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Should i apply to HSPS foundation year?

Hi im im year 12 doing alevels in art,sociology and business studies

My target grades before mocks is BBB
Gcse grades:9,7,7,L2D,6,6,6,6,6,5

I do meet the circumstances however i am worried if my a level options may not make me as competitive,should i apply for the foundation year or wait to see my mock grades ?

I have also done some super curriculars like doing summer schools,access programmes,master classes and reading some books around my subject
Any advice would be great 😊
Original post
by Anonymous
Hi im im year 12 doing alevels in art,sociology and business studies
My target grades before mocks is BBB
Gcse grades:9,7,7,L2D,6,6,6,6,6,5
I do meet the circumstances however i am worried if my a level options may not make me as competitive,should i apply for the foundation year or wait to see my mock grades ?
I have also done some super curriculars like doing summer schools,access programmes,master classes and reading some books around my subject
Any advice would be great 😊

You should look at the requirements for the Foundation year. I'm not sure that taking the wrong A levels is a factor, it's some significant disruption to your learning. But wait for your mocks and then see what's best.

Reply 2

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by threeportdrift
You should look at the requirements for the Foundation year. I'm not sure that taking the wrong A levels is a factor, it's some significant disruption to your learning. But wait for your mocks and then see what's best.


Thank you so much i checked the eligibility and i am eligible for a couple of the factors however i will wait after my mocks and for my predicted grades to make the decision ☺️
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by blue-oceans
Thank you so much i checked the eligibility and i am eligible for a couple of the factors however i will wait after my mocks and for my predicted grades to make the decision ☺️

It's not really such a big deal. You get 5 options, and you can only go to one university, so you might as well have a go, provided you qualify for Cam and you have 4 other strong options.

Reply 4

Hey, current FY student here! Your grades are more than ok for Cambridge FY, provided you meet the eligibility requirements! The FY team judge your application v holistically so I think more weight is awarded to the testable elements of the application (the interviews and admissions test) than grades so provided you meet the BBB requirement, I wouldn't sweat it

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by drriversong
Hey, current FY student here! Your grades are more than ok for Cambridge FY, provided you meet the eligibility requirements! The FY team judge your application v holistically so I think more weight is awarded to the testable elements of the application (the interviews and admissions test) than grades so provided you meet the BBB requirement, I wouldn't sweat it

Though don't take my word for it- email if in doubt 🙂

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by drriversong
Hey, current FY student here! Your grades are more than ok for Cambridge FY, provided you meet the eligibility requirements! The FY team judge your application v holistically so I think more weight is awarded to the testable elements of the application (the interviews and admissions test) than grades so provided you meet the BBB requirement, I wouldn't sweat it


thank you so much- i just need to ace the admissions tests and interviews and have a great personal statement 🥰

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by Anonymous
thank you so much- i just need to ace the admissions tests and interviews and have a great personal statement 🥰

exactly the right attitude to have! Wishing you the best of luck 🙏🏼 🤞🏼

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