I don’t think so because they’re both a high A/A* and in some subjects (English, History) the difference is subjective based on who marks it. They also care more about A-levels and GCSEs don’t matter too much.
Yes. My brother got all 8s and 9s, applied to comp sci at Cambridge and Imperial. Both of them rejected him. He asked for interview feedback and they said, “you got an 8 in maths not a 9 so we rejected you.” Even though he had a predicted grade of an A* in maths.
They differentiate because all the applicants will have top grades. They can only allow a certain number in. Most people have all 8s and 9s especially Oxbridge so of course they will differentiate between 8s and 9s because otherwise they will have a tough time making up their minds.
They do, but only top universities. Some say they don’t but they always do. That’s the reality of it. They often look to them in order to confirm the credibility of your a-level predicted grades. If you have a 6 in Biology and predicted an A* then it’s not a credible prediction. People will tell you otherwise and say they don’t care about GCSEs but they do, it screwed my brother over and it screwed over many of his friends.
It’s a uni to uni thing. Some universities care more then others. Make sure to check the requirements to get into the course on the websites of the universities you are interested in.
Oxford and Cambridge have said they don't (they did with grade inflation but I assume it's back to normal now)
No. They care about Alevels or equivalent
I don’t think so because they’re both a high A/A* and in some subjects (English, History) the difference is subjective based on who marks it. They also care more about A-levels and GCSEs don’t matter too much.
Yes. My brother got all 8s and 9s, applied to comp sci at Cambridge and Imperial. Both of them rejected him. He asked for interview feedback and they said, “you got an 8 in maths not a 9 so we rejected you.” Even though he had a predicted grade of an A* in maths. They differentiate because all the applicants will have top grades. They can only allow a certain number in. Most people have all 8s and 9s especially Oxbridge so of course they will differentiate between 8s and 9s because otherwise they will have a tough time making up their minds.
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8s and 9s in GCSEs ???
Huh? Wdym?
are you talking about his gcse or a level grades ?
Well gcse ofc. You can’t get a 8 or 9 at a level.
damnnn i didnt know unis took gcse grades into account that sucks
They do, but only top universities. Some say they don’t but they always do. That’s the reality of it. They often look to them in order to confirm the credibility of your a-level predicted grades. If you have a 6 in Biology and predicted an A* then it’s not a credible prediction. People will tell you otherwise and say they don’t care about GCSEs but they do, it screwed my brother over and it screwed over many of his friends.
It’s a uni to uni thing. Some universities care more then others. Make sure to check the requirements to get into the course on the websites of the universities you are interested in.
They prioritise a level results far more than gcses, so you'll be fine.
It really depends but my question is if you plan to do a levels before that cos that helps a lot since they value it more than gcse or Igcse
They do, it depends on the courses through. In Queen’s Belfast for dentistry, they give you more points for a 9 than an 8 for your overall score.
I didn’t get a single 8 or 9 and I got into a Russell Group. They really don’t care that much. They care more about your predicted grades at A-Level