HELP ME PICK A UNI

[Sharon]

ok there's clearly a few months before i even really have to consider but i have a lot of free time right now to look. what would u say is the BEST way to decide which unis you're gonna apply for?

i'm looking at business management/law i think but i'm just looking at league tables for both subjects, looking at entry requirements and then comparing if anything. i've wrote them all down so i know etc. and don't have to go looking every time

obv going to open days is gonna help but they're not until september/oct so if theres anything else plz share

also QUESTION: i got a C in gcse maths but 99% of business schools are asking a B, is that going to be a deciding factor in them saying no to me, even if i get predicted their a-level requirements?

realistically i think i could get aab/abb if i try super hard this time round

[Kyle]

If you're unable to get a B in GCSE maths then a maths heavy course like management isn't going to be any good for you. The B requirement is almost always a solid one with very little leeway because it proves that you're competent with numbers. If I were you I'd retake the GCSE before the start of uni to widen your options.

[Evanora]

open days are happening right this very second

[Kardan]

What A Levels are you taking again?

[Sharon]

What A Levels are you taking again?

politics/english lit/sociology

never took the law exam

[The Don]

I wrote to Nottingham University to ask them if their requirement of a B in GCSE Maths was necessary since I was studying an A-Level equivalent in Maths and was told that I would still need a grade B at GCSE.

[Zak]

I was rejected by 4/5 unis for the course that I wanted to study. This was down to only getting 5 C's at GCSE level (I was excluded for the whole of year 11). So the C might well be a determining factor for some unis (they were for me).

Apply for a mixture of universities. Some high up the league table, some a little lower down. Now that the £9000 tuition fees have been introduced they're probably more accepting as I doubt as many people are considering uni as an option. They are businesses after all.

Regardless - if you were rejected from a university they might offer you a separate course. That's also what happened to me, when I rang them about it and explained that I wanted to study Computer Science instead of a crappy HND they basically said that I wouldn't be able to cope.

In truth my university course was relatively easy and I was able to get over 65% with little effort. You'll probably find the same thing when you start your degree.

[Kyle]

More people are going to uni since the tuition fees rose^

You should definitely at least email your prospective unis to see whether the B in maths is absolutely mandatory so you don't waste your choices. You also say you might want to take law but haven't been to your law exam? Perhaps take a little more time to consider what you really want to study - 1st year of a law degree contains most of the a level syllabus.

[Kardan]

Considering you're not taking maths at A-Level I imagine that a B in Maths will be required, so I'd look into retaking it.

[Mark]

If you need any info about a law degree then feel free to ask. I wouldn't do law with business or even mix the two courses, the industry frowns upon it apparently.