What universities should I apply for based on my presicted grades?

Hi, I was predicted similar grades and received all my offers - however, I did receive contextual offers for all, for example Lancaster gave me BBC from AAB. You should search what quintile your area is in and see if you could get contextual based on area or if your secondary school/ college performs below the national standard.
I think you should go with some aspirational choices since most unis want B or above in biology. You should read into the requirements for universities carefully, some require chemistry but since you're still doing a second science you should be okay !! I couldn't tell you which unis would be best for you to apply for but I hope you find something that works for you 🙂

Yeah, my area is quintile 2 so I'm pretty sure id be eligible? If so, how do I apply for contextual offers? is it automatically done by universities when looking at my area, or do I have to apply specifically for contextual offers? And also what entry requirements should I look at if contextual offers apply to me?

Hi, I was predicted similar grades and received all my offers - however, I did receive contextual offers for all, for example Lancaster gave me BBC from AAB. You should search what quintile your area is in and see if you could get contextual based on area or if your secondary school/ college performs below the national standard.
I think you should go with some aspirational choices since most unis want B or above in biology. You should read into the requirements for universities carefully, some require chemistry but since you're still doing a second science you should be okay !! I couldn't tell you which unis would be best for you to apply for but I hope you find something that works for you 🙂

Yeah, my area is quintile 2 so I'm pretty sure id be eligible? If so, how do I apply for contextual offers? is it automatically done by universities when looking at my area, or do I have to apply specifically for contextual offers? And also what entry requirements should I look at if contextual offers apply to me?

I would also like to mention IBMS accreditation if you do not know about it already. This accreditation is necessary to go onto become a HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist and work in NHS labs. I recommend applying only for accredited unis and these can be found on the IBMS website. Just thought id let you know just in case !!!

Yeah, luckily my teacher mentioned all the IBMS stuff to me, so I won't make mistakes that some other people make. Also, regarding contextual offers giving lower entry requirements, me being predicted ABD confuses me, since it's a rare combination, so I don't really know what contextual offer requirements would apply to my combination of predicted grades, if you know what I mean.

Yeah i'm not 100% sure myself. They may reduce an entry requirement from 112 tariff points to something like 96-104 or even lower. Since your predicted tariff is 112 (ABD and BBC is equivalent) you could apply for something that might have 120-128 points for requirements as your aspirational. The first reply in the tread suggested 2 aspirational, 2 on target (BBC) and 1 lower. I think your grades are good and a good personal statement will make you even more desirable, maybe you could do some lab experience days if there are any coming up at a uni near you too. 🙂