Increasing A-level predicted grades
For people who have applied to university how easy/difficult is it to get your teachers to increase your predicted grades by a grade or 2 to increase your chances of getting an offer from your preferred uni?
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by Charlie LauMy school predicts grade is my mock grade however UCAS predicted grade will be one grade higher than my mock grade also consider ATL and performance.
I am sure teacher will be happy to put one grade higher than actual grade however 2 grade higher than mock grade is a bit difficult .
I am sure teacher will be happy to put one grade higher than actual grade however 2 grade higher than mock grade is a bit difficult .
So if I get an A in the mock they'll predict me A*?
Reply 2
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by 183483279435829So if I get an A in the mock they'll predict me A*?
Often the mock will cover topics that have not yet been fully revised in class.
Reply 3
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by 183483279435829For people who have applied to university how easy/difficult is it to get your teachers to increase your predicted grades by a grade or 2 to increase your chances of getting an offer from your preferred uni?
Some teachers or sixth forms are more than happy to do this to encourage students to apply ambitiously, especially if they have consistently been close to a grade or show good attitude toward their studies. What you need to be mindful of is that youre going to have to work really hard to reach that grade so youll need some significantly safer choices too.
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by Charlie LauMy school predicts grade is my mock grade however UCAS predicted grade will be one grade higher than my mock grade also consider ATL and performance.
I am sure teacher will be happy to put one grade higher than actual grade however 2 grade higher than mock grade is a bit difficult .
I am sure teacher will be happy to put one grade higher than actual grade however 2 grade higher than mock grade is a bit difficult .
Artificially inflating your predicted grades is a pointless activity.
Think about it. If you then apply for courses with far higher grade requirements, you will just be setting yourself for an even bigger fall next August when you don't get those grades, and have no Uni place. I have watched this happen far too often, and it is devastating for the students concerned. Your teachers do actually know what they are doing - and UCAS research shows that teacher's predicted grades are consistently much higher than subsequent results. Be careful what you wish for.
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It depends, for example medicine with low UCAT, having over predicted grades may advoid the need for a gap year with little long term hard if fail to get the grades the offer asks for. Also possible the confirmed offer will take a lower grade on results days. (Hence more med schools are ignoring predicted grades.)
But for most subjects it is better to aim for a "lower" university then take such risks.
But for most subjects it is better to aim for a "lower" university then take such risks.
Reply 6
But surely if you apply for example to an LSE course with standard offer A*AA, and you get your teachers to predict you high grades to make you more competitive, LSE are likely to then make you the standard offer, and there is no obligation to achieve your predicted grades, only the standard offer so you have a higher chance of an offer.
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by 183483279435829But surely if you apply for example to an LSE course with standard offer A*AA, and you get your teachers to predict you high grades to make you more competitive, LSE are likely to then make you the standard offer, and there is no obligation to achieve your predicted grades, only the standard offer so you have a higher chance of an offer.
They can make you a higher offer if they want to i think based on your predicted grades
Reply 8
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by DerDracologeThey can make you a higher offer if they want to i think based on your predicted grades
But at least you get an offer, and if you get an offer from a top uni it's probably worth it to get however much tutoring you need to meet the offer.
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