University of Bristol Applicant Thread 2026

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I want to ask regarding guranteed interview from bristol for Medicine. If bristol offers you guranteed interview, will the offers be made based on interview performance or ucat still counts here. Basically i dont have UCAT strong enough for Bristol.

Hi
I want to ask regarding guranteed interview from bristol for Medicine. If bristol offers you guranteed interview, will the offers be made based on interview performance or ucat still counts here. Basically i dont have UCAT strong enough for Bristol.

Not Bristol but I have a guaranteed interview at Exeter. For us, offers will be based on interview performance and they said that the UCAT isn't taken into consideration. I imagine it's likely to be the same for you, but make sure you check.

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If it’s possible how did u get guranteed interview at Exeter
Is there a pathways as Bristol has

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I'm predicted A*AAA in Maths, DT, Physics, FM respectively + A* in EPQ. I got 99999999887 at GCSE. I want to do aerospace engineering at Bristol and I meet the minimum requirements as far as I am aware but I've heard of many people getting rejected with 3/4 A* predicted because it's such a competitive course. Is still worth applying like do I have a chance of getting accepted with my grades or not? My personal statement is decent to be fair but I don't know if it makes up for my grades. I'm aware unis like Imperial, Bath and Southampton are also in similar situations regarding my grades in that I meet the minimum but most applicants will probably have all A*s so it might not help. If anyone here has got an offer from Bristol aerospace previously with similar grades, that would be helpful.

Thanks
If it’s possible how did u get guranteed interview at Exeter
Is there a pathways as Bristol has

Not Bristol but I have a guaranteed interview at Exeter. For us, offers will be based on interview performance and they said that the UCAT isn't taken into consideration. I imagine it's likely to be the same for you, but make sure you check.

I'm predicted A*AAA in Maths, DT, Physics, FM respectively + A* in EPQ. I got 99999999887 at GCSE. I want to do aerospace engineering at Bristol and I meet the minimum requirements as far as I am aware but I've heard of many people getting rejected with 3/4 A* predicted because it's such a competitive course. Is still worth applying like do I have a chance of getting accepted with my grades or not? My personal statement is decent to be fair but I don't know if it makes up for my grades. I'm aware unis like Imperial, Bath and Southampton are also in similar situations regarding my grades in that I meet the minimum but most applicants will probably have all A*s so it might not help. If anyone here has got an offer from Bristol aerospace previously with similar grades, that would be helpful.

I don't know specifically about aerospace engineering at Bristol, although I have friends who are applying for that course, but I'd say you're definitely not going to get in if you don't apply. If it's a course you really want to do at a uni you really want to go, then you don't lose much from applying. You don't need to get offers from all 5 universities you apply to to be able to go to uni, so you might as well try for one or two ambitious courses. My teachers told me to apply to 1-2 ambitious courses which are difficult to get into, 2 which match my predicted grades/ a bit lower, and 1-2 really safe options which are well below my predicted grades. Either way - its up to you whether you apply or not, but it sounds like you're a strong applicant for a lot of good unis, so I'm sure you'll get offers from some, and so its not too much of a risk to aim high.

I applied for mechanical Engineering at Bristol with 3 A*s. I just heard back that I got put on hold. Do you know if this is normal or bad?

I applied for mechanical Engineering at Bristol with 3 A*s. I just heard back that I got put on hold. Do you know if this is normal or bad?

I applied for mechanical Engineering at Bristol with 3 A*s. I just heard back that I got put on hold. Do you know if this is normal or bad?

Hi
I want to ask regarding guranteed interview from bristol for Medicine. If bristol offers you guranteed interview, will the offers be made based on interview performance or ucat still counts here. Basically i dont have UCAT strong enough for Bristol.

Hiya, yeah as has been said by others I wouldn't worry tbh. I've just been put on hold too with 3x A*s predicted but for Politics & International Relations. I looked at some other forums and seems like it means they've viewed and assessed our applications, but they're just waiting to get an idea of the cohort before giving out offers and rejections.

I'm predicted A*AAA in Maths, DT, Physics, FM respectively + A* in EPQ. I got 99999999887 at GCSE. I want to do aerospace engineering at Bristol and I meet the minimum requirements as far as I am aware but I've heard of many people getting rejected with 3/4 A* predicted because it's such a competitive course. Is still worth applying like do I have a chance of getting accepted with my grades or not? My personal statement is decent to be fair but I don't know if it makes up for my grades. I'm aware unis like Imperial, Bath and Southampton are also in similar situations regarding my grades in that I meet the minimum but most applicants will probably have all A*s so it might not help. If anyone here has got an offer from Bristol aerospace previously with similar grades, that would be helpful.

I applied for mechanical Engineering at Bristol with 3 A*s. I just heard back that I got put on hold. Do you know if this is normal or bad?

I applied for mechanical Engineering at Bristol with 3 A*s. I just heard back that I got put on hold. Do you know if this is normal or bad?

I'm predicted A*AAA in Maths, DT, Physics, FM respectively + A* in EPQ. I got 99999999887 at GCSE. I want to do aerospace engineering at Bristol and I meet the minimum requirements as far as I am aware but I've heard of many people getting rejected with 3/4 A* predicted because it's such a competitive course. Is still worth applying like do I have a chance of getting accepted with my grades or not? My personal statement is decent to be fair but I don't know if it makes up for my grades. I'm aware unis like Imperial, Bath and Southampton are also in similar situations regarding my grades in that I meet the minimum but most applicants will probably have all A*s so it might not help. If anyone here has got an offer from Bristol aerospace previously with similar grades, that would be helpful.