughborough. Manchester’s grade requirements are 3 A*s on the website and i got an offer so idk i feel like dint restrict urself that bad to ur predicted

Manchester's grade reqs are A*/A*/A for CS this year

my baddd but yh my predicted r still lower coz they said u need an A* in maths

I was looking at University of Edinburgh and Saint Andrews. These are the only two I'm really unsure about because other universities provide the most common grades applicants who get accepted apply with on UCAS. After looking online, there's a lot of discussion and people who say the entry requirements on their websites are very misleading because most applicants apply with way higher grades.

Yeah, most likely you are contextual (you just don't know it). Or the offer was mistaken. Manchester would never give out an offer for CS if you had predicted grades lower than the entry requirements. Especially as they've been rejecting applicants with grades significantly higher than the entry requirements.

yh no if you get a contextual offer they specify this on the offer - which i wasn’t given, and if it was a mistake lol that’s their issue😭 i think my ps was decent ngl

Sometimes you won't necessarily get a contextual offer even if you're a contextual student. Some contextual indicators give extra consideration towards your application, but won't necessarily reduce your offer. This is what happened to you (or there was a mistake on Manchester's end).
No matter what you put in your PS, if you don't meet the entry req (and you're not contextual) you will be insta rejected from Manchester CS.

i didn’t get a contextual offer! my personal statement spoke a little on programming but it wasn’t the majority, if you dm me i could send it to you!

Hey would you be able to send it to me to?