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UCAS tariff: 280 points with at least 240 points from 6/12 unit GCE/VCE A-level, plus five GCSEs (at grade C or above) to include English. Equivalent qualifications are also acceptable.

Okay, to get onto a course in uni, i need that, i have the GCSE's but the points, i dontget that bit, does it depend on your grade in the A-levels? how many you take? or what? i am only in year 12, but i have a plan in mind, because i am not enjoying school, so i need to know before i make any choices

righty ho

You take the highest level for each subject you did, so I'd have 3 standard grades + 6 Highers + 2 Advanced Higher scores added together.

Yeah... but I'm Scottish.

I know an AS is half an A2, but a Higher isn't considered half an Adv-Higher.

So I don't know whether it's the same or different

You either get the AS points or the A2 points.

So if you get a B at AS you get 50 points. At A2 you get 100 points.

But you don't add them together to get 150 points.

Right,

See if I get a Standard Grade 1, a Higher A and an Advanced Higher A at Chemistry, would that be 230 points? Or would just the AH be counted, and I'd get 120 points?

Smedlos wrote:
> down wrote:
> From the Sunday Times University supplement
>
> Bolton's average A/AS-level points attained are 168
>
> Cambridge's is 519
>
> Which is over 4 A's! No wonder I went to the University of Derby!

Yeah, but you add up the AS and the A-level points, don't you?

so 4 As at AS level at 3 As and A-level would be 600 points

ssxpro wrote:
> So basically BBB would get you there as an example? I never understood
> why the whole A1, A2 with a new points system thing was introduced. It
> was so much easier with the old 10,8,6,4,2 system where offers were
> typically "26" or whatever, which instantly meant ABB or
> AAC. Twas nice and simple in those days.

It's still pretty much the same - A = 100, B = 80 etc

So 300 = 3As, or 4Bs etc etc etc

down wrote:
> From the Sunday Times University supplement
>
> Bolton's average A/AS-level points attained are 168
>
> Cambridge's is 519

Which is over 4 A's! No wonder I went to the University of Derby!

From the Sunday Times University supplement

Bolton's average A/AS-level points attained are 168

Cambridge's is 519

So, to the original poster. If you get an AS level C in something... and then 2 B's at A2 you'll have enough. Especially if you do "Key Skills" as well.

Or 3 C's at A2.