Worth applying to Strathclyde Economics and Finance?

I’m thinking of applying for Economics and Finance at Strathclyde and wanted some advice on how competitive I am.

Strathclyde’s 1st sitting standard is AAAA / AAABB, but I got ABBBB in S5, so I don’t meet that.

Their 2nd sitting standard (S5 + S6 combined) is AAAABB.
I emailed admissions and they said they’d be looking for around AAA in S6 if they were to make an offer.

My S6 Advanced Higher predictions are ABB / AAB, so I’m not quite at AAA, but I’m close and still improving.

Would it still be worth applying to Strathclyde Economics and Finance even though I don’t meet the 1st sitting standard and might just miss the AAA expectation for S6?

Would there be any chance of an offer?

Any advice or experience would be appreciated.

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by botherb342

I’m thinking of applying for Economics and Finance at Strathclyde and wanted some advice on how competitive I am.
Strathclyde’s 1st sitting standard is AAAA / AAABB, but I got ABBBB in S5, so I don’t meet that.
Their 2nd sitting standard (S5 + S6 combined) is AAAABB.
I emailed admissions and they said they’d be looking for around AAA in S6 if they were to make an offer.
My S6 Advanced Higher predictions are ABB / AAB, so I’m not quite at AAA, but I’m close and still improving.
Would it still be worth applying to Strathclyde Economics and Finance even though I don’t meet the 1st sitting standard and might just miss the AAA expectation for S6?
Would there be any chance of an offer?
Any advice or experience would be appreciated.

Hiya @botherb342 😀 The Business School admissions team are generally the best people to advise on their admissions questions and it sounds like you've already been in touch with them! They'll take your whole application in to consideration (past grades, pending grades, personal statement etc). We'll also take in to account any contextual factors relevant on your application. There's some extra info on contextual admissions here. Admissions for our Business programmes are very competitive, so I'm not able to guarantee an offer would be made or tell you how likely it is either sorry, but as they've said - it'd be likely around the AAA mark they'd ask for if they are able to make the conditional. If you'd like more info directly on admissions it's worth going back to the them.

Ultimately the only way you definitely wouldn't be considered is by not applying though so I'd still encourage you to apply for the course 🙂 It's not unreasonable to apply to a few courses that have higher requirements than you already have achieved, as long as you balance your application with some other choices which you may already meet or exceed the requirements for. Only apply to one degree within the BA Business programme (for example don't also apply to Economics or Finance as a single honours degree - just the joint honours is perfect) as everyone joins on a flexible degree in first year.

Hope that helps but let me know if you've any other questions! Good luck with your application 🤞

Caitlin 🎓️
Official University of Strathclyde Rep