How to choose the right course
The first step to deciding which course or university is knowing your predicted A2 grades in all subjects.
- Your individual subject teachers will predict your A2 grades in the first week of Year 13.
- Universities make offers based on your predicted grades
- A2 predicted grades are always based on AS grades.
- A2 predicted grades are unlikely to be higher than the AS grade already achieved as A Levels are cumulative subjects, with the A2 portion being significantly more difficult, and students rarely improve on their AS grade.
Some websites you might find useful:
- http://unistats.direct.gov.uk/
- http://university.which.co.uk/
- http://www.theguardian.com/education/universityguide
- http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings
Universities may make offers in two ways:
- Specific subject grades, for example: BCC
- Tariff points, for example: 260 points
| Tariff points | Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) | AS | A2 | BTEC Extended Diploma | BTEC Subsidiary Diploma |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 168 | D*D*D* | ||||
| 160 | D*D*D | ||||
| 152 | D*DD | ||||
| 144 | DDD | ||||
| 128 | DDM | ||||
| 112 | DMM | ||||
| 104 | |||||
| 96 | MMM | ||||
| 80 | MMP | ||||
| 64 | MPP | ||||
| 56 | A* | ||||
| 48 | A | PPP | |||
| 40 | B | ||||
| 32 | C | ||||
| 28 | A* | ||||
| 24 | A | D | |||
| 20 | B | A | |||
| 16 | C | B | E | ||
| 12 | D | C | |||
| 10 | D | ||||
| 8 | E | ||||
| 6 | E |
