Applying to Uni with A Levels already achieved

[AnonAnora]

Good evening all,

DC is taking a gap year (long story from another thread) and will apply via UCAS again with A Levels results already in hand, rather than predicted.

She has got AstarAAA and is applying for courses asking for AAA - will she get offers? Not Oxbridge but the likes of King's, maybe UCL, Bath. Her PS is quite strong.

DC is really not sure because, she says, there will be applicants with even higher (predicted) grades and surely the unis would prefer them?

Would appreciate advice from knowledgeable people. Maybe even someone who works in Uni Admissions and knows first hand how applicants with achieved grades are considered.

My ds at Bath doing Politics and IR and loving it. Did well but lower grades overall than your dd. Grade reduction for EPQ.
Is Bath a consideration? My ds preferred city to Bristol though does go into Bristol occasionally.