Cambridge offers for 4 Alevels

I don't mean to be mean here, but seriously? Obviously you can apply with those grades. Also, despite the hype and people's stress, the required grades are more along the lines of A*A*A or A*A*AA not A*A*A*A*

My son applied with 4 A*s predicted
His offer was A*A*AA
Be careful what you wish for tho … he’s found it VERY tough

Was wonderful if anyone knew whether If I were to apply for natural sciences at Cambridge with 4x A* prediction, my offer most likely be for 4x A* or could it in theory be slightly lower, say 3x A* and an A in my fourth subject (unrelated to the course)?
Thanks!

and an A in my fourth subject (unrelated to the course)?
Thanks!

Why are you doing a 'fourth subject unrelated to the course'?!!

Because I really enjoy it but didn’t want to go into it at university (Latin)

The problem with it is that there is always a danger when taking four A levels that you might recieve an offer based on all four! If you were taking three, you'd just receive a 'normal' offer if your college wanted to offer you a place. In other words, were you not taking four A levels, there would be no chance of having to worry about whether you might recieve an offer for A* or A in Latin.
The only useful fourth A level for NatSci would be FM for physical Natsci. Latin, whilst obviously useful from a biology point of view, and interesting in its own right, has no real relevance to your application. Applicants sometimes receive a 4-A level offer if they're on the weaker end of the cohort, or you might be asked to achieve an A* in a particular subject if there were some doubt as to your ability in it, or the college wanted the reassurance of an achieved A*. It's unlikely that a subject as irrelevant to your intended course of study as Latin is would end up with a mandated A*, I think.

Was wonderful if anyone knew whether If I were to apply for natural sciences at Cambridge with 4x A* prediction, my offer most likely be for 4x A* or could it in theory be slightly lower, say 3x A* and an A in my fourth subject (unrelated to the course)?
Thanks!

Was wonderful if anyone knew whether If I were to apply for natural sciences at Cambridge with 4x A* prediction, my offer most likely be for 4x A* or could it in theory be slightly lower, say 3x A* and an A in my fourth subject (unrelated to the course)?
Thanks!

Hi Anonymous,
With those predicted grades, I think you should be fine but it all comes down to what the university decides. Some people can have all the entry requirements but they still don't get accepted.
A piece of advice when it comes to exams, one way that I boosted my grades was by doing a load of past papers since there are only so many questions the examiner can ask you. Plus, you start to get used to seeing exam papers & doing them over & over again. It kinda gets rid of the shock some people get when they open their exam papers.
Hope that helps!
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They normally give you an offer for just three subjects

Because I really enjoy it but didn’t want to go into it at university (Latin)

Was wonderful if anyone knew whether If I were to apply for natural sciences at Cambridge with 4x A* prediction, my offer most likely be for 4x A* or could it in theory be slightly lower, say 3x A* and an A in my fourth subject (unrelated to the course)?
Thanks!

My son applied with 4 A*s predicted
His offer was A*A*AA
Be careful what you wish for tho … he’s found it VERY tough

My DC at Cam doing natski .. offer varies college to college & extent to whether they want you / decide to set the bar high . His offer was A* A* A* A but he knows others who had 4x A* offers and those with 3 A levels with A* A* A . They also he thinks took in to account the then NSAA score ( his was not great ) . However, it is a really tough course and many struggle with it .. he loves it but it is not for the faint hearted ! You will have to put in a lot of hours & the first year exams are brutal . Second year is less stressful.. he was told .
Good luck

Which four subjects did he take?

Maths , further maths , biology, chemistry .. They insisted on a* in chem & maths leaving him choice on the other two .. in the event he got 4 x A* so it didn’t matter . There is an awful lot of stuff to learn in the first year so it’s not unrealistic they ask for high grades . He said a levels were easy comp with revising for exams at end of year 1