Bsc v masters on ucas

[monkey42]

Does anyone know whether it matters which you apply for in the sciences, since most uni have both options and I presume transition to bsc to masters requires a 2.1 in 2nd year regardless what you put down for ucas? Is 3 v 4 year course binding?
Ds2 is about to put his in application but there is just far too much choice!

You've linked to an illegal essay mill @ErrolTheDragon - that needs removing.

Oh, sorry, I'd no idea - thanks, I've reported it.

Came back to update that DS has an offer to start a PhD in October '24. He won't hear about funding until the spring but is feeling hopeful.
He is liking the Part III / MSci course and has no regrets about staying on for a fourth year.

It seems odd so many courses now offer the masters but cynical old me assumes that’s driven by students wanting it and unis wanting the cash

In many cases, it's driven by the lack of capacity for lab projects. If about half your students are going to do a fourth year, the big lab projects tend to get pushed back to that year and the third-year students do something less resource-intensive. A consequence of universities desperately bringing in more students on more programmes to compensate for the falling value of each student's fees, without corresponding increases in staffing.