DS (end of year 12) has just received his A-level predictions. He was expecting AAB which would open up quite a few of the top tier / Russell Group courses in his chosen subject (History), but school has predicted him AAC. The C is in Maths which he's finding hard going - but it's unrelated to the subject he wants to read at university and in which he's predicted an A. His other subject is English Lit. He got mostly 8s in his GCSEs.
He's devastated. None of the "traditional" unis seem to have standard offers which include a grade lower than a B - so that C prediction has completely thrown a spanner in his plans and I fear will put him straight into the reject pile of all the places he wanted to apply to.
There are a handful of 'easier to get into' places on his list but even they require ABB-BBB which still exceeds his predictions. The C effectively renders the two As in other subjects almost worthless.
In retrospect choosing maths was a mistake as he probably could have done much better in another essay-type subject, but obviously it's too late to change now.
Where do we go from here? We've never done this before and I don't know how unis formulate their offers or whether anywhere might take this kind of issue into comparison.
The school is a very average comprehensive - but not, unfortunately, disadvantaged enough to be on the contextual offers list at most universities. They don't aim high in general and consider it a great result if their students get into our local new uni / ex-poly.
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SaintAlice · 02/07/2019 09:13
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