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On the UCAS website, it says that the average people accepted into electrical engineering bachelors are with the grade CCD. So, my grades are CCC most likely, this is what I'm going to get in my A-level results. So, is there a guaranteed admission or no? Because when the uni is on the website, it says their requirement is 104 tariff points, which is BCC. But on UCAS, the average grade of people who are accepted have a grade of CCD. Do I need to be worried?

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by ahmedatif

On the UCAS website, it says that the average people accepted into electrical engineering bachelors are with the grade CCD. So, my grades are CCC most likely, this is what I'm going to get in my A-level results. So, is there a guaranteed admission or no? Because when the uni is on the website, it says their requirement is 104 tariff points, which is BCC. But on UCAS, the average grade of people who are accepted have a grade of CCD. Do I need to be worried?

No, nothing is guaranteed.

That refers to % of offer holders with that grades were admitted to the uni. It tells how lenient the uni was on grades, in accepting offer holders who missed the grades. Very likely the uni gave offers to those students who had predicted grades of BCC/CCC, but they missed the grades and achieved CCD and eventually admitted by the uni. It doesn't mean a student with predicted CCD was offered a place and the admitted.

So your predicted grades should meet or close to required grades to secure an offer before anything can happen.

Good luck.

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by ahmedatif

On the UCAS website, it says that the average people accepted into electrical engineering bachelors are with the grade CCD. So, my grades are CCC most likely, this is what I'm going to get in my A-level results. So, is there a guaranteed admission or no? Because when the uni is on the website, it says their requirement is 104 tariff points, which is BCC. But on UCAS, the average grade of people who are accepted have a grade of CCD. Do I need to be worried?

Hi there!

As above, nothing is guaranteed but most unis do indeed consider near miss applicants every year and so there is a chance you could still be admitted if you narrowly miss your grades in a non-essential subject.

I would be careful when looking at historical entry grades as they are often brought down by contextual offers which are typically lower than the standard offer.

If I were you I'd do your best with your subjects and to reach your CCC/BCC if you can - it sounds like you are well on track to getting these anyway. Use your teachers, use past papers and markschemes, use flashcards, and make sure to ask plenty of questions if you don't understand something in class, to try and boost your grades/maintain your Cs and Bs.

If your offer was 104 tariff points then I would aim for that, but as I said if you narrowly miss this there is still a chance you will get a place - no guarantees of course, but near-misses are considered by the majority of unis.

@Nottingham Trent Uni, @Nottingham Trent University ?

I hope this helps and best of luck this year!

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by ahmedatif

On the UCAS website, it says that the average people accepted into electrical engineering bachelors are with the grade CCD. So, my grades are CCC most likely, this is what I'm going to get in my A-level results. So, is there a guaranteed admission or no? Because when the uni is on the website, it says their requirement is 104 tariff points, which is BCC. But on UCAS, the average grade of people who are accepted have a grade of CCD. Do I need to be worried?

Hi @ahmedatif,

It's great to see you're interested in our Electronic and Electrical Engineering course! We hope your revision and exams are going well.

UCAS's data on admission covers a wide range of areas, as other posters have mentioned, from contextual and Clearing admissions as well as standard entry offers. While it can be a good general indication, you can find the most up to date information on entry requirements on our course pages.

When we receive your exam results, we'll consider your grades against the offer we have made. If you don't meet the requirements, we will re-assess your full application and circumstances to see if we can accept you with the grades you've achieved. We consider these circumstances on a case-by-case basis and try to be as flexible as possible, taking into account all of your UCAS information as well as any additional information you provide to us directly.

Therefore, please try not to panic if you don't achieve your predicted grades, as we may still be able to offer you a place on your desired course. Alternatively, if you do not receive a place on your chosen course, you can always explore the courses on offer in Clearing. Clearing entry criteria can often change, even within the same year, so it's hard to predict what grades you may need for entry ahead of time.

I hope this helps, let us know if you have any questions! Wishing you the best of luck this coming results day.

-Yaz

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McGinger

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So, is there a guaranteed admission or no?
The only way to guarantee yourself a place is to achieve the grades required in your offer.
These 'stats' are notoriously misleading - and cannot tell you what might be accepted this year.

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