Much has changed since I went to uni in the Dark Ages and I can't remember what DS's Head of Sixth form said to me last term about how to decide which universities to apply to.
DS wants to do a Geography degree and will be doing A2s next year in Geography, Biology and Eng Lit. For AS he got A in Geog (a low A - we've got one paper back to see if worth going for a remark); A in Eng Lit (a very high A) and B in Biology (a low B - again we're considering a remark in one paper which he thought had gone very well but he got a C in it).
So AAB for AS - I guess his teachers will predict the same for A2?
He's interested in places like Cardiff, Southampton, Loughborough, Leicester and possibly Exeter which all give AAB-ABB as typical offers. He's also keen on Brighton which is BBB so I guess that would be a mid range option?
Any suggestions how he should weight it? Three AAB-ABB; Brighton with hopefully BBB and then one with points? But then, if he got offers from Brighton and the one with points, how would he know which one to hang onto as an insurance?
ANY advice would be very welcome!