How lenient is the University of Sussex for Law

My predicted grades are around a BCC or BBC, the Uni of sussex says their requirements are AAB, but UCAS says the average grade held by their students in law is BBC, and lowest is CCD with an 100% acceptance rate, how likely is it for me to be given an offer?

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mercedes.jag

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I got BCC in the summer, got predicted AAB and got a contextual 🙂 go for it!

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DerDracologe

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My predicted grades are around a BCC or BBC, the Uni of sussex says their requirements are AAB, but UCAS says the average grade held by their students in law is BBC, and lowest is CCD with an 100% acceptance rate, how likely is it for me to be given an offer?

The ucas data is stating that students with offers for the course on average achieved BBC, not that these were their predicted grades. It makes sense that students predicted AAB would achieve BBC mostly commonly as 75% of predicted grades are inflated. Have you looked at whether you’d be elegible for a contextual offer? Would this be your only aspirational choice? What grades are you working at in class tests usually? How much do you want to go there for uni? It’s good to have an aspirational choice to work towards in a levels but be prepared for them to not give you an offer

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The ucas data is stating that students with offers for the course on average achieved BBC, not that these were their predicted grades. It makes sense that students predicted AAB would achieve BBC mostly commonly as 75% of predicted grades are inflated. Have you looked at whether you’d be elegible for a contextual offer? Would this be your only aspirational choice? What grades are you working at in class tests usually? How much do you want to go there for uni? It’s good to have an aspirational choice to work towards in a levels but be prepared for them to not give you an offer

Hi thanks for the reply, as far as contextual offers go I would be the first in my family to attend uni, but thats about it (ethnic minority too but I dont think that counts) and I would choose it as my firm. And I am trying to work towards As in law and Bs in my other two subjects

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DerDracologe

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Hi thanks for the reply, as far as contextual offers go I would be the first in my family to attend uni, but thats about it (ethnic minority too but I dont think that counts) and I would choose it as my firm. And I am trying to work towards As in law and Bs in my other two subjects

See whether you meet any of these criteria for a contextual offer:
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/apply/offers/contextual-offers
If this would be your firm then id apply cos you clearly want it! Have you been to an open day to see if it’s a good choice for you? Open days are great for asking questions about typical offers as well 🙂
Note that Sussex have a foundation year program for social sciences with requirements of CCD which you could also apply for as one of your 5 choices if you really want to get a place at that uni
I wish you the very best of luck with your revision and exams!

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See whether you meet any of these criteria for a contextual offer:
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/apply/offers/contextual-offers
If this would be your firm then id apply cos you clearly want it! Have you been to an open day to see if it’s a good choice for you? Open days are great for asking questions about typical offers as well 🙂
Note that Sussex have a foundation year program for social sciences with requirements of CCD which you could also apply for as one of your 5 choices if you really want to get a place at that uni
I wish you the very best of luck with your revision and exams!

Hey, yes I went to the open day and I definitely liked the uni, thanks for the idea I think I will firm sussex law, and as second/insurance I will choose the foundation one, just wondering, is a foundation course going to make my university life largely different?

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DerDracologe

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Hey, yes I went to the open day and I definitely liked the uni, thanks for the idea I think I will firm sussex law, and as second/insurance I will choose the foundation one, just wondering, is a foundation course going to make my university life largely different?

Im not sure on that question, hopefully one of the following users can help 🙂
@McGinger @artful_lounger @Admit-One

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artful_lounger

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Hey, yes I went to the open day and I definitely liked the uni, thanks for the idea I think I will firm sussex law, and as second/insurance I will choose the foundation one, just wondering, is a foundation course going to make my university life largely different?

In principle doing a foundation year isn't going to make a difference long term - you do it as a preliminary "year 0" then, subject to meeting specified progression criteria, move into the first year of the full degree. At most unis your foundation year grades also don't "count" towards your final degree classification (although this may vary).

However foundation years are very variable in how they're structured and run, so it's hard to give too many specifics. For example, at some unis teaching for a foundation year may be delivered at a partner 6th form college - so your day to day will be at that college rather than the uni campus (albeit you may well be living in uni halls) which will invariably give you quite a different experience initially.

Likewise, progression criteria and how many students ultimately meet those can vary. At a lot of unis the progression criteria are just rather minimal, usually expecting a good pass (2:2 level or so) or more. However sometimes a foundation year that is linked to multiple courses may not be able to guarantee progression to a given course and it may be competitive to get onto it requiring higher criteria to progress to a specific programme.

Understanding what the progression criteria are and, ideally, what proportion of students meet the progression criteria and progress onto the degree programme of their choice is very useful information to have. Similarly understanding where the day to day teaching for the course is based, and also whether there is e.g. a common room or other dedicated space for foundation students or if they have access to departmental spaces for that, are all things worth asking about during open days for example!

As above though after you complete the foundation year and go onto the "first" year of the degree, the rest of the course will progress the same normally and you're basically indistinguishable from other students. I've heard that some unis have some extra workshops/tutorials available to foundation year students in the first year to support them in the transition although I think this is uncommon (since the point of the foundation year itself is to be the transition stage), although a nice bonus if available.

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