Grade Predictions

Top tip- if you search the university and course you're interested in and followed by UCAS, e.g University Of Bristol Economics UCAS- and scroll down all the way to the bottom you can see the highest and lowest grades people got in with. Whilst you have to account for contextual, those statistics don't account for bottom 5% which could rule contextual grades out. Also, to the right hand side of that you can see the acceptance rate- and this is useful because e.g if its 100% and the entry requirements are AAB, contextual are BBB but the lowest of offers was CCC- then it means everyone got offers and therefore with BCC id suggest applying.
You don't need to apply for universities that are exactly your grades, however if you aspire too high at an ABB entry requirement then the course could be competitive and therefore you're less likely to be offered (that why that acceptance rate on ucas is helpful).
It's also really helpful to go to open days, or email staff from the uni because they can offer you advice and genuine suggestions or examples of current alumni.
Also, check if your school or postcode qualify for contextual- they sometimes differ from uni to uni.
Conditional offer bit- not entirely sure, remember unis now with cost of living are also struggling financially so the more students they get for the course (without it exceeding their capacity) the better, so this means that they will offer lower than entry (not sure if conditional or unconditional though sorry!!)
Overall- definitely apply to ones with entry higher than predicted (if research and data is in your favour!!!!!!)- but id suggest keep this to no more than 2 or 3- you need to have safe options especially if A levels don't go the way you expect!

BCC to ABB is a three grade difference - that makes an offer unlikely. I'd suggest that UCAS points Unis are far more likely to make you an offer rather than any Uni asking specifically for a A grade. One BBB/120 UCAS points choice would be worth having as a risky choice, but the majority of your choices should be 112 points (BBC) or lower.
Please be wary of the UCAS statistics mentioned in the previous post - these are stats about the achieved grades applicants were accepted with in August - not the grades they applied with. And you have no idea why any individuals were accepted below-offer - mitigating circumstances, special entry schemes, mature students etc. All in all, these stats are misleading, and cannot tell you where you might get an offer.

Top tip- if you search the university and course you're interested in and followed by UCAS, e.g University Of Bristol Economics UCAS- and scroll down all the way to the bottom you can see the highest and lowest grades people got in with. Whilst you have to account for contextual, those statistics don't account for bottom 5% which could rule contextual grades out. Also, to the right hand side of that you can see the acceptance rate- and this is useful because e.g if its 100% and the entry requirements are AAB, contextual are BBB but the lowest of offers was CCC- then it means everyone got offers and therefore with BCC id suggest applying.
You don't need to apply for universities that are exactly your grades, however if you aspire too high at an ABB entry requirement then the course could be competitive and therefore you're less likely to be offered (that why that acceptance rate on ucas is helpful).
It's also really helpful to go to open days, or email staff from the uni because they can offer you advice and genuine suggestions or examples of current alumni.
Also, check if your school or postcode qualify for contextual- they sometimes differ from uni to uni.
Conditional offer bit- not entirely sure, remember unis now with cost of living are also struggling financially so the more students they get for the course (without it exceeding their capacity) the better, so this means that they will offer lower than entry (not sure if conditional or unconditional though sorry!!)
Overall- definitely apply to ones with entry higher than predicted (if research and data is in your favour!!!!!!)- but id suggest keep this to no more than 2 or 3- you need to have safe options especially if A levels don't go the way you expect!

Hi, similar situation here, is the highest and lowest grade for the actual a level results or predicted grades?