could i get into york or sheffield for business management with BBB predicteds?
I'm trying to get my business raised to an A because i've recently been given access arrangements that would have given me time to answer questions i missed getting me the A but if i can't would i still be able to get in on the business management course at either of these uni's
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What are the stated entry requirements for the courses you want to apply for? One 'risky' choice is usually worth it - you may get an offer - but remember that you will still have to get those grades next August so think carefully.
The usual advice for your 5 UCAS choices is :
1 choice just above your predicted grades - one grade and not in a vital subject
3 choices at your predicted grades - these are your most likely offers
1 choice several grades below your predicted grades - your potential Insurance choice
The usual advice for your 5 UCAS choices is :
1 choice just above your predicted grades - one grade and not in a vital subject
3 choices at your predicted grades - these are your most likely offers
1 choice several grades below your predicted grades - your potential Insurance choice
Reply 2
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have you looked at the UCAS offer / admission data? The offer levels can be very different to what has been accepted in the past
https://digital.ucas.com/coursedisplay/courses/013d4222-279a-83bd-bf13-eee68017c429
Not sure if that link will work, but its not hard to get a sense of what typical and likely minimum grades have been historically.
A cursory look shows AAB is Sheffield Bus Mgt standard offer and BBB has been accepted in the past (at c 50%) for Sheffield. Ultimately your predicted grades would inform if you get an offer or not, whereas your actually grades will dictate if you get a place - so convincing school you predicted grade should be an 'A' isn't the same as getting an A, but if you don't get an offer in the first place . . .
Also worth mentioning, some very decent unis offer surprisingly generous Contextual Offers with some unexpected rules, well worth investigating - eg my daughter got BBB offer from Warwick for Biomed (standard offer AAB) because her school was on their list. Very dependent on your circumstance, often biased to state schools, school dinners etc
Also worth mentioning, you don't have to make 5 choices all at the same time. You can put in 2 or 3 applications, see what comes back and adapt from there
https://digital.ucas.com/coursedisplay/courses/013d4222-279a-83bd-bf13-eee68017c429
Not sure if that link will work, but its not hard to get a sense of what typical and likely minimum grades have been historically.
A cursory look shows AAB is Sheffield Bus Mgt standard offer and BBB has been accepted in the past (at c 50%) for Sheffield. Ultimately your predicted grades would inform if you get an offer or not, whereas your actually grades will dictate if you get a place - so convincing school you predicted grade should be an 'A' isn't the same as getting an A, but if you don't get an offer in the first place . . .
Also worth mentioning, some very decent unis offer surprisingly generous Contextual Offers with some unexpected rules, well worth investigating - eg my daughter got BBB offer from Warwick for Biomed (standard offer AAB) because her school was on their list. Very dependent on your circumstance, often biased to state schools, school dinners etc
Also worth mentioning, you don't have to make 5 choices all at the same time. You can put in 2 or 3 applications, see what comes back and adapt from there
Reply 3
Hi there,
I'd second McGinger's advice - 1 aspirational, 3 realistic, 1 insurance - if you are only 1 grade of the entry requirements then you may still get an offer, and also as above you do not need to make all your choices immediately.
I would be very cautious looking at historical acceptance grades as this data also includes contextual offers which by definition are lower than the standard entry requirements, meaning that these numbers are artificially dragged down.
If you want to get answers from those unis directly, why not call up their admissions teams? They will be very familiar with historical acceptance levels and be able to tell you what they can/cannot accept grade-wise.
best of luck with your next steps 🙂
I'd second McGinger's advice - 1 aspirational, 3 realistic, 1 insurance - if you are only 1 grade of the entry requirements then you may still get an offer, and also as above you do not need to make all your choices immediately.
I would be very cautious looking at historical acceptance grades as this data also includes contextual offers which by definition are lower than the standard entry requirements, meaning that these numbers are artificially dragged down.
If you want to get answers from those unis directly, why not call up their admissions teams? They will be very familiar with historical acceptance levels and be able to tell you what they can/cannot accept grade-wise.
best of luck with your next steps 🙂
(edited 1 month ago)
Reply 4
20
just to clarify above, UCAS state that the published historic grades excludes the top and bottom 5% of data specifically to exclude contextual offers and edge cases. In reality data *may* still contain them - and you definitely shouldn't rely on them as an accurate estimate of your likelihood of success.
But the UCAS data does give you a useful comparator between unis IMO. You can see in the UCAS data the more selective unis/courses and the ones that *may* have more wriggle room. On that Basis, York seems slightly more generous than Sheffield for Bus and Mgt - digging a little, it might be worth looking at Durham as one of your UCAS 5, if you haven't already
But the UCAS data does give you a useful comparator between unis IMO. You can see in the UCAS data the more selective unis/courses and the ones that *may* have more wriggle room. On that Basis, York seems slightly more generous than Sheffield for Bus and Mgt - digging a little, it might be worth looking at Durham as one of your UCAS 5, if you haven't already
Reply 5
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Original post
by TopBunhave you looked at the UCAS offer / admission data? The offer levels can be very different to what has been accepted in the past
https://digital.ucas.com/coursedisplay/courses/013d4222-279a-83bd-bf13-eee68017c429
Not sure if that link will work, but its not hard to get a sense of what typical and likely minimum grades have been historically.
A cursory look shows AAB is Sheffield Bus Mgt standard offer and BBB has been accepted in the past (at c 50%) for Sheffield. Ultimately your predicted grades would inform if you get an offer or not, whereas your actually grades will dictate if you get a place - so convincing school you predicted grade should be an 'A' isn't the same as getting an A, but if you don't get an offer in the first place . . .
Also worth mentioning, some very decent unis offer surprisingly generous Contextual Offers with some unexpected rules, well worth investigating - eg my daughter got BBB offer from Warwick for Biomed (standard offer AAB) because her school was on their list. Very dependent on your circumstance, often biased to state schools, school dinners etc
Also worth mentioning, you don't have to make 5 choices all at the same time. You can put in 2 or 3 applications, see what comes back and adapt from there
https://digital.ucas.com/coursedisplay/courses/013d4222-279a-83bd-bf13-eee68017c429
Not sure if that link will work, but its not hard to get a sense of what typical and likely minimum grades have been historically.
A cursory look shows AAB is Sheffield Bus Mgt standard offer and BBB has been accepted in the past (at c 50%) for Sheffield. Ultimately your predicted grades would inform if you get an offer or not, whereas your actually grades will dictate if you get a place - so convincing school you predicted grade should be an 'A' isn't the same as getting an A, but if you don't get an offer in the first place . . .
Also worth mentioning, some very decent unis offer surprisingly generous Contextual Offers with some unexpected rules, well worth investigating - eg my daughter got BBB offer from Warwick for Biomed (standard offer AAB) because her school was on their list. Very dependent on your circumstance, often biased to state schools, school dinners etc
Also worth mentioning, you don't have to make 5 choices all at the same time. You can put in 2 or 3 applications, see what comes back and adapt from there
Be aware that these stats are very misleading - these grades are 'accepted in August' not 'made an offer with these predicted grades'. And you don't know why any applicant was accepted with these grades. Not a sensible way to pick a Uni choice.
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