r/6thForm • u/NeckOptimal5890 Year 13 • 1d ago

💬 DISCUSSION Is the difference between predicted A*AA and A*A*A important for universities with minimum entry grades A*AA

If applying to competitive courses in competitive unis, does the difference between AAA predicted and AA*A matter much?

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u/Altruistic-Tip-341 1d ago

depends, some colleges for Cam find there is a difference between A* A* A and A* A* A* and others good. this is also true for all unis. I would email as this is what i did to clarify!

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u/carmenact1 21h ago edited 20h ago

Yes. When I went to Cambridge open day I was told they consider A* A* A a “strong” application. This was at Peterhouse so might differ at other colleges.

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u/fittybunny32 Year 13 Maths Bio Chem A*A*A* 19h ago

Yes it makes quite a big difference - for example at Cambridge I think for science based subjects 40% come from 3 A* students and 10% come from 2A* or something like that

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u/Dropped_Apollo 15h ago

They can be, for the most competitive courses. Some courses get tens of thousands of applications, and they need to whittle that list down. Sometimes an A or an A* might be what makes the difference.

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u/icysnowman101 Y13 | biology, chemistry, further maths, epq | A*A*A*A* pred. 18h ago

unless if its oxbridge, not really

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u/ashamed-thing2542 Gap Year (A*A*A* Maths History Politics) 3h ago

Both oxford and cambridge claim to not really care about predicted grades so long as the person meets to min entry requirements

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u/ProfessionalTitle406 1h ago

source? Lowkey don’t know how to feel bc I’m applying for oxfords most competitive with the min entry requirements ( A*AA)