Are these GCSE grades good enough for Uni

@TheGreekTaverna you sound like your attitude towards your kid needs a refresh tbh, I can understand you are frustrated but you do not sound like you like them and this will be apparent to them I expect.

*their 😊

I think the way to look at GCSEs is whether they are good enough to move onto the A level they want to take.

Their... their antics. You are wanting people to pile in saying how a child with really good GCSE’s isn’t capable of university - yet you went, apparently, and don’t know the difference between their and there. Leave the poor child alone, they’ve done perfectly fine.

One important question with that choice of A-levels is what did they get in their maths GCSE?

Maths A-level result is usually highly influenced by maths GCSE result as one builds directly on the other.

If he's aiming for Comp Sci at uni, they are usually more interested in Maths A-level result than Comp Sci.

For someone who is writing “there antics” you are being awfully harsh on a 16 year old child!

In old money, that's 6 A's, 3B's and a C. Of course it's good enough to get in to university. However it's the A level grades that really count and they are much harder than GCSEs. His GCSEs show that he has the potential and ability to do well but he's going to have to apply himself and probably won't be able to cruise along like he's done so far. Year 12 is a bit of a shock for many

And at some point they will have to do some work.

I was very similar to your dc, turns out I have adhd but that's largely irrelevant here. Going to uni later was not a bad thing, going too soon without a clear objective wasn't good. Also picked "hard" a levels...failing is not helpful for confidence.

It's up to them really. Let them find their own path. But don't bankroll indolence. If they are having trouble with identifying barriers to working, then now is a better time to find that out than a fail at degree level. Support but don't enable is probably what I'm trying to say.

A 6 is a good solid B.
A 4 is a pass, a 5 is a high pass (high c/low b border)

And yes, those GCSEs grades would be perfectly fine for university. Outside of MN they are very good gcse grades. People are going to university and Doug well there with lower.

Those are great grades. If they accomplished that without revision then they will be fine for uni.

Their GCSE grades are fine. Their A-level grades are down to them.

I'd let them get on with lower sixth and see how they are doing by the time you get to UCAS application stage.

And while universities may say they don’t look at gcse grades I’m sure a lot do. I’m senior admissions lecturer at a university and I definitely discount borderline people due to gcse grades. But someone who has good A levels I’d be less worried about gcse results.

Of course they are. That’s the equivalent of six As and four Bs (5s could be borderline old c I think).

The issue is whether they get the A Level grades. And then whether university is actually the right option for them. With the high costs (which will only increase given the economic situation) it needs thinking about very carefully now. It shouldn’t just be the automatic option

Unless your child wants to apply to Oxbridge then those grades are absolutely fine.
Some courses need minimum grades in Maths and English and then maybe a subject related to the course (Science for scientific subjects) etc.
My daughter applied for vet med so she needed to do well in Science.
If your child has some sort of idea about degree subject it might be worth booking some open days, it might give your child something to focus on.

7s and 8s are great. Even a high 6 doesn’t that equate to a low B?

im assuming they got higher grades for their a level subjects.

if they pull their finger out for A levels and get good results they’ll be fine