Am I going to get accepted

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by KIXKA

What subjects are you doing? When did you apply?

If the GCSE requirement is a 7 and you got a 5, I wouldn’t be surprised if they reject you from the get go. I think that universities tend to be less lenient on GCSE requirements vs A-levels. Especially with economics being a heavily/fundamentally Maths oriented subject at degree level. There’s probably a reason why they want a 7 and not simply a pass.

A-levels with PARTNERS requirements (based on the drop down box).
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees/l100/

BBC excluding General Studies. GCSE Mathematics at grade A or 7 and English Language or Literature at grade B or 6 required if not taken at A or AS Level.

Please see 'Additional information on GCSEs'.

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by Talkative Toad

What subjects are you doing? When did you apply?
If the GCSE requirement is a 7 and you got a 5, I wouldn’t be surprised if they reject you from the get go. I think that universities tend to be less lenient on GCSE requirements vs A-levels. Especially with economics being a heavily/fundamentally Maths oriented subject at degree level. There’s probably a reason why they want a 7 and not simply a pass.
A-levels with PARTNERS requirements (based on the drop down box).
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees/l100/
BBC excluding General Studies. GCSE Mathematics at grade A or 7 and English Language or Literature at grade B or 6 required if not taken at A or AS Level.
Please see 'Additional information on GCSEs'.

I do Economics, Statistics and Computer Science

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by KIXKA

I do Economics, Statistics and Computer Science

Is the A in Econ, A in stats and C in CS? And when did you apply to university?

I’ve just checked the requirements for Liverpool (I know that’s not the question being asked) but they require A-level Maths which you don’t have:
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/economics-bsc-hons#entry-requirements

Subject requirements:
A level Mathematics minimum grade A required.
The A level requirement for Economics at 50% is grade A at A level Mathematics.

A levels
AAB
including Mathematics minimum grade A

Same thing applies to Leeds, you do not meet the requirements:
https://courses.leeds.ac.uk/f836/economics-bsc#entry

A-level: AAA

GCSE: 5 GCSEs at grade C/4 or higher including Mathematics grade A/7 and English Language grade B/6 or equivalent, or an appropriate English language qualification.* *If you have a B/6 in GCSE English Literature we will accept a Grade B/5 or C/4 in GCSE English Language.

Are you applying for economics at all universities and what universities are you eligible for a contextual offer?

I wouldn’t be surprised if all of the universities reject you if I’m being frank (at least from a non-contextual perspective assuming that you’re applying to Economics at all three universities).

Is there a reason for the grade 5 in Maths (in my case for example, I got that grade due to lack of effort)? I’m only asking because I’d maybe think if economics is the right subject to take at university given how mathematical it is at degree level and the lack of A-level Maths and adequate GCSE grade for the universities that you’re interested in. But someone who knows more about economics and other university maths based courses can probably give better/more advice.

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by Talkative Toad

Is the A in Econ, A in stats and C in CS? And when did you apply to university?
I’ve just checked the requirements for Liverpool (I know that’s not the question being asked) but they require A-level Maths which you don’t have:
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/economics-bsc-hons#entry-requirements
Subject requirements:
A level Mathematics minimum grade A required.
The A level requirement for Economics at 50% is grade A at A level Mathematics.
A levels
AAB
including Mathematics minimum grade A
Same thing applies to Leeds, you do not meet the requirements:
https://courses.leeds.ac.uk/f836/economics-bsc#entry
A-level: AAA
GCSE: 5 GCSEs at grade C/4 or higher including Mathematics grade A/7 and English Language grade B/6 or equivalent, or an appropriate English language qualification.* *If you have a B/6 in GCSE English Literature we will accept a Grade B/5 or C/4 in GCSE English Language.
Are you applying for economics at all universities and what universities are you eligible for a contextual offer?
I wouldn’t be surprised if all of the universities reject you if I’m being frank (at least from a non-contextual perspective assuming that you’re applying to Economics at all three universities).
Is there a reason for the grade 5 in Maths (in my case for example, I got that grade due to lack of effort)? I’m only asking because I’d maybe think if economics is the right subject to take at university given how mathematical it is at degree level and the lack of A-level Maths and adequate GCSE grade for the universities that you’re interested in. But someone who knows more about economics and other university maths based courses can probably give better/more advice.

I applied around the 4/5th of December

Reply 5

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by KIXKA

I applied around the 4/5th of December

Are you talking about getting an offer/rejection when it comes to not hearing back?

It’s not unusual to have not heard back at this point and universities have until the 13th May to be forced accept/reject you. For a more competitive course like economics, it would make this less unusual. Also need to factor in the Christmas Break/Winter Closure period that many universities have.

I’d also have some sensible university choices where you actually meet the requirements because you don’t meet the core requirements for any of the universities that you’ve applied to according to the OP (at least from a non-contextual perspective because I haven’t checked from a contextual one outside of Newcastle). Applying to only hyper competitive universities or in your case only universities which you fail to meet the key entry requirements especially for a course in demand like economics can result in a high chance of receiving no university offers at all because of being rejected across the board. Or universities potentially putting you on the back burner and taking longer to assess your application like they will potentially do here.

In an ideal world the universities that you’ve applied to should’ve at best been aspirational choices (of which you should’ve only applied to 1-2 max) then you should’ve had 1-2 universities where you meet the requirements then 1 or 2 safeties (universities below the requirements).

I also wouldn’t get caught up on the Russell Group label which might potentially be what’s happened here unless I’m misjudging.

Are you applying for straight economics at all universities (to confirm my point on entry requirements or for me to do more research)?

Is there a reason for the grade 5 in GCSE Maths?

What grade are you getting in each of the three subjects you’re doing? What are the 2As in and what’s the C in?

Also tagging @Newcastle University to see what they think/can say.

(edited 1 month ago)

Reply 6

The A's are in Statistics and Economics, and the C is in Computer Science

Reply 7

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by KIXKA

The A's are in Statistics and Economics, and the C is in Computer Science

What about the other questions in reply 5 (apologies for asking so many questions)?

Have you applied to any universities where you meet the entry requirements (taking into consideration the other points that I made in reply 5)?

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by Talkative Toad

What about the other questions in reply 5 (apologies for asking so many questions)?
Have you applied to any universities where you meet the entry requirements (taking into consideration the other points that I made in reply 5)?

I got an offer from East Anglia a day after I applied

Reply 9

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by KIXKA

I got an offer from East Anglia a day after I applied

Is that straight economics? And are you applying to straight economics at all of the universities (I’m asking this question again for the sake of clarification)?

And what universities are you eligible for a contextual offer at?

Is there a reason for the grade 5 in GCSE Maths?

The questions can be answered in one reply that way this avoids me having to repeat them each time they are unanswered and makes things more efficient.

That’s probably because you meet the requirements for UEA as they only require a 5 in GCSE maths and no subject specific A-levels. You meet the contextual entry requirements (BBC) and only failed to meet the regular entry requirements of ABB by one grade (you have AAC). I’d also imagine that despite the course, UEA would probably be less competitive that the other universities that you’ve applied to where you don’t meet the requirements for straight economics.

https://www.uea.ac.uk/course/undergraduate/bsc-economics

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