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University Responses
Once all institutions have made a decision on your application, UCAS will send you a summary of all responses from all the institutions to which you applied. You will then have a few days to decide on the two offers you wish to accept. Two offers may be selected, both conditional on certain grades:
a firm acceptance (CF)
an insurance acceptance (CI)
The latter should carry an offer which calls for lower grades than the former and should be a course at an institution you will be happy to study at for the next 3 – 4 years. You need to notify UCAS of these choices either on-line or using the slip at the bottom of the letter sent by UCAS.
Offers are usually made in terms of A Level grades and can specify certain grades in certain subjects. Alternatively, the offer may be in points whereby certain qualifications attract UCAS points according to a published tariff (see below).
UCAS Tariff Points for A Level, BTEC and Cambridge Technical (CTech) Courses
The points are as follows:
Points
56
48
40
32
24
16
A Level
A*
A
B
C
D
E
Points
56
48
40
32
24
16
Vocational courses - equivalent to A Level BTEC: Business, Computing,
Countryside Management, Performing Arts and Sport WJEC: Food Science & Nutrition
AQA: Engineering
CTech: Digital Media
Distinction* (D*)
Distinction (D)
-
Merit (M)
-
Pass (P)
Examples:
*A student achieving a BBC at A Level would earn 112 UCAS Tariff Points.
A student achieving a Distinction at BTEC (Single) and two B grades at A Level would achieve 128 UCAS Tariff Points.
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